All Entries in the "Real Estate" Category
Mortgage rates will stay between 5 percent and 5.25 percent for the rest of the year?
A guest post from Jennifer Ward from Sibcy Cline Realtors Projections about where credit rates will go in the next year vary widely, but most mortgage analysts think the effect of the Federal Reserve’s move away from the market won’t be dramatic. FTN Financial Capital Markets predict that mortgage rates will stay between 5 percent [...]
Zillow a great tool for buying and selling a home
Whether you’re a buyer, seller, owner, or real estate professional Zillow.com is a great resource for real estate. I tried this site out and can’t believe all the valuable information it contains. Try the Zestimate widget below and see what your house is worth. Get free, instant home valuations Address (optional) City, State OR ZIP
West Michigan Realtors Should try New Strategies
I watched a show this weekend call Date My House and wondered why more realtor’s don’t try strategies like this. The idea behind the show is that they take a property and have an open house. During the open house they talk to the prospective buyers and find the person or couple they think is [...]
Extreme Home for sale
Even the reality TV people are giving up their homes. This is an excerpt from an article about an Extreme Home Makeover winner and how he is in need of selling his home. Read below and click on the link for the entire article. “Hebert would not trade the Extreme Home Makeover experience for anything. [...]
10 Fastest-Growing Real Estate Markets
I will take any good news these days about the West Michigan Market. Here is an article where Grand Rapids is in the top 10 for a good thing.
West Michigan discount broker can help sell your home
I was speaking with Ron Krommendyk late last week and he mentioned that he is an agent for JT Henderson. I checked out their website and this looks to be a real good deal. If you are thinking about selling your home, give Ron a call at (616) 291-2021
Are you having trouble selling your home?
There are still plenty of homes sitting out there on the market. I ran across this survey Jeld-Wen did with realtors and think you may find it interesting.
West Michigan vacation home
The Beach House is situated across the street from Lake Macatawa in Holland, MI. With eight, cottage-style town homes to choose from, a private pool, housekeeping and concierge service, your vacation home dream can come true at The Beach House.
$100 Home Raffle
Here is a link to a CNN video I saw today. This is a great idea and could possibly catch on across the country. I’m not sure what legal issues could arise, but unloading your home through a raffle seems pretty cool.
These guys knew how to sell houses
The Sears archives has some more great information about these homes which were sold through mail order from 1908 to 1940. They estimate 70k-75k of these homes were sold and included 447 different home styles. Do you live in a Sears home?
Existing-Home Sales Improve?
Will the housing market recover in 2008? The National Association of Realtors said Monday that existing-home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5 million units, above the upwardly revised pace of 4.98 million units in October. The results were in line with economists’ expectations. Click Here to read complete story.
Sell your own house fast with an auction
We are in a market where houses are sitting for months without selling. Here is a link worth reading to try and sell your house.
Use Staging to Sell a Home
A customer of mine told me how a house they were selling received no legitimate offers until they staged the home. The fact was that the buyers just couldn’t see how to properly use the space. Here is an article from another blog that I found interesting.
Top 100 Real Estate Blogs
Here is a good source (Top 100 Real Estate Blogs) of some very interesting blogs that cover a wide spectrum of real estate topics. Some of the topics covered by the list include: appraisals, entertainment, green ideas, homebuyers, home improvement, doom and boom, investing, marketing, mortgage brokers, news, niche markets, technology and title industry. If [...]
