This week we talked with Attorney Helene Gerstile, who is admitted in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts talking about how to avoid contractor disputes. Each year about 26 million Americans spend more than $180 billion on improvements to their homes, according to the National Association of Home Builders, and The Consumer Federation of [...]

New Orleans welcomed over 22,000 realtors and guests for the 2006 REALTOR Conference  and expo, last weekend, the largest meeting in the city since Hurricane Katrina and proof that New Orleans is open for convention business, generating over $34 million in economic impact to the area. Stephen Perry, president and CEO of the New Orleans [...]

In this market, proper pricing is crucial, and the key to proper pricing is researching the local Real Estate market, reports and newspaper articles provide useful answers, but the information is usually buried in economic jargon. What is a "median price" anyway? What does "seasonally adjusted" mean? Does anyone understand "unsold inventory [...]