Solar power is a great idea, but do you buy or lease the system? If you purchase your solar panels, then when you go to sell the house, it should provide some extra value to the buyer. Exactly how much is tough to estimate, but it wouldn't be more than 50 cents on...
The latimes.com gave free publicity to a couple of real estate start-ups here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ditch-the-real-estate-agent-20161001-snap-story.html Let's examine piece by piece: Real estate agents used to be privy to a lot of information that...
OK, OK, Jim, it does sound like a good time to us to sell and move. But where would we go???? Check out my lists of ideas here (also found in right-hand column): https://www.bubbleinfo.com/general-information/where-to-move/ P.S. Never put a bandstand on the infield!...
When you’ve decided to sell your home, the last thing you want to do is spend money to spruce the place up. After all, whoever buys it is going to replace those outdated kitchen cabinets and grungy bathroom tiles anyway, right? “We’re often asked why any money should...
Worried we might run out of buyers? Plenty are waiting in the wings - and working with their parents to achieve! Current renters value homeownership and want to buy a home but many are encountering affordability and financial obstacles that prevent them from buying,...
This has my vote for the worst real estate article of the year: http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2016/06/new-study-abolishing-the-mortgage-interest-deduction-would-lower-house-prices-by-nearly-20-percent/ Three Belgian economists have shown the world that they...
Long-time reader (and client!) Just-some-guy asked about some where-and-why on my clientele to give folks a feel for who is doing what. Sellers Reason for Selling Number Comments Excess Property 7 Six of those 7 got big tax benefit Downsized 5 3 in SD, 2 out-of-state....
It is rare in today's market that you will find a truly motivated seller that will give it away (discount more than 10%). Of the NSDCC sales closed over $1,000,000 in the last 30 days, the average sales price has been within 5% of the average list price. Does it hurt...
When it comes to getting the best price for your house, there might be no higher-profile experts than Drew and Jonathan Scott, the personable hosts of several HGTV series including the long-running “Property Brothers.” The 38-year-old twins started their real-estate...
Our listing on Cherokee closed yesterday. It was the 2,527sf three-story house that backed to the I-15 freeway - the one where we had 200+ people attend the open house. The final tally at the Zillow page was 3,745 views, and 77 people had saved it as a favorite...
