I keep seeing and hearing about “dirty little secrets” that real estate agents won’t tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secret that FSBO companies don’t tell their customers.
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The "Dirty Little Secret" that FSBO companies won’t tell you!
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:34
- Written by Lane Bailey
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What is going to happen with Interest Rates?
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
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OK, the water is chest deep now. I started wading in here, and I just don’t know when to stop.
So, what do I see happening with interest rates? Overall, I see them going down. But, I think they’ll go up first. Was that vague enough that I can claim victory no matter what?
First, the case for rate rising. In the short term, I see
Are we on the edge of a Calamitous Housing Bubble?
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:29
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Boy, am I going to wade into it this time…
I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story. Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble. “… from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline
Mercedes Doesn’t Discount…
- Sunday, 22 July 2007 12:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
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The world has changed. The question is, “What are we going to do about it?”
Wal-Mart, Target, Harbor Freight Tools, and scores of other discounters are thriving. But, is that the model that we should pursue? Is that what our customers really want? Are we headed for extinction? With all of the various avenues for information available from valuation websites to transaction advice, are buyers and sellers going to cut us out of the picture? Should they?
June 2007 Market Report for Gwinnett County
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 21:50
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Here is a look at the residential real estate market for Gwinnett County for the last two years as well as looking at overall trends that will affect investors and “move-up” buyers in the next few months.
Looking at the numbers up through June of 2007, there are a couple of trends that seem to be materializing. New listings are up year to date (YTD) about 15% over last year. May and June are up 11% and 9% respectively over the same period last year. The trend seems to be