Monthly Archives: January 2009

Is Now The Best Time to Buy a Home?

This is an interesting question that certainly poses varying answers. In my opinion, yes! Home prices have fallen to an all time low. In our current state, home affordability has never been so appealing. If you’re in the market to … Continue reading

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Internet Changes the Way Agents Conduct Business

A recent article about a New Hampshire Real Estate firm (Keller Williams Realty) is showing proven results on how to stay competitive and profitable in this grueling housing market. So what’s their secret? “The Keller Williams model is one that was … Continue reading

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New Law for New York Real Estate

The new law ensures that every closing — as contractually agreed by all sellers going in — will include a broker’s full sales commission. This is good news for real estate agents because they no longer need to worry about … Continue reading

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Real Estate Winners and Losers of 2008

Not everyone was a real estate loser in 2008. Some home values increased and these home owners were winners! Most of us saw the decrease in selling real estate and home values in 2008. The values of homes declined up … Continue reading

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Take Advantage of a Home Buyer’s Market

You’ve probably heard many times over that now is the best time to buy a home. With the state of our economy, the real estate industry has been hit hard and the after affects are greatly benefiting the home buyer. … Continue reading

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Residential Real Estate Agents Hit Tough Times

A profitable residential realtor needs continuous new home buying clients and income from a variety of different sources, but many of those sources are shrinking. As a result, 2009 will bring many challenges for a residential real estate professional. According to … Continue reading

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Real Estate Agents: Save Time and Money

There is a new way to save your time and money! For real estate agencies of all sizes, Software as a Service (SaaS) can be a great way to roll out new technology — especially when it comes to document … Continue reading

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Top 5 Home Buying Hopes for 2009

According to Luke Mullins from US News: In the face of an intractable credit crisis and a recession that could be the deepest since World War II, economists are expecting another downcast year for home buying in 2009. Mission Residential Chief Economist … Continue reading

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ForSaleByOwner’s.com Predictions for 2009

ForSaleByOwners.com’s recently put out some interesting real estate predictions for 2009. A couple segments of this article really strike my attention. They talked about how home buyer tendencies and agent commissions rates will change in 2009. According to the article from marketwatch.com, here … Continue reading

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