Posted in Real Estate on Oct 31st, 2011
by Nick Bastian Tempe, AZ Role Of Real Estate Agent In Vacation And Second Home Markets Article by Real Estate Advisor Second home sales have been increasing over the last few years with more people becoming second home owners. In 2005 alone, 40 percent of the homes sold were second homes. Demographics, all time low [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Aug 1st, 2011
Condos, the next big thing in Real Estate Technically, condos are a collection of individual home units along with the land on which they sit. The boundaries of a condo are defined in many countries confined to the airspace of the real estate purchased by the individual owner A condo is considered to be of [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Jul 21st, 2011
Generate Real Estate Leads. Turn Clicks Into Clients So, you have the most advanced and dynamic real estate agent website on the web. You got all the bells and whistles your buyers and sellers would ever want. The traffic is rolling in, but there’s still one problem. Where are the leads? Like every other real [...]
Posted in Real Estate on May 15th, 2011
Strategies For Buying Real Estate In A Slow Market The real estate market tends to be cyclical with some periods favoring buyers and other periods favoring sellers. As with other free markets, the pricing and availability of real estate is directly related to the forces of supply and demand. While many real estate markets in [...]
Posted in Real Estate on May 7th, 2011
Protect Your Deposit When Buying Real Estate When you start the process of buying a home or any type of real estate, you’ll no doubt hear the term “earnest money deposit” (EMD). So what exactly is an EMD? An EMD becomes relevant when you are ready to make an offer on a property. In most [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Apr 30th, 2011
2011 Year of the Real Estate Short Sale It’s that time of the year: The real estate industry is rolling out the shop-worn playbook of optimistic forecasts for the New Year. In San Diego these canned phrases are: Solid signs of a firming market, With interest rates near all-time lows, Buying now is a no-brainer, [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Apr 22nd, 2011
Alphabet Soup? Nope, Those are Real Estate Agent Designations! What do the letters behind a real estate agent’s name stand for? Real estate agents, like doctors, lawyers, and other professionals can ear designations, certifications, and other credentials. These are usually shown by putting a series of initials after the agent’s name. The most common designations [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Apr 3rd, 2011
U.S. Real Estate Markets With Consistent Price Appreciation Buying home, condo or any other real estate in a market that is protected from a bursting bubble is every investor’s dream. Knowing where to look for these bubble-proof markets and how to identify them is crucial. There are some important factors that investors should consider when [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Mar 31st, 2011
Baby Boomers Will Drive Real Estate Growth Baby boomers, baby boomers, baby boomers; we all hear this term over and over again. So who are the baby boomers? Baby boomers are people in the United States who were born between 1946 and 1964. Approximately 78.2 million people fall into this category. As a group, baby [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Mar 23rd, 2011
Top 7 Countries That Invest In U.S. Real Estate Despite a recent slowdown, the U.S. real estate market continues to be a popular investment destination for foreign investors. Attracted by a desirable return on investment, many foreign nations continue to invest heavily in the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets. In fact, in 2005, [...]