Looking to buy a home? Expect to make an offer if you are serious and the offer better be serious as well. People have this fantasy that you get to walk into an open house and offer 20% below asking price and get the deal done that day. That’s not how it works and the [...]

Before you consider listing your home, it’s a good use of your time to walk around the property and see what areas need work. A large percentage of the people interested in your home are going to look to move in and live there immediately. Because of that, you want to make sure that the [...]

The housing market has cooled off of late, mostly due to the high interest rates. Someone buying a home for $500,000 can still afford the payments, but not with higher interest rates adding on hundreds of dollars to each month's bills. The challenge for buyers is not finding the right property or even settling on [...]

Condos have not been treated like an investment opportunity in the past. If you want to make money in real estate, you need to look at houses and commercial properties. That thinking has changed of late, not only because houses have become so expensive, but because condos have improved as far as quality and square [...]

Meeting with realtors is an important first step. You should meet with someone before you decide to buy or sell and especially before you start listing your property or house hunting. The reality is that time and time again people try to skip steps and get going with their own strategies before bringing in [...]

We’re nearing the end of March and it’s amazing how fast this year is flying by. Summer is almost here and with that comes some big decisions for a lot of people. With the school year ending, families may be deciding whether or not to sell their home this summer and move to another part [...]

How long has your house been on the market? A month, two months or longer? The reality is that homes are sitting on the market for months right now and that’s something we have not seen in years. Inventory numbers are increasing and prices are even dropping a bit. The problem for sellers is that [...]

How much are homes worth right now? Over the last several years, neighborhoods have seen home prices shoot to record highs. Even better, it’s been easier than ever to sell your property. However, recently things have changed significantly and that’s due to interest rates. With higher interest rates, buying has slowed down, but not [...]

You should not buy a house this year. That’s correct, if you are not ready, if you have not spoken with a realtor, gotten your finances together including your credit and income-to-debt ratio, you should not purchase a home. However, if you are ready, really ready, there’s no reason why you should not buy in [...]

Commercial real estate is a funny subject right now. What makes it funny is that the advice you see is both wrong, and right. How can that be? For example, if someone tells you that commercial real estate is a good long-term investment, they are right. However, that does not mean that it is a [...]