‘Fix & Stay’ Your Way into a New Home
We read about it everywhere, and millions watch the reality TV shows on multiple networks about fix & flip real estate investing. It’s fun to see an investor turn an ugly duckling home into a swan...
View ArticleTop 5 Things Home Sellers Need to Know About Price
The vast majority of homes sold in the U.S. are sold through local real estate MLS (Multiple Listing Service) systems. The member real estate brokers and agents list their properties and cooperate with...
View ArticleCould Your Home Sell to an Investor?
If you’ve been thinking of selling your home, or if you need to sell, there aren’t many markets out there crawling with buyers. The first time homebuyer market is still in the cellar. The Millennial...
View ArticleOn the Fence About Home Purchase? Look at Rent-To-Own
There are a great many people sitting on the sidelines when it comes to a home purchase. There are plenty of valid reasons for their hesitation: • Can’t get the down payment together. • Credit score...
View ArticleWhat’s UP With Home Prices?
The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is reporting steady price increases across the nation. The Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose 5% year over year in February. This was compared to a 4.5% rise in...
View ArticleWhat’s UP With Home Prices?
The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is reporting steady price increases across the nation. The Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose 5% year over year in February. This was compared to a 4.5% rise in...
View ArticleWhat’s UP With Home Prices?
The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is reporting steady price increases across the nation. The Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose 5% year over year in February. This was compared to a 4.5% rise in...
View ArticleBuying a Home? Know Hard Costs Going In
Surveys of potential home buyers, particularly first time buyers, are telling us that many could use a little more knowledge about two of the largest costs of ownership. Everyone needs a mortgage and...
View Article5 Reasons to Sell Your Home Now
Every day more homeowners exit “underwater” status, owing more on their mortgage than their home is worth. Others have owned long enough to have kept some equity through the crash and partial recovery....
View ArticleWhat’s UP With Home Prices?
The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is reporting steady price increases across the nation. The Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose 5% year over year in February. This was compared to a 4.5% rise in...
View ArticleUsing Throwaway Contingencies in Home Selling Negotiations
There can be emotions involved when you’re selling your home. Emotions can get intense if you also find that the buyers are doing some hardnosed negotiating. If you want to get out in front of some of...
View ArticleHome Prices Reaching Near Peak – So What’s the Problem?
The new FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index has been published with data through the end of July, 2015. Here’s a chart to get the discussion going: Notice that house prices are...
View ArticleGet the Home You Want Now — Buy it Later
The image is of the Craigslist search results for a search in the Real Estate Wanted category on the phrase “want lease to own.” Some of these are likely investors, but others are individuals who want...
View Article2016 Predictions – Mortgage Rates & Home Sales Rising with Refinancing Dropping
Over at CoreLogic.com there is a lot of analysis of the housing and mortgage markets, including foreclosure information. Recently CoreLogic released their report 2016 Housing and Mortgage Rates...
View ArticleMarketing a Home for Sale or Rent – Photos are Key
What comes to mind when you see this image? No, not a glass of wine. When I see this image, I notice what isn’t there. There isn’t a bright white blown-out set of windows. Instead, there is a pleasing...
View ArticleTiming the Market in Selling Your Home
Don’t get me wrong based on the title of this article. I’m not suggesting sitting and watching trying to catch the week you should sell your home to get the most out of it. First and most important,...
View ArticleFix-To-Rent is Creating the Perfect Rental Home
Foreclosure inventories are down, and many of those that are available are in pretty rough condition. The good news is that this situation is helping to reduce investor competition, as fix-to-rent is...
View ArticleThe Multi-Generational Home Is Depressing Home Sales
The reports and surveys are still coming in and they’re telling us that in record numbers the millennial generation is staying at home with their parents. The latest number I heard was 32% of this...
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