Barry Soard's (bsoard) Blog

So.  Why is it important to get information from the Condo Association before buying a condo? Condo associations are legal entities that operate much like any other business and are susceptible to the same challenges.  They can go broke.  They can sue and be sued.  They can go bankrupt.  They can...

The statistics prove it.  The sky really is falling.  This should come as no surprise to anyone but the real estate market in middle Tennessee is continuing a downward trend.  The average days on the market in Rutherford county for residential properties for 2008 as of 7/1/2008 is 83 compared to ...

There seems to be a disconnect in the way the mortgage rates fluctuate and the actions of the FED.  To learn about the FED go here  http://www.barrysoard.com/about-the-fed.asp.Some economists say that dropping the interest rate may have a negative affect on mortgage rates because it could cause i...

Every person who works one on one with the public has stories about strange situations they have found themselves in and real estate agents are certainly no exception.Read my first story and comment on it to post yours.Relocating Mortgage Broker Without a ClueEarlier this year I received a referr...

Well, middle Tennessee real estate activity has taken a hit lately but we are still seeing a respectable amount of activity.  Corporations such as Nissan, Verizon, Sprint, and hundreds of others have been flocking here for the last 10 years and they just keep coming!  We say welcome!!  We are ver...