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To Sell or Not to Sell Homeowners struggling to deal with the consequences of the sluggish recovery in home prices are wondering if they should sell now or wait for a real housing recovery; and the answers are as varied as the local markets. One of the keys to answering the question is motivation. Across . . . → Read More: Sell Now or Wait for a Real Housing Recovery?  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Housing Market, Selling Homes  Buying Homes, housing market, Selling Homes What’s the Significance of the Recent Increases in Home Prices? According to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, typical home prices in July “rose” to the level of nine years ago . . . not exactly a sterling achievement, especially when compared to the boom times of just a few years ago. However, the increase can be . . . → Read More: What’s the Significance of the Recent Increases in Home Prices? Comments are closed Housing Statistics, Selling Homes Buying Homes, home prices, Inflation, Selling Homes Home Selling Tips Selling your home in today’s housing market may seem an impossible task, and for those who fail to approach the issue with knowledge and determination, it may well be. Many experts now agree that the housing market has experienced structural changes and predict that a return to pre-crisis sales levels is many . . . → Read More: Selling Your Home in Today’s Housing Market As a homebuilder for four decades I’ve always been aware that when it comes to building, buying or selling homes, clean isn’t just nice, it’s essential. A clean house under construction acts as an incentive to subcontractors to keep their work areas clean and seems to encourage them to pay attention to details. Additionally, a clean . . . → Read More: When it Comes to Building, Buying or Selling Homes, Clean Isn’t Just Nice, It’s Essential One comment - (Comments are closed) New Homes, Selling Homes Buying Homes, Homebuilding, Selling Homes Homeowners get it; the U.S. housing market is still far from “normal,” with new horror stories being reported daily. Many wonder if they’ll be stuck in their homes forever. However, the reality is that the real estate statistics reported nationally are meaningless to the average homeowner. Yes, real estate is local, and has always been that . . . → Read More: Home Sellers Should Forget the Headlines and Call a Local Real Estate Agent With millions of homeowners having lost much of their net worth as a result of the housing crash, many have asked, When will home prices return to pre-recession levels? And the answer is neither simple nor encouraging. Lost Home Value What homeowners really want to know is when their lost equity will . . . → Read More: When Will Home Prices Return to Pre-recession Levels? Comments are closed Buying Homes, Economic Crisis, Selling Homes Buying Homes, home values, housing crisis, recession, Sellking homes With large numbers of investors and others seeking to take advantage of low home prices, many remain unaware that real estate profits are made on the purchase not the sale. Sadly, millions of current homeowners and others who may have already lost homes to foreclosure overlooked the economic realities of their purchase. Making a Shrewd Purchase In . . . → Read More: Real Estate Profits Are Made on the Purchase not the Sale Competing in Today's Market As many homeowners have discovered, selling a home is much more than signing a listing agreement. In today’s housing market, sellers are competing with foreclosures, short sales and neighbors willing to forgo the profits common in past years. Those serious about selling understand the demands of the . . . → Read More: Selling a Home Is Much More Than Signing a Listing Agreement Comments are closed Housing Market, Selling Homes competing with foreclosures, home selling tips, housing market, Selling Homes The “Real” Importance of Location Chose Location Carefully In searching for a home, price may be a major factor, but one of the first and most critical issues to consider is location. Is the home in an area where you want to live, and equally important, will the area appeal to future potential buyers? Is . . . → Read More: The “Real” Importance of Location Comments are closed Buying Homes, Selling Homes Buying Homes, home buying tips, Location, Selling Homes “Want to Jump-Start the Housing Market? Get Rid of the Realtors®” The waggish title of a recent post on “Freakonomics,” immediately caught my attention. The website, which offers money-saving and investment advice, sometimes does so with clever and quick-witted banter. And while the title did exactly as intended, driving me to click on the post, the . . . → Read More: Let’s Get Rid of Realtors® and Restore the Housing Market |
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