by Madhusmita Bora | Aug 29, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Home Prices Increase at Slower Pace In June, U.S. home prices rose at a slower pace, perhaps signaling a future price trend. According to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index report released this week, home prices increased 8.1 percent...
by Shannon O'Brien | Aug 27, 2014 | Training & Education
Ask any aspiring thespian about the “movement classes” their acting coaches and schools suggest they take. You’ll get a universal groan – much like the one real estate agents emit when they describe what they were taught in real estate school as “useless.” Then, ask...
by Jason Van Steenwyk | Aug 20, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
The good news is that media sources are calling real estate a “prudent investment.” The bad news is that media sources are calling real estate a “prudent investment.” That’s one of the weird things about the financial media: By the time they sit up and notice...
by Jason Van Steenwyk | Aug 18, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Agents! Brokers! Have you been working with someone who wants to buy a home, but has some credit issues? Anyone who was a borderline case and got denied for the credit terms they needed to make the deal work? Have any clients who backed out of buying when they saw...
by Madhusmita Bora | Aug 15, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Report Finds Local Mortgage Rates Vary Greatly Tell your clients, a stellar credit record isn’t the only factor determining what rate you get on your mortgage. Where in the United States you buy the house can also have a dramatic affect on how much you pay on interest...