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  • March30th

    Buying or selling a home ‘as is’ on the real estate market today is fairly common. As Americans move more often and the practice of renovating run-down homes for profit grows more widespread, many sellers aren’t finding it necessary to repair the defects in their property before putting it on the market. They’re much more [...]

  • March10th

    Historically, real estate agents have represented the seller of a property. The seller, after all, is usually the one who pays their commission, and agents therefore have a fiduciary relationship with the seller. This in no way means that agents may operate outside the bounds of the law and ethical conduct [...]

  • March6th

    Real estate investment and development has never been a more popular pastime or career changing challenge; if you would like to learn seven secrets for consistently successful real estate investing through development or you would like to know how you can continue to profit from property even if the market takes [...]

  • February27th

    In laymen’s terms, Real Estate is the business of helping people buy and sell property. As a real estate agent, your job is not always that simple, though. It is important for a real estate agent to be very well versed in their trade; this involves knowing the laws of the real [...]

  • December15th

    Just like cars, clothing, and anything else that people buy with their hard-earned money, real estate goes through many a trend. The answer to what’s hot in today’s real estate market can be found by looking at new houses being built as well as popular renovations being done to older properties. [...]

  • November28th

    Just what is gazumping, and how do you make sure that it does not get the best of you? The term gazumping is said to have come from the Yiddish word “gazumph” which means to swindle or overcharge. During the 1920s, it supposedly came in to frequent use in the gangster culture, [...]

  • November15th

    Whether you’re a first-time homeowner or moving on up the property ladder, home buying can be tricky. How do you draw the line between a money pit and a diamond in the rough? Here are three things to keep in mind. Depending on the circumstances, these might be reasons not to buy.
    Neighborhood. [...]

  • November2nd

    The median price of a home in the United States is somewhere in the neighborhood of approximately $222,000, at least an 8 percent increase in the past three years.
    The loan you take out to start up your real estate endeavors, whether it be to purchase a home for yourself or make a [...]

  • September30th

    As with any other possession, whether it’s clothing or cars, there are trends in real estate that come and go. These trends eventually make their way down through the levels of home ownership, and mark a property as “clearly hot” or “clearly not.” If you’re planning on selling or buying, it [...]

  • July17th

    Let’s face it: selling or buying your home is probably one of the biggest, most daunting projects you will ever take on in your life. It’s a monumental event that could impact a large part of at least the next few years of your life, and it’s for that reason that a [...]