Which came first? There is a lot of debate around at present related to home prices with some claiming the problems is with home buyers – there are not enough of them; while others blame home sellers – there are too many homes on the market. There’s no doubt there are a lot of distressed [...]
A series of articles on InmanNews related to the dangers that real estate agents face raises a number of issues that home owners should be considering. Real estate agents have had to face some unusual situations over the years, and these situations are on increase. They range from finding animals living in empty homes to [...]
Home buyers have three separate opportunities to look at your home, and each needs to be looked at carefully if you want a quicker sale. The first are the photos you have placed alongside your MLS listing. The second is what a potential buyer can see in a drive by, while the third is what [...]
If you listen to what the news agencies are saying, then you may be led to believe that home owners are struggling to sell their homes. In outer areas, away from services and public transport, this is true. As you get closer, the situation starts to change. You will often find that many of the [...]
It is proving difficult to sell homes in many areas, mainly because of the large amounts of bank owned homes that are on the market. These homes are being offered at discounted prices, often with added sweeteners such as closing cost rebates. For the average home owner, buying a better home while prices are depressed [...]
When considering home ownership, you have several choices. The three most common choices are buying a pre-owned home, buying a brand new home, and building your own home. Each option has a long list of pros and cons and I won’t go into them all here. With prices for pre-owned homes at very low prices [...]
If you are planning to sell your home in the next twelve to eighteen months, then you may want to consider some of the government programs that are available. They are not free, but they may help you to sell your home when the time is right – more importantly, they may help you save [...]
Before listing your home in Virginia, consider switching hats for half a day. Older homes in Virginia tend to be ignored by many home buyers in the current market. With home prices deflated, home buyers can afford to shop around and to find the home that best suits their needs. The easiest way to sell [...]
Selling a home in today’s market place is hard. There are thousands of homes on the market and buyers are becoming thinner by the day. Attracting potential home buyers can be difficult, especially considering how picky buyers are becoming. However, that very picky-ness may make selling your home just that little bit easier. Differentiating your [...]
The current housing situation is such that banks are becoming over-burdened with foreclosed real estate stock. This leaves those banks in a difficult situation as they are not only looking at losing money on the sale of that real estate, there are ongoing costs associated with keeping it. Banks are also aware that flooding the [...]
If you have been considering a move to study at the University of Maryland, then I suggest you consider a short visit to the Maryland Day festivities. The event is a one day spectacular that is being held at the University of Maryland this Saturday (30/4/2011). Unfortunately, it is only a one day event and [...]
If you are about to put your home on the market, then you need to present it in the best possible light. If you are still living in the home, then life must also go on. It is the tussle between life and having a display home that can often cause a lot of friction [...]
There is an interesting article on Inman News that discusses data from Trulia highlighting areas that make second or even third price reductions to real estate listing prices. What is interesting to note is that real estate in Baltimore MD came in fourth with 48% of properties listed requiring a second or third price reduction [...]
If you are in the market for a home, then you may want to consider the current offer from Fannie Mae. There is a huge stock of real estate owned (REO) properties available at present with Fannie Mae’s stock being held under the HomePath umbrella. If you submit an offer and settle before June 30, [...]
College Park in Prince George’s County MD has been ranked as the best place in Maryland for middle-class families. More importantly, it’s been rated as one of the best places to raise kids. College Park MD does have it all. Education is important to parents and College Park is well serviced with schools from elementary to [...]
If you are considering renovating your home before you sell, you need to be aware of what is acceptable and what’s not in today’s real estate market. If you are trying to boost your sales price, then forget it. There are not too many people around who are willing to pay $350,000 if the average [...]
Real estate has become a fairly volatile market in recent years with different areas subject to violent activity when it comes to demand and price. A lot of this has to do with a certain herd mentality that overcomes buyers. It can be a real trap to be caught in and the result can be [...]
There are a lot of real estate developers and investors who are strapped for cash right now due to purchases they made when the market was at peak. Now, it’s dropped significantly and these investors stand to lose a lot of money on those real estate purchases. If they sell now, they will definitely lose. [...]
You need to have a game plane whether you are buying or selling homes or commercial real estate. For buyers, that game plan will change every time you view a property. However, you can still set parameters outside of which you can’t or shouldn’t go. One of those parameters is price. For a seller, you [...]
If you want to impress prospective buyers when selling your real estate, then you should seriously consider having your home professionally ‘staged’. Staging is a little like window dressing a shop window. A professional stager will come in and make changes to the interior of your home to display it to best effect. Staging a [...]
Why is it that some real estate properties sell quickly while others languish for months with hardly an ounce of interest from buyers? We could blame a lot of factors: a real estate agent that isn’t doing their job; a price that is too high; and perhaps a poorly presented property. While these issues are [...]
If you are looking to buy real estate, whether to live in or for investment purposes, be prepared for some hard work. Seasoned professional investors find the process difficult, and they have years of experience behind them. First home buyers often enter the process all dreamy and starry eyed – after all, it is their [...]
Yahoo and Zillow have finally consummated their marriage to the fullest, making Yahoo, in Google’s absence, the largest real estate listing site on the Internet. It is interesting that, in a period where Google announces it is dropping real estate from its services, that Yahoo surges ahead. Real estate agents can now list properties on [...]
Most states, in fact, most counties, have legislation in place that covers a real estate term known as ground rent. You will find that many homes in Baltimore City come under the provisions that apply to ground rent. So what is ground rent and how does it affect someone who is buying a home in [...]
When is a sale not a sale? When it comes to homes, almost any time up until the keys change hands. Finding a home and making an offer is only the first step to buying a home. If the seller accepts your offer, then you’re headed in the right direction. However, for both the buyer [...]
It may be winter, it’s probably cold, and in many areas, there’s probably two or three feet of snow covering your front yard. That doesn’t mean you can’t dress up your home to increase your chances of making a sale. In fact, done right, winter can be a great time to sell a home in [...]
When you have a house to sell you want it to look its best, not only on the inside but outside as well. This is called “curb appeal.” When potential buyers pull up to the curb in front of your home, you want the home to appeal to them as much as possible. Here are [...]
In addition to considering the best time of the month to close on a house, it’s a good idea to consider the time of year. Around holiday time, people’s minds are family, time off, gifts, and baking. But, are their minds on buying and selling real estate ? And, should you keep your house on the market, or [...]
America’s economic rebound depends on a real estate recovery, but many people are asking, “what’s it going to take to get it all going?” Housing always leads the economy in recoveries, and this one will be no different. In fact, already there are signs that housing is perking up. The most important factor driving home [...]
While some foreclosure errors are relatively simple to spot, identifying others – especially technical deficiencies – will require a lawyer. Nonetheless, home owners can do preliminary assessments on their own – and in many cases, they should be able to spot egregious errors. For example, home owners should be wary if the party suing in [...]
