REALTOR® Ryan Fay recently joined Prudential Howe & Doherty. He will focus on residential real estate sales in the Andovers and the Merrimack Valley.
Fall an Attractive Time to Buy, Survey Finds
October 1, 2012 by
While it’s been a commonly held belief that spring and summer are big months for real estate activity, fall is also a popular time as buyers have a back-to-school mentality, want to be in their new house in time for the holidays, and are tax-minded in trying to buy by the end of the year, according to a new survey by ERA Real Estate.
Are We Facing The End Of The Fix And Flip Market?
August 24, 2012 by
Investors across the country are finding their fix and flip investment strategies harder to implement. The distressed properties are still out there. The problem is the influx of buy and hold investors who are willing to pay higher prices for these distressed properties. These new investors to the party are cutting in to the profit [...]
Would Honesty, Education and Accountability Have Lessened Our Real Estate Market Woes?
August 9, 2012 by
Whether or not you believe that housing has hit bottom, there are some things to be learned from the recent fiasco that was the housing market. Greed is an ugly business, a vice to be eradicated, especially in the markets.
Is ‘Now’ Really a Great Time to Buy Real Estate?
July 27, 2012 by
Make no bones about it, the world economy right now has been beaten and battered. All you have to do is turn on the news for 2-3 minutes and you’ll almost certainly hear a story about a country defaulting, banks going out of business, bailouts being handed out, and the real estate market being the ugliest it’s been in many, many years…
Market Watch – Richmond, VA
June 8, 2012 by
Richmond Virginia, otherwise known as The River City, is a beautiful city, rich in tradition and rich in historical significance. Patrick Henry’s famous “give me liberty or give me death” speech was given at St. John’s Church, and during the Civil War it served as the capital for the Confederate States of America.
Three Insider Strategies for Short Sale Approvals
May 12, 2012 by
If short sales are on your shortlist of ways to make money in 2012’s real estate market, it’s crucial that you be able to get your offers approved in the shortest possible period of time. Bob Hertzog, owner of Summit Home Consultants in Phoenix, AZ, closes about 90% of his short sale offers, and he offers some great advice for experienced real estate agents.
Growing Worries over Sub-Prime Mortgages in Canada
April 18, 2012 by
The large Canadian banks have always lent responsibly, and even now are tightening lending conditions, but this doesn’t appear to be the case with Canada’s growing sub-prime mortgage industry.
PropertyAuction.com Releases Survey Results of Annual Real Estate Auction Industry
March 26, 2012 by
PropertyAuction.com, a niche marketing website dedicated exclusively to real estate auctions, has just announced results of its survey on the Real Estate Auction trends for 2011, and expectations for this year.
American Enterprise Institute – Why The Next Housing Crisis Is Already Underway
March 22, 2012 by
Like a cancerous tumor that just won’t go away, another housing crisis is growing ever larger. It’s a debt tumor, fed by the blood that flows in the form of government insured mortgages which are in essence nothing more than taxpayer backed guarantees for Fannie, Freddie, USDA, and FHA, to name a few.
