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I’m confused. Is it 2008? Or 1998?
How are your doing? Are you totally confused yet? Are we in a recession or will we be in one shortly? What type of recession will it be--hard or easy? Will the government come up with an economic stimulus package and if so what will it be? More $600 checks? Will … (6 comments)
Did you hear that????....... That was opportunity knocking. If you are a renter in Big Bear, what are you waiting for? The market is as good as it gets for buyers, and interest rates are at historic lows. Are you going to be one of the people that says "Remember when I could … (0 comments)
It's hard for me to believe that buyers are STILL sitting on the fence waiting to buy. Interest rates are still awesome, prices have come down pretty dramatically and there are some GREAT deals out there. I just saw a house that was going for more than $600K last year come … (6 comments)
As the winter sets in and the market reacts to more bad news about the real estate market and the "credit crunch" I wonder what could possibly be good in the world of real estate. Then I saw our weekly activity! 
(c) Robert Smith, 2008 
Do you ever watch any of the reality tv shows that compare home prices in various cities? Several networks have similarly themed shows, but they all basically just demonstrate the familiar, but true, adage about Location, Location, Location as the determinative factor in real estate valuation.
I watched one the … (1 comments)
It's such a great time for buyer's in this market. The opportunity to buy a first home or investment home is the best it's ever been. Prices in Clarksville are so much lower than most of the country and continue to rise each and every year. Clarksville is slated to be … (0 comments)
The numbers have been crunched for December and for all of 2007 and it's not a lot different than what we expected.Overall, sales are WAY down. And overall, prices are UP. How does that work? In a nutshell, only the best homes are selling - homes that are in ideal locations … (2 comments)
•1.More Choices. In New Hanover County, we currently have over 3000 homes on the market. Buyers have more choices today than they have in several years. You have your choice between condos, townhomes, single family homes, golf course properties, water oriented properties, gated communities. You can also choose between large lots … (3 comments)
If you get the newspaper or watch the news, you know what the media is doing to our Real Estate Market. My Broker in Charge recently gave the agents in our office a pep talk, in hopes of lifting our spirits and improving our attitudes toward our careers. One thing that she … (2 comments)
Real Estate Website has over 60,000 Homes for Sale Listed in its Database
OK, I know I am going to get some flack for this...but I have got to tell you that I am getting sick and tired of the attitude of some buyers today. Let me tell you a story that end with me hanging up on a buyer twice.I was in the … (10 comments)
If you're about to sell your home in Tampa, you need to know that much has changed in the last year, and even the last 6 months. 
The Market Absorption Rate is a theoretical means of measuring where the market is - are we in a buyers, or sellers market?
We have been in a buyer's market for more than a year now. Since the buyer's market began, buyers have gained leverage over sellers in negotiations. 
I’ve found myself in many conversations lately where people ask me what I do. I run through my rolodex of answers (as I have a few businesses) and come up with the one that seems to work for that individual (what can I say, I’m a self promoter). So I tell … (0 comments)
Here it is Sunday afternoon, January 6th of 2008 and I am so happy about my business activities this week. My positive attitude was rewarded with very good signs that the holidays are over and folks are starting to spend time looking into real estate!
As of January 5, 2008 17% of the available listings in Tiburon are in escrow, which some sources say indicates a Buyer's Market.
Sellers are still struggle with the decline in housing prices throughout the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the question remains "How do I price my home to sell?"
Now is the time to find undervalued properties as everyone else complains about what a slow market it is. It is better to buy at the bottom than the top as many homeowners have found out. The combination of home prices and interest rates have intersected like never before and allowed … (3 comments)
Even with the slowdown in many markets, real estate investments remain a key ingredient among investors that own self-directed IRAs. The majority of individuals that make their own investment decisions rather than let a fund manager do it, want real estate in their portfolios. Now is also a great time to buy! In … (2 comments)
Did You Know?
It's a Great Time for Buyers! 
by Kaitlin Kraft (interview with Jerry Pilgrim)Although 2007 may have been a bumpy road for manymarkets and real estate agents, the Pilgrim Team of theProfessional Realty Associates has had a differentexperience. With so many hyped-up stories about the lending crisis and the supposed downfall of the real estate market, how does … (2 comments)
Mortgage rates trended upwards again at the largest banks in Hawaii. After dropping below 5.75% last week, we saw rates offered at 5.875 percent and 1.5 -1.625 points on a thirty year fixed rate loan. American Savings Bank and Central Pacific Home loans both offered a six percent rate with 1.75 points. This followed … (0 comments)
When the going gets tough, the tough get going and indeed, we have all heard that saying over and over again. Still, I hear a few complainers out there in the real estate community. Some of the folks in the nearby areas have complained that selling homes is so very difficult … (2 comments)
How many times have you heard the term "CDO's" or Collateralized Debt Obligations? I think I've heard that term 6 times this week alone. Amazing! These are creative debt instruments that banks have come up with to make the whole lending arena easier and more fluid. The down side is that … (1 comments)
Sales volume and the median home price in Marin County real estate seem to have an inverse relationship. Home sales were down in November by more that 25 percent compared to last year, but the median price was up by 6 percent to $975,000 as compared to last year’s median price … (0 comments)
The Magalia real estate conditions are very similar to those reported last week. Price reductions and new listings are prevalent as Magalia home sellers attempt to get their homes noticed by all prospective Magalia home buyers this upcoming January. In Magalia this past week, there were 5 price reductions, 10 new … (0 comments)
This market isn't for everybody, however it is a time of opportunity for many. With good credit scores and/or ready cash, it is a good time to buy Carson Valley real estate, Search Carson Valley Real Estate. 
