I've been getting emails from sellers anxious to sell their properties.  It usually comes down to price in situations like this, but what about the people who don't want to lower their price any further, and in some cases have already made lots of improvements to their property. What's left? You can give a cash bonus to the buyer or the [...]

Anywhere I see people, at parties, shopping or out to lunch with friends, I’m constantly barraged with questions about the real estate market. Everybody wants to know where the market is heading, whether it is a good market or a bad market. I know a lot of buyers who think this is the best market ever. And they're right. Prices are coming [...]

The Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies estimates that Americans will spend nearly $160 billion for home remodeling projects over the next 12 months; will they be spending that money wisely? REMODELING magazine’s 19th annual Cost vs. Value Report—the eighth prepared in cooperation with REALTOR MAGAZINE—shows that prices [...]

Housing bubble stories began cropping up as early as 2002. By 2006, housing was in a "bust," despite only losing 1.7 percent in median values nationally. The National Association of Home Builders commissioned a study to find out if bad press is fueling buyers' reluctance to buy new homes.  19 percent said that they allowed the news media to [...]

If your house is on the market this time of year, your probably feeling overloaded, and the added stress of keeping your home in show condition could break your holiday spirit. You might be tempted to take your home off the market for the holidays, but it will never sell if its off the market. You're busy, with work, shopping, your kid's [...]