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We continue to receive a nice flow of new buyer registrations........but we're lacking supply of good properties at the right price.  Is this happening in all markets or just the high-demand, more affluent metro and suburban markets? If you're in one of those markets in short supply of sellers - ...
08/29/2012
We are seeing a growing trend and it’s happening on both the low-end and upper-end of the market.  Now, many of the older homes within established communities that are being replaced with new are getting taken apart piece-by-piece. No longer is the bulldozer bringing down a home, putting the rubb...
08/23/2012
  The topic alone can pit neighbor against neighbor – but buyers continue to want them and there certainly is no shortage of older, obsolete housing stock. In our experience, the topic would draw much less attention if the replacement home was appealing to “everyone” – I guess that’s the quandary...
08/20/2012
If the value of your real estate is in the land and you live in a community that is vibrant and the demand for new construction strong - when it's time to sell check out teardowns.com and see if there is a populated database of buyers in your specific community that are looking for exactly what y...
08/02/2012
Are all those sites that aggregate listings the same as the sites that aggregate buyers?  Aggregate buyers you say?  What sites collect and catalog specific buyers? I’ve lost count of the number of websites that aggregate MLS listings – what are there now, hundreds, thousands?  Some even permit F...
07/30/2012
When the bubble burst a few years back, we at teardowns.com discussed “hibernating”.  Meaning, buckle down, cut expenses, have low expectations and wait for the market to improve. Instead, we used the “down” time to improve the functionality of the website, change the business model to allow for ...
06/19/2012
A recent story from Bloomberg News confirms that the big exchanges (NYSE and NASDAQ) have been losing market share for some time.  In fact, it looks like only 27% of the stocks they list even trade on their exchanges - most trade in secondary markets called "dark pools" - which are really just in...
06/15/2012
If you can't beat 'em join 'em.  It looks like the Holding Company that owns certain rights to Realogy ( C21, Sotheby's, CB, ERA etc.) has filed to go public in a $1BB offering.Now, I am far from an Investment Banker, and have no idea what the funds will be used for......but if it gives these lar...
06/07/2012
This is not really a blog as much as it is a test.  So, we now have a facebook page for business.  Since it's the biggest social platform on the planet we just couldn't resist. If you "like" us maybe you'll think we have a good product and contact us - is that how it works? Wait.........I think I...
05/31/2012
After reading yesterday that Edina Realty (owned by Home Services of America / Warren Buffet), is pulling its listings from Realtor.com I began to wonder if the industry is going to implode itself?After 12 years in the brokerage business, it has always been my contention that Realtors stuck toget...
05/23/2012
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