Architecturally significant homes are treasures that draw admiration generation after generation. They are usually one of two types of homes. The first is the work of ground-breaking architects, if you’ll pardon the pun, who push the limits of new design … Continue reading →

With more than 10.4 million people planning to buy a home in 2009, according to Scarborough Research’s 2009 Multi-market Study, a little less than half followed through with their plans. Some failed to sell their current homes or meet stricter … Continue reading →

In some areas of the country, housing is selling like hotcakes, driven higher by the first-time home buyer segment of the market. Typically, first-time home buyers average about  40% of all home buyers, but in 2009, they composed an unprecedented … Continue reading →

It goes without saying that you and your real estate professional want to attract serious home buyers, but your marketing may attract buyers who can’t qualify to buy your home and Lookie Lous. Serious buyers want to find a home. … Continue reading →

Sellers today have to do more to attract buyers and offers than ever before.  When offers come in, sometimes they are low or have conditions that have to be negotiated.  As a seller, you can be proactive before the offers … Continue reading →

As a seller, you may be so used to living in your home that you may not realize that its condition is putting buyers off. For example, you may love dogs so much that you’re immune to how much their … Continue reading →

Housing sales heat up and they cool down. When home sales volumes increase, house prices hold firmly or go up, and inventories decrease. Buyers and their banks tend to negotiate less. When sales volumes decrease, home prices level off or … Continue reading →

Since MLS* listings began being featured online around 1996, the transparency of homes for sale has improved exponentially. Through the use of multiple photos, 360-degree virtual tours, and video, home buyers can go inside each home virtually with all the convenience of … Continue reading →

Conventional wisdom suggests that buying a home is a long-term investment and that you should buy as much home as you can possibly afford. It’s possible to build equity over time, but that depends largely on what you pay for … Continue reading →