Blogs by Manish Chanda

We think it is very important that we convey our core mission, vision, values and beliefs to all of our clients.We have therefore introduced a series of statements that you can read in full by clicking here, or refer to the summary below.Buying or selling a home or any real property is often the ...

This week has ended with yet more volatility in financial markets. Between Wednesday and Thursday, the Dow enjoyed its best and worst days of the year.Despite generally encouraging financial trends, it's still very difficult to predict what is going to happen. We seem to get some great economic n...

If we look back at the first time we attempted almost anything, it's unlikely that we don't have some scars, or regrets, to show for it. Who didn't fall off a bike as soon as the training wheels were removed? And who never stalled the car during the first session of driver's ed?It's life of cours...

 When the time comes to sell your home, you naturally begin to think of ways of making the sale as attractive a proposition as possible for potential buyers.In some respects, a home is only as valuable as its most negative aspects allow, so to achieve the best price you need to carry out a very h...

A recent report on the Albuquerque Business First website suggests that this area is a tough place to be a real estate agent, apparently ranking 95th out of 150 metros in Wallethub's "2016's Best & Worst Cities to Be a Real Estate Agent."One of the key reasons it cites is that real estate jobs he...

 Imagine if you weren't allowed to withdraw your money from the bank...If your home isn't selling and you have accumulated equity in the property - well that's pretty well the situation you find yourself in - unable to unlock the value that you've built up by making a great real estate investment...

In last Friday's blog, we looked at how pricing your home incorrectly can lead to it remaining on the market.There are, of course, a wide range of other reasons why a particular home is not selling and it could just be that, whatever the reasons in your case, you have withdrawn from the market in...

 You might be tempted to save some money by trying to sell your home yourself.What you might not appreciate is that this approach is fraught with serious risks, including your home remaining unsold or selling for significantly less than true market value. Perhaps the most startling statistic to c...

 One of the biggest challenges in buying a home is often the need to have enough money put by for a down payment.A down payment is made by the buyer at the beginning of a home purchase to show commitment to the transaction. It's usually a percentage of the total price of the home and is paid thro...

 It is nothing more than common sense that the better your home looks to prospective buyers, the more likely they are to want to make you the right offer.Curb appeal is an absolutely vital element of home presentation and staging. It's true to say that it sets the scene for the rest of a viewing ...