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Sellers WANT you now, after years of shunning VA buyers!
In this market , it’s your game now Mr. Buyer. The offer that you decide to make only needs to make sense to you. Don’t worry about the thought of being rejected. The reason why, it doesn’t cost you a thing! However, an offer that doesn’t make sense to you … (2 comments)
I was forwarded this article by a colleague, and it runs along the same theme that I know a lot of investors are beginning to express concern about. That theme is Democrats and what effect them taking office would have for real estate investors. One of the biggest concerns is … (3 comments)
Okay, I'll admit it: The real estate market is in a bit of a 'slump!' As I read my newspaper through my glass-half-full, I notice that the negative real estate articles are slowing to some degree but, they just keep coming! So, I decided to do a bit of investigating on my own … (11 comments)
It has been warm, rainy, and muggy in San Antonio the last few days, but blue skies and sunshine will return soon. Winter in San Antonio is great, since bad weather never sticks around for more than a couple of days before the sun comes out again. It can be cold … (8 comments)
On September 21, 1897, it was buried on the editorial page, under articles about politics, railroads and a new bicycle design. A letter was sent to the editor of the New York Sun newspaper from an 8-year-old named Virginia O'Hanlon, the only child of a New York City Coroner's Assistant, questioning … (3 comments)
The REAL Story... 
Whether you choose to sell your house or rent it out till the market gets "better", it is tough to decide. If you are moving to a different city because of a job transfer, you might want to think about your comfort level of being far away from your old house … (4 comments)
More positive economic signals and moves today that it's looking to be a great start to 2008 for homebuyers.The bond and mortgage markets started quietly today as total attention is directed to tomorrow's FOMC meeting and how big a cut they do. Renewed turbulence in financial markets puts Bernanke under pressure to open … (0 comments)
Okay, it's time to return to Real Estate 101. With so much gloom and doom reported, our successful sale stories are being pushed aside by national reports of overstocked inventories and reluctant buyers. Blaming slow sales on "the market" is just an excuse. There is only one reason that homes remain … (0 comments)
What is a Buyer's Market? It is considered a market where there are more sellers than buyers. 
Why is it that the term "buyer's market" has such a negative connotation?
Joseph P. Kennedy, multi-millionaire and father of John F. and Robert F., used to say "Only a fool holds out for the top dollar." Considering his successes in business and in the stock market, maybe he was on to something. And maybe it says something about our current "housing crisis". Let's remember that Crisis … (2 comments)
This topic has been talked about and talked about. However, in a BUYERS MARKET, I think it is worth talking about some more.
We all know what the term buyer's market means and those of us trying to sell a home are groaning inwardly. It is possible to miss the market by only a few months or so, and be thousands of dollars out of pocket! Or sometimes we are just theoretically thousands of … (0 comments)
Lately is seems my posts are including lists. I guess that is they way my thoughts have been flowing recently.
Every time I pick up the paper or turn on the evening news there is a story about the Housing market or as the news likes to put it the troubled housing market. As a realtor I think the hardest part of my job right now is dispelling myths and rumors. … (2 comments)
We all know by now that home values have gone down. So now is the time to make a move. Interest rates continue to drop and it's a matter of time that buyers outnumber sellers once again. Don't continue to wait and get caught up making offers on a home above … (0 comments)
Keller Williams Realty is now home to over 94 of the top realtors in Alaska and is open for business in the Key Bank Building at 101 West Benson Blvd. Suite 503 on the top floor. After returning from the KW Mastermind event in Austin, Texas, which is a gathering … (0 comments)
If you wait two more years, save 10 grand, your payment will go down by $60, or you will save $15 a week. Plus, your 30 year loan will be paid off 32 years from now. Who cares? Time is an abstract.The media, who also prepared us for Y2K, has told … (3 comments)
Many of my first time home buyers that I have worked with recently understand that real estate is an important financial investment. However, many do not look at it the same way as they do with their retirement, like a long term investment! A significant majority of them invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual … (3 comments)
Presently we are experiencing what many in both the media and industry circles term a buyer's market. Very simply, it is the first lesson from Marketing 101; when demand is high and supply is low, prices will increase, but when demand is low and supply is high, prices decrease. If you … (5 comments)
Our market in Charlotte, NC still isn't as bad as some of the other markets out in the country. It boggles my mind how many great deals there are out there right now - and there's this huge lack of buyers! Don't they know it's a GREAT time to buy right … (10 comments)
Can you say buyers market? I can't believe the incentives that builders are offering to unload their inventory homes before the end of the fiscal year! Plasma TV's, thousands of dollars in closings cost assistance, very large discounts off of the orginal list price, and bigger, better agent bonuses and commissions … (5 comments)
It is interesting to see how the sellers of newer listings, meaning those on the market less than 30 days, haven't quite caught on to the fact that it's not a seller's market anymore. I have presented several offers to "newbie" sellers and the counters came back at full price. These … (0 comments)
Seattle Sellers: Take note: The market has changed, but you can still sell your house with good results!
Last summer your neighbors put their house on the market and had so many buyers that they were on the winning side of a bidding war. Now you are trying to sell your home, and there's just no action.The real estate marketplace is very unpredictable. Many factors come into play, the … (0 comments)