According to the 2007 NAR Buyers and Sellers survey, 1/3 of recent buyers reported that their first step in the homebuying process was looking online for properties for sale, and overall, 84% of buyers used the Internet to search for homes, but it doesn't take a genious to know that the internet has changed the world. About the same time [...]

We've launched our new site! Here's the Press Release: Residential Properties Ltd., today announced the launch of their newly designed website, ResidentialProperties.com. Visitors to the new Residential Properties website will find all the things they expect to see on a real estate website including property searches, open houses, rentals, [...]

There are signs that the market is slowly slowly coming back: Last week the National Association of Realtors reported that the pending sales index was up 5.3% in June from the prior month, but remains 12.3 percent below June 2007. Pending sales are up 3.4% in the Northeast, down 15% from June 2007. The Pending Home Sales Index is a [...]

[gallery] It seems that everyone in the office is getting back to basics. In spite of the downturn in the market and the gloomy national press, people still need to buy and sell houses, and good houses that are properly priced are selling in all price ranges. Agents with no business are falling back on fundamentals to affect their business, [...]

One of the highlights of the bill waiting to be signed by Bush is a tax credit of up to $7,500 for first-time home buyers, but according to the bill, the tax credit has to be returned in installments over 15 years. As you read the fine print, a recent [...]

We know about all of the renters forced out of foreclosed properties, and all the pets that have been abandoned due to foreclosures, now we have yet another victim of the mortgage crisis; shopping centers. Vacancies in shopping malls around the country are at a 13 year high. Wherever a new community is built, a shopping center will be built [...]

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish I had bought Microsoft a couple of years ago, when it was so cheap?", Well this may be one of those times in Real Estate. Many investment gurus say this is one of the best times in 30 years to begin assembling a rental real estate portfolio. Even if prices drop more during the next 12 months - [...]

This week Steve Tetzner and I had Suzie Symonds, from Susan Symonds Interior Design to give us her unique perspective on home staging. Many people are under the misconception that staging a house is expensive, but it is more about creativity than money. People don't realize that when they sell their house "as is" it can actually cost them [...]

Many buyers and sellers think they can save some money by not hiring a real estate attorney. Lawyers that specialize in Real Estate add value to a transaction by reviewing the contract, deed and title work, responding to inspection issues, and making sure the contract is performed according to its terms. In the end, the lack of legal [...]