Real Estate Prices and Activity are Influenced by Local Factors Whenever the financial news is bad on a large scale, or there's negative press concerning home sales nationally, it's made quite clear by many that real estate is local. Each neighborhood, village, town, city and state all have their own unique characteristics. Lot sizes and [...]
Informed buyers are smart buyers Buying a home is a major investment. Don’t go into it blindly. Educate yourself about the home-buying process. An informed buyer is a smart buyer and when hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake, being market-smart translates into dollars saved. Here are some things to consider before you make [...]
The Commission Question 59 percent of For Sale By Owner (FSBO) sellers say that avoiding a commission/fee is their primary motivation for not hiring a real estate agent. But statistics show that last year, sellers earned 19 percent more for their homes when they hired a professional Realtor to handle the sale from start to [...]
