The national economic headlines continue to be bearish, but some of the underlying fundamentals for real estate are pointing to better days ahead. Take home mortgage rates: Last week thirty year fixed rates dropped below the seemingly-unbreakable five percent barrier for the first time on record
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01/20/2009
Gear up to challenge property tax assessments more aggressively. Commercial property values and rent rolls aren't rising in most parts of the country at the moment yet tax assessors are under pressure to produce maximum revenues for municipalities and counties. New Jersey Estates/Weichert Realtor
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01/18/2009
You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually areport that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of areward to anyone who killed an American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to leteveryone know what an America
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01/15/2009
Anyone who has hit a speed bump knows there's a right way and a wrong way to take this arbitrary, often irrational, obstacle to your intentions. The recession is a speed bump, a big one, but just a speed bump. If it is taken the right way, it will not be a barrier to a satisfying future, but a sp
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01/13/2009
And while I certainly don't have a one size fits all answer, I can say this: Successful Agents do things that make them successful. And the opposite is also true. Which naturally begs the question, what are these "things" that successful agents do? Well, I put together a quick list for your revie
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01/13/2009
The new law modifies that rule and penalizes you for time that your property is not your primary residence; you have to prorate the gain between the periods the property was not your primary residence, and the periods that it was. (Your primary residence is the place you live; the address you use
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01/13/2009
The question remains as to whether the bottomed-out interest rate and printing more money for more lending programs will stabilize the housing market and stop the current trend of deflation. The answer may lie in how quickly the Fed reacts to future market dives as well as how effective the fisc
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01/13/2009
You can ridicule small regional gains as statistically irrelevant, but here's Realty Times's economic proposal to you for the New Year: Keep your eyes open for the small positive signs that are accumulating out there ... because all downcycles tail off and come to an end. We think the smartest pl
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01/06/2009
It is very important to choose the right agent to list your home. You want to be sure that your agent you choose will carefully market your home with it's special features in mind. Creating Website Pages and Promotional Emails are essential to create maximum exposure along with continual contact
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01/01/2009
Selling a home in a declining market starts with a proper attitude and finding the right Realtor® who is optimistic and knows the right sales techniques in this tough market. Even though most people and economists are down on the housing market (feel it is depressed, that the economic recovery is
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01/01/2009
