May 18, 2010, 7:11 am
The usual tips for buying a first home are given by those in the industry, so they tend to be somewhat self-serving. To begin with, any loan broker or real estate agent wants to believe - and wants you to believe - that everyone should buy a home. Since I am writing this in 2010, after the bubble has burst, I am sure there are many hundreds of thousands of people who now realize it is not always a good idea to buy a house. In most cities around the country, if you had rented since 2006 (the top...(read more)
