After driving in the world’s cheapest set of four wheels — Nano, sporting a price tag of $2500, and the cheapest water filter at $21 with Swach, the Tata group has now set its sights on building the world’s cheapest house by the end of the year priced at just Euro 500!

via Times Of India.

Some gutsy investors who paid rock-bottom prices at the markets low point are beginning to cash out.

via WSJ.com.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that it is offering up to $9.1 million to address the critical housing needs of low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS, including homeless individuals and families. HUD’s funding notice is offered through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.

via RISMedia.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that it is offering up to $9.1 million to address the critical housing needs of low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS, including homeless individuals and families. HUD’s funding notice is offered through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.

via RISMedia.

Mortgage rates are near record lows and will probably rise in coming years. Home prices may not be done falling, but they probably don’t have much further to go in most places either. Rents, on the other hand, seem set to increase, thanks to low vacancy rates.

“Renters beware,” warned a newsletter that I recently received from a real estate agents’ group.

via NYTimes.com.

Remodeling your home might feel good, but it won’t necessarily increase its value to a buyer. Here are the jobs with the worst paybacks, according to Remodeling magazine and the National Association of Realtors’ Remodeling Cost vs. Value report.

via – Forbes.com.

The saying, cash is king is on my A-List of most used and abused phrases in real estate investing. Knowledge is king, and will trump the use of cash pretty much every time out, given time

via biggerpockets.

St. Joe is the largest private landowner in Northwest Florida, with 576,000 acres of land, including more than 300,000 acres surrounding the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, which was 20 years in the making.

via – Seeking Alpha.

The thing Cathy Harding liked best about her job as a part-time emergency medical technician (EMT) was that she was the first to hear if anything happened

via The Daily Greenwich.

Given these similarities, how do you decide which is the better choice for your particular business? While circumstances vary among individuals and individual businesses, here are some general guidelines to help you understand the differences and their impact.

via smallbiztrends