Alan Lurie's (alanlurie) Blog

Although the press and our association is crowing about the continuing months of increased sales...I believe... HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE A TEETER-TOTTER Although I've been a REALTOR for over 8 years, this year seems to the year that continues to be among the most difficult to see a sustainable pat...

If you've not yet seen this article ,  I do think you'll be encouraged with its intent...  House Committee Weighs Scrapping HVCC THE FOLLOWING POST, SHOULD IT BE ADOPTED, MAY HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON APPRAISAL VALUES AND THE RETHINKING OF MORTGAGEES USING APPRAISERS UNFAMILIAR WITH AREAS I...

RECENTLY PURCHASE A HOME? THEN GET SOME PEACE OF MIND... As a concerned Real Estate agent who has helped both buyer and seller, I always recommend that "someone" purchase a home warranty. That "someone" can be either the seller or the buyer. What's a home warranty? Most simply defined...it's an i...

WASHINGTON -- Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal to extend a tax credit for first-time home buyers, but its passage remains uncertain.The agreement would extend the existing credit for first-time home buyers, worth up to $8,000, while offering a new credit of up to $6,500 for some existi...

I PROMISE TO TELL THE TRUTH No matter if I'm perceived as a DEBBIE DOWNER or not, I think that as a Real Estate professional, my obligation is too call it as I see it... Everyday, the news that we're privy to seems conflicted. I really think it's about who's ox is being gored! Our Association (NA...

BUYER BEWARE OF SOME DEADLY SINS Earlier this month, I read an article in THE REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL written by Julie Garton-Good, in which she suggests that there are 7 Deadly Sins facing buyers which can stifle or derail the home buying experience... I think there to be 4 which I think are mo...

THE IMPACT OF FORECLOSURE vrs. SHORT SALE...the 2nd Installment deals with CREDIT HISTORY A FORECLOSURE WILL REMAIN PUBLIC RECORD ON A PERSON'S CREDIT HISTORY FOR 10 YEARS OR MORE. IN A SUCCESSFUL SHORT SALE , THE SHORT SALE IS NOT REPORTED ON A CREDIT HISTORY. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REPORTING ITEM...

THE IMPACT OF FORECLOSURE vrs. SHORT SALE   Every day, for the next week, I plan to post the consequences that will impact a homeowner should they, by circumstance, have to choose one of the the two alternatives (either a loss by short sale vrs. a loss by foreclosure). Today's subject is the impa...

It seems that I'm on a mission to get sellers to ‘energy' price their homes...meaning, simply, to price their homes correctly...to price "to the market".   The fact is I AM! I'm committed to help my Seller's SELL their homes...a house that languishes on the market for any reason has a negative ef...