Looking objectively at something is difficult for something as personal as a house. However, that is the very thing that an appraiser must do. When buying, selling or refinancing a house one of the major » Read more  

Existing-home sales fell in January 2010 but are above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales- including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops- » Read more  

In case you don’t know what a short sale is…it is when the bank agrees to release the owner of a property from their mortgage obligation for less than what is owed.  There are plenty of people in » Read more  

The New Oxford American Dictionary defines an appraisal as an expert estimate of the value of something.  In the current housing climate, expert appraisers have become mathematicians instead of » Read more  

Sales of new U.S. homes plunged 11.2% in January 2010 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000, the lowest rate on record dating back to 1963, the Commerce Department recently reported. The » Read more  

Experts fear a new wave of foreclosures will hit this year as prolonged unemployment makes it difficult for millions of homeowners to pay their mortgages—and many of them aren’t likely to get much help » Read more  

Q: What’s the outlook for foreclosure activity in 2010? A: It’s likely that we’ll set a new record in terms of overall foreclosure activity for the fourth consecutive year. Over 1.3 million U.S. » Read more  

WHAT DOES A HOME INSPECTOR DO?  For your own safety, and to make sure you’re not going to have any surprise repair expenses when you buy a home, using a professional home inspector is highly » Read more  

I’ve been talking to a lot of sellers recently that have asked me if I think their home is worth a “certain number”, because they are thinking about taking advantage of the Current Homeowners » Read more  

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how buyer’s are supposed to know what a “fair” offer amounts to, and how they’re supposed to know if the house they’re buying is » Read more