The Stanley Cup ended last week, but the industry is talking about a possible hockey stick recovery for housing if builders can’t “meet pent-up demand once excess inventories are depleted.” The sentiment
Several years ago I was asked to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project. It was a day when only women were to work on a home that was being built for a single mother in Hartford, CT, and I was proud to participate.
I participated with several agents from my office and upon arrival we were met by the local builder who provided each of us with a carpenter’s apron, a hammer, nails, a tape measure and our assignments. Mine was to hammer floor boards. The builder barked out instructions, demonstrated with a few swings of his hammer and left me to my work which I took on with feverish excitement.
On the foreclosure front this week, the pace of prime borrowers succumbing to foreclosure is accelerating with unemployment being the major driver. The good news,
Economic forecasts are an interesting thing to consider. Exactly 3 weeks ago, I read several forecasts that stated that the market was indeed recovering and
Of course, last Friday was the long anticipated deadline of the home buyer tax credits. While it did cause last minute deals to hurry in
Last week, the tax credit expired. Is that good or is that bad? California has made their decision to state-fund their version of a tax credit in an attempt to continue to drive their housing market – but what about everyone else?
So you’re already using social media to communicate with potential home buyers and sellers. Now what? LinkedIn now provides a new feature which allows people
Teaming up with Pantone to deliver color techniques and stunning home staging Did you know color theory is a true science? I’ve certainly learned a
As expected, the end of the tax credit this week has the industry and consumers abuzz. Last month, the April 30th deadline increased sales of
The White House wants our input on how to overhaul the nation’s $11-Trillion mortgage market. Through the Office of the Federal Register, the administration will be asking the public to provide comments to questions regarding the futures of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the broader U.S. housing-finance system.
What a busy week! Health care reform, believe it or not, was not the only thing happening (although the flurry of articles surrounding it may
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