Real Estate Notes and News

Haven't posted on ActiveRain for a bit, but couldn't resist mentioning that I have a great house for sale in the great state of Michigan. It is very secluded, 1200 feet off the road, and in the woods. It is about an hour from Grand Rapids, and hour from Lansing, and an hour from Saginaw. It is 1/...

Having been a student of SEO (search engine optimization) for years, I can't help but say something about the SEO possibilities associated with Active Rain. As anyone involved with e-commerce knows, search engine positioning (especially on Google) translates directly into traffic, which in turn (...

"Will this log home appreciate in or even hold its value?" These are some of the questions potential log home buyers frequently ask their real estate agents. "Will it be easy to sell this log cabin in a reasonable amount of time," is another frequently asked question. The answer to all of these q...

An increasing number of investors are realizing that "green buildings" are good for more than the environment: "going green" is financially rewarding as well. Given the volatile nature of energy costs and the economy, long-term energy savings are looking more and more attractive as a way of boost...

The U. S. doctrine of eminent domain, which is known as "compulsory purchase" or "expropriation" in some other countries, allows the government to forcibly purchase property for the "public good". "Just compensation" is required, but the owner's consent is not.  The most common uses of property t...

Which would you rather be-an expert, or "Jack of all trades, master of none"? With the complexity of today's market and the temptation to diverge from original business plans, this question is worth asking. Finding a niche and mastering it to the point where you become an authority is, hands down...

Although most people prefer not to consider their eventual demise, facing the "inevitable"-even if it does appear to be quite a ways off-is certainly better than ignoring the possibility. Horror stories abound of real estate investors (and others) who failed to address succession planning, only t...

If the word "bifurcation" doesn't roll off the tip of your tongue as easily as some others, don't fret. Bifurcation, which my dictionary says means to "separate into two parts or branches" or to "fork," has a lot of linguistic uses in the real estate and other industries. Bifurcation in the real ...