Sell Now or Wait for a Real Housing Recovery?

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?

What’s the Significance of the Recent Increases in Home Prices?

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?

Selling Your Home in Today’s Housing Market

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

Home Owners, Home Prices, Retirement and Inflation

Contemplating the Future of Home Prices

While opinions vary on where home prices are headed during the next couple of years, most agree that we’ve begun to see the stabilization we’ve hoped for during the past five years. But stabilization is far from a return to the heady days of 2005/2006; and it is also . . . → Read More: Home Owners, Home Prices, Retirement and Inflation

When it Comes to Building, Buying or Selling Homes, Clean Isn’t Just Nice, It’s Essential

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

Home Sellers Should Forget the Headlines and Call a Local Real Estate Agent

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

Real Estate Profits Are Made on the Purchase not the Sale

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

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Selling a Home Is Much More Than Signing a Listing Agreement

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

The “Real” Importance of Location

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

The Changes in Housing Aren’t Just Revolutionary, They’re Evolutionary

Prepare for the Future

There’s nothing typical about the current housing market, but the changes in housing aren’t just revolutionary, they’re evolutionary too. And it’s not limited to housing; the broader economy is being transformed almost daily.  The stock market is volatile.  Home . . . → Read More: The Changes in Housing Aren’t Just Revolutionary, They’re Evolutionary