Archives for September 2014

Fall is a Great Time to Sell Your Home



Fall is officially underway, and these months can be a great time to sell your home. If you are planning a home move, it could be worth considering putting your property on the market around now. This is quite different and from the past when it was more traditional to list your home in spring, […]

Police Search for Missing Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter



Police continue to search for Arkansas real estate agent Beverly Carter, 49, who vanished after showing a home in Scott, Ark., on Thursday.

Real Estate Investing Profits and Loses



When you are running your own real estate investing business, it’s essential that you have well organized and up to date accounting books. It doesn’t matter if you have 1 property or 15 properties. It doesn’t matter if you have rental properties or are flipping houses or both. Each property must have a separate account. […]

New Home Sales Reached Six Year High Last Month



According to a Reuters report, sales of new single-family homes in the US increased substantially in August, reaching the highest level seen in more than six years. This offers good confirmation that the housing recovery is still continuing, and this should hopefully allay some expert’s fears that the market was weakening. According to the Commerce […]

Top Tech Services Every Realtor Must Have: Part 2



Part two of my breakdown of the top ten tech services that realtors can benefit from to run their businesses

CoreLogic: Almost 950K Homes Regain Equity



Nearly 950,000 homes returned to positive equity in the second quarter, now bringing the total number of residential homes with equity nationwide to more than 44 million, according to CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report.

Memphis Grilled



Naturally, Memphis was on the list when the Travel Channel went looking for locations to film “American Grilled”. In a city famous for its many grilling chefs, it doesn’t hurt to have the show label you as a star Master Griller. Those are impressive bragging rights and the $10,000 prize money doesn’t hurt either. The […]

Planning Home Renovations This Fall? Avoid Costly Blunders



Fall is a popular time for home renovations, as many of us want to get our homes ready for the onset of winter. The market for home renovations is worth around $52 billion and an article in aol.com points out it grew by 3.8% between 2009 and 2014. What’s important to remember is that some […]

Freddie Mac: Housing Market Still Bogged Down



The housing market is struggling to maintain momentum as housing prices moderate and mortgage applications fall, Freddie Mac reports in its latest Multi-Indicator Market Index.

Top Tech Services Every Realtor Must Have: Part 1



I am constantly testing and playing with the latest in online, software and hardware, but there is this core group of services that seem to stay on top of my list because they’re simple and easy to use, as well as free or inexpensive.