Part of the reason the real estate market is so challenging today is that the entire market is viewed as “overvalued”. Prices went up fast, interest rates were lower than they had been in 40+ years

In other scenarios, a property investor buys and property and goes through a fix up process and completely blows up their budget by a factor of two or three times their original intent. So, now they may be faced with the situation of being “upside down”.

There’s only one thing that grates on me when it comes to TV Shows that feature house-flipping for profit; they never seem to tell the truth about the profitability picture

“What’s my home worth?” We’ve taken a different approach because what a home is worth not only includes a value estimate, with our reports you can also analyze local market activity and market strength. Value depends on more than just price. You need to understand

If you purchased a home in late 2004 through 2006, it may be time to appeal your taxes. Assessors base the valuation of your property on the current market pricing, or some percentage thereof, or the actual price that you purchased your home for as of a certain date. Values are going down in most parts of the country. If you do not proactively appeal those taxes, they will continue to go up, not down.

A recent survey conducted by the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) revealed important information about the improvements seniors make to improve the livability of their homes. The fact is most people don’t want to leave their homes

During the housing boom, Calhoun said, "The demand from Wall Street (for mortgage-backed securities) was so intense that it encouraged subprime lenders to abandon reasonable qualifying standards, to forget about standard documentation requirements, and to ignore whether borrowers could actually afford the loan

We just got a call from a client who was doing research on a potential purchase of a single family home in Georgia and may have averted a risk. The property had a Market Risk Score of “B”

In light of some recent catastrophic events, reducing your risk and protecting your most important asset, your home, is becoming more and more important. As everyone knows, Southern California has experienced dreadful fires this week. Everyone feels terrible for the displaced people and the tragic loss of life, animals, personal and real property.

Getting top dollar for your home is nearly always on the mind of a seller. However, there are other factors to consider, such as motivation. Why are you selling? Are you moving and have to get to a job for which you were recently hired? Trying to get out of a cold climate? Trying to get out of the heat? Going to retire? Tired of a two-story home and want a single story? Bought a new home and are looking at making double payments