Is it wise to waive the appraisal contingency? Appraisals continues to cause aggita among many in the home buying process, is the answer to eliminate it? Current offers reflect the “now” while appraisals reflect the “then”; an inherent conflict especially in a transitional market. It was easy to
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04/25/2013
“I don’t need to sell”…”I’ll just hold it and wait for the market to improve”…”These aren't comparable”. In a very few short months, home sellers have their swagger back. While many are exploiting favorable market conditions, many others are repeating the sins of the past – ignoring the data. Odd
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04/24/2013
Where does the line between empirical research and hyperbole exist? “Research shows” or “Data proves” are frequently the opening line to something that ends up making a reader wonder just how “they” know that and if that certain conclusion can really be supported. And what about when "they" plant
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04/19/2013
About a year ago, a Roswell, GA man blew up his home as well as himself when foreclosure was immanent. Yesterday a Suwanee, GA man in foreclosure took firemen hostage and ended up being killed by SWAT members. We've seen many examples of damage, civil disobedience and resistance to the foreclosur
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04/11/2013
What can possibly be added to this story? The Obama administration is engaged in a broad push to make more home loans available to people with weaker credit, an effort that officials say will help power the economic recovery but that skeptics say could open the door to the risky lending that caus
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04/04/2013
Sometimes a video is worth 1000 words - like this WSJ one focused on corporate investors at a recent Gwinnett County, GA foreclosure auction. Institutional investors have an appetite for real estate - at least now anyway - and that is causing consternation with home buyers and "regular" investors
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04/02/2013
