What is going on in today’s market?

The Real Estate industry has taken some major pitfalls over the past 24 months. In some price ranges like the higher prices, $400,000 and up there seems to be an abundance of homes on the market. Some of the higher prices are looking at a 2-5 year supply of inventory before we turn back to…

Does Your Real Estate Investment Have you strapped?

Feeling the daily anxiety of financial loss and value can bring major stressors into your life. With today’s current economy many Real Estate investments that were made in the past are now upside down. I am not trying to give you the doom and gloom of our economy and what has happened over the past…

Where do I start?

Hiring the services of a professional REALTOR® is the first place to begin. Have your agent do a CMA or comparative market analysis of what the current value is. This then gives you an idea of what direction to go in. Are you going to have to do A SHORT SALE OR WHEN YOU DO…

One Step Closer To Selling Your Home, Out With the Old and In With the New:

Over and over we keep collecting items until we have all this unwanted clutter. First thing you should do is begin discarding all the stuff that you have not used in the past year or two. Make a couple of trips to your favorite charity where they can put the items to use. Try refurbishing…

Looking for the right Real Estate agent:

Choosing the right agent to help you buy a home is not as difficult as it may seem. Ask the people around you who they have used in the past. Another aspect to look at is what type of local exposure that agent has locally as well the presence of the internet. The World Wide…

Is your current listing not getting the activity that you want?

One of the first things you should do is make sure you have it priced competitively. Just because others in that area sold for more 2 years ago does not mean your value is still at that level. Have your agent do a CMA or even order an appraisal to get the current value. Some…

Follow Up To Short Sale Series:

In a follow up to the short sale series of articles that ran for the month of April’ I wanted to point out a major factor many are not aware of:. Make sure that if you are doing a short sale on your residence that the acceptance letter from the lender does state a release…

Lenders:

Now that the Tax Credit has come and gone don’t feel that your opportunity to purchase a home has gone to the wayside. With decreasing home values over the past couple of years you can more than make up the difference that you would have received on the Tax Credit. Lenders are still offering various…

Are you really ready to buy??

There are a lot of things to consider when getting ready to buy a home. The first is, How much can you afford for your monthly payment?.  Also, a portion of that payment helps you on your taxes so if you are paying a little more than before it could be far worth it in…

Choosing a REALTOR®:

When choosing a REALTOR® look for the experience and credibility in the area that you are moving to. You need some one that is very familiar with the area as well as what is going on in the current market. Times have changed over the years and the industry has as well. With short sale…