Blogs by Manish Chanda

So you've decided to sell your home on your own.For whatever reason, you don't want to pay commission to a professional real estate agent and are convinced that by word of mouth with family and friends around the neighborhood and maybe a couple of ads in the local Facebook blog shop, you'll be ab...

Wouldn't it be useful if you could understand what is most likely to turn off buyers when they view your home?Although the statistics are from Europe, via an online survey commissioned by British insurance company Go Compare, it's totally reasonable to assume that their findings are a series of u...

Looking through the online version of the Albuquerque Journal recently, we came across this very interesting article which tells readers to be sure to hire a full-time real estate agent.Although quite a short piece, as you'll read if you follow the above link, the article does contain some really...

It happens to a lot of homeowners. The kids have left home and suddenly that multi-bedroom, multi-acre home no longer has the appeal that it once did.Sounds like you? Well it could be time to consider downsizing your home.There can be many advantages to doing this, one of the most significant bei...

2015 will long be remembered as the year when the first time home buyer made a significant return.We've taken up considerable blogging mileage this year explaining the merits of getting on the housing ladder and while it would be overkill to revisit them all again so soon, what we would like to e...

However you slice it, the current Albuquerque area real estate market is trending positively in so many ways.We've recently spent a good deal of time explaining to both current and prospective homeowners what a great time it is to either upgrade or get on the ownership ladder.It's equally a super...

We never tire of saying what a great time this is for buying a home. With mortgage rates still very low, plus other incentives such as low down payment home loans, it makes total sense to get on the housing ladder right now, before something changes.In reality, of course, and for a wide range of ...

Our look back at the key highlights in Albuquerque area real estate could hardly ignore one of the most defining factors in our local market this past 12 months - low inventory of available homes for sale.Every month in 2015 we've delivered a summary of local market performance and low inventory ...

It has been a another great year here at Everest Peak Realty.We've again enjoyed bringing real estate news, views and advice to you throughout the year and thought it might be a good idea to go back over the past 12 months and pick out a key blog from each month that maybe you missed and which wi...

One defining characteristic of 2015 has been the exceptional buyer sentiment that has informed the real estate market right until the very end of the year.Almost exactly 365 days ago, we were predicting that the first time buyer would make a very welcome comeback during this year, and so it has p...