Home Buying or Selling: 7 Top Tips

In short, the housing market, after a historic run-up in prices, is correcting. While that's of little concession to current and would-be sellers, it's not the end of the world either, especially if you don't need to sell immediately. Economics elsewhere are encouraging. Recession doesn't appear imminent. Wall Street appears healthy. Unemployment is low, and the general economy is good.

The market, as it always does, will reach equilibrium again, though probably not before mid-2008 or so, most economists estimate. So reset that panic button and sit back to raise a glass to 2007 as a transition year that will bring us one step closer to healthier home sales. In the meantime, take note of how home-buying and home-selling strategies change in a down market.

Here you can find seven selling tips and seven buying tips, for '07, that could help save you a little grief in the short term and a lot of money in the long term.

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