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I heard a story recently that is indicative of what is happening in the industry. A homeowner’s loan was resetting to a higher interest rate so he went to refinance. For easy numbers let’s say his loan was for $220,000 but the home was only worth $200,000. The bank wouldn’t do it because the value […]
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Kyron’s stepmother, Terri Horman, was not aware Kyron was missing until he failed to exit his school bus as expected at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. A half-hour later, the search for the boy began. Despite the large number of tips received so far, Capt. Gates pleaded with the public to call in with any bit […]
I have been gone for a bit from blogging on this site. Working Short Sales and continuing bad real estate numbers really didn’t inspire me to write much. It seemed that day in and day out it my world was the trial and tribulations of short sales and foreclosures. I did get inspired to create […]
Screencasts and videos online Activity really jumped in March which is nice. We will see if it is the bump from the tax credit ending in a couple of weeks. Watch the video and then click on the pdf to see all of the numbers. Here is the full Portland Metro Area March 2010 Market […]
The Art Just recently I have talked a client out of offering more for a home so they didn’t overpay and talked another client into offering asking price instead of low-balling so they wouldn’t lose the house. There are finer details but that is the gist. It worked out for both. The first client was […]
Ever heard of feral homes? Above is a picture capturing what is happening to an estimated 33,500 abandoned homess in Detroit. Two years ago I posted a map of the foreclosure situation in Detroit – colorful but not pretty. Over the last few years I have heard about how bad it is from a house […]
Some will say that when you buy a house you will find a way to make it work. Recent foreclosure numbers might hint that isn’t enough. I have suggested to many buyers that they start immediately taking the difference between their rent and expected mortgage and put it in a savings account. For the very bold they […]
I may not agree with their final analysis. The bank could make tons of profit by just approving all short sales now. But what they show in this video is one heck of a sweetheart deal that is just ridiculous. Video from ThinkBigWorkSmall.com
I sprained my ankle really bad yesterday (picture here). I was just stepping out of my house to go to an appointment. I locked the door and stepped back while turning and heard two pops. Instantly I started sweating and breathing fast. Oh, it sucked. A neighbor helped me and at first I thought I […]
Clever video; give it a minute to get into the flow. One underlying theme you might notice on my blog is that predictions don’t mean much to me. The line you hear in investment commercials, “Past performance are not indicative of future results”, is true for real estate too. For 9 years they have been […]
Politics and religion, issues not worth touching with a 100 foot poll for me. But I want to dip my toe in to the pool to make a small point. I have written and deleted this post a couple of times. It was harder to write than I thought but here’s my shot. I got […]
Here is a link to the full report. The 4th quarter of 2008 was dismal and it continued through the 1st quarter of 2009. The fact that we sold 187 less homes in 2009 than 2008 shows that we stabilized those bad times. Time will tell if the stabilization holds but there is hope. I […]
If you don’t know what is going on with NBC, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien, you might count your self a little lucky. It is better than any “reality” show out there but it is tedious because it seems to be about a spoiled millionaire, Jay Leno, for the most part who in effect changed […]
Spruce up those stand up lights which are usually inefficient and run to hot. Add some efficiency to your home with Energy Star @ Home. Make a Home Fire Plan. How to winterize your home.
