Archive for September, 2007
Tougher Regulations In Store For California Real Estate Agents
Not that it is such a high hurdle that you would expect someone who you are trusting with your financial future to clear, but the California Association of Realtors and the California State House have made a token effort to tighten up the criteria for attaining ones real estate license.
Now instead of attaining a [...]
Selling the Unsellable Home – With Pictures
Michael Baden is a kindred soul as he is willing to take on the impossible just to see what happens. A real estate agent in the Phoenix, Arizona region he has taken on the impossible home to sell, a 150,000 dollar fixer upper (which only a real estate agent could call a fixer upper) in the most disreputable [...]
30Sep2007 | Tom Royce | 3 comments | Continued
Buying Foreclosures Takes Due Diligence
This is a very good quote from the New York Times on buying foreclosures. If you are good at it and do your due diligence there are great profits to be made. But if you are an amateur or just throwing money at properties without understanding the history and condition of each property there are [...]
29Sep2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
Want To Save Your Home From Foreclosure? Experts Say Get Help Quickly
If you are looking to save your home from foreclosure the trick is to get help quickly according to a study done by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta. While many think that once they get behind on their payments their home is gone that really does not have to be the case. [...]
29Sep2007 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued
It’s The Psychology, Stupid…
Mary Umberger of the Chicago Tribune nails the housing market with the line, “it’s the psychology, stupid.” The economy is still moving ahead, the dollar is weak allowing international buyers bargains getting into the market, and interest rates are low.
But the buyers and sellers can not make a deal. Sellers are holding out for [...]
Top 10 Least Expensive Markets For “Average Home” in 2007
Yesterday we published the list of the Top 10 Most Expensive Markets for an average home, today we are going to cover the least expensive markets in the country.
The average home in this survey by Caldwell Banker is 2,200 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, a family room, and a 2 car garage. [...]
Foxtons Shutting Down, The Early Low Commission Brokerage Dies In the Slump
Foxtons was one of the early innovators in the low commission real estate model and focused on the high priced New Jersey bedroom communities. They offered a 2 percent commission to sellers and their agents were on salary, not commission.
The company struggled even in the heart of the boom as other agents did not want [...]
University of Alabama Gets New Head of Real Estate Center and Changes Focus
While this story is fairly parochial, I chose it because it also is illustrating a very important trend in real estate. Real estate sales is traditionally a second career for many. The average Realtor is over 40 and has a great deal of experience in another field.
But there is a new emphasis on real [...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Markets For “Average Home” in 2007
If you are looking to buy the average home in the United States, these are the most expensive markets. The average home in this survey by Caldwell Banker is 2,200 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, a family room, and a 2 car garage.
Looking over the list, California has 8 of the top [...]
IntoTheBox.TV – All About New York City Real Estate With a Twist
I was just emailed about a new site, IntoTheBox.tv, that was actually enjoyable to watch. The video they have up today features Rachel Natalie Klein who gave a perky description of what constitutes a New York apartment versus a New York Crack Den.
It is fun to learn something new each day…
My mom told me to put the statue in the ground, just seems wrong to me but I did it. ...
What about RE/MAX Commercial? Where this classification came from?
I am pretty sure RE/MAX Commercial in volume sales must be above ...
Well Tom, once again you have said it much better than I could have. Unfortunately the folks at Move, ...
It certainly does not bode well for a fast recovery in the economic climate. This will affect all real estate ...
I HAVE 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS..HOW DO I APPLY AT KAI. 
Definitely not a fan of Move Inc.!!! 
A lot of you really need to go back to kindergarten and learn to spell correctly. If you cannot spell ...
In 2008, there was an extension to push first-time home buyers to purchase their homes quickly since the program did ...
I also need HELP and don't know what to do about my problem. I have a garden apartment off ...
I have the same situation. I sold my home in July and am scheduled to to close in a few ...
