Eric Proulx's (ericproulx) Blog

There’s just no getting around it: if you want top dollar for your house you’ll have to do some work. Just as you’d wash or detail your car before putting it on the market - and maybe glue down something that’s come loose - so goes your house.If you think back to when you were house hunting, you ...

Real Estate Photo Contest: Round II On behalf of RealEstate.com, I just want to thank everyone from the ActiveRain community who participated in our last photo contest. It was a great success and we had a lot of fun looking over the photos that were sent to us. We even got a new homepage photo ou...

Are there still any first-time homebuyer loan programs out there? How do you spot the fakes, qualify for the good ones and uncover hidden programs that can get you into your dream home with no money down? First-Time Homebuyer Programs: Myth or Miracle Loans? If you’ve done any preliminary home sh...

Struggling to keep up with home loan payments? Watch out for these common loan modification myths that could put you in an even worse position than you are now. 1. You Must Work Directly With Your Lender Homeowners are increasingly being pressured to work directly with their mortgage lenders in o...