There is utterly no doubt that some people during the past year have been burned badly by the downturn in real estate. Just two weeks ago I responded to [ … ]

I feel confident that as we move toward summer the housing market is going to improve so I want to start looking now while the prices are still depressed. I was wondering if you had any advice on picking a real estate agent? How do you know a good one when you find one?

I’ve house hunted with bad, a [ … ]

Americans have always been known for their ability to create a better life. Undoubtedly this is rooted in the fact that we are for the most part a nation of immigrants. Whether your family traces its roots back to the Jamestown Settlement, the 19th Century European waves of immigrants from Ireland, [ … ]

There is a good chance that your home’s appraised value is higher today than it has been in the past. Obviously, as I say whenever I write about real estate values, your home’s appraised value is greatly dependent on your local market. While broad generalizations about real estate pricing trends are [ … ]

Whether you’re buying or a selling real estate, what’s happening on a national level is certainly of interest, but remember: There is no such thing as a national real estate market.

During turbulent economic times like these, that can be easy to forget.

And if we were to see a very broad down [ … ]

In a shrinking economy, the idea of downsizing your home always sounds attractive.
While this can be particularly so for single moms who are now living in an “empty nest,” downsizing can also be attractive for single women who are ready for a change of lifestyle.

Like so many other aspects of our [ … ]

If you’re waiting for church bells to ring and blue birds to land on your shoulder and twerp “Now is the time to jump into the real estate market,” you’re probably going to remain on the sidelines holding on for a very long time.

There never has been– nor is it likely that there ever wil [ … ]