Mortgages: How to get started in 2014

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Real Estate

I have had several transactions since the (new) lending changes took effect in 2014. Unfortunately the sentiment from almost all of my buyers is frustration with lenders. I’ve spoken with one of our local lenders, Cathy Starrett at Stearns Lending asking what I...

Regional Price Data

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Real Estate

I came across this post from the National Association of Realtors and thought it was very interesting. Our area is experiencing very strong price gains. Earlier this week, we looked at the FHFA and Case-Shiller release focusing on national data trends. Today, we’ll...

Investment: Commercial First?

by | Aug 7, 2013 | Education, Real Estate

I wanted to write about something that has been on my mind for a few months.  As I was speaking with my sister yesterday, I decided it was time.  She has just purchased her first property.  It isn’t a house.  It is a commercial building that she’s buying...

Market Stabilization?

by | Apr 18, 2013 | Real Estate

Last year, I posted about the pending home sales and how it looked like our market was on the way to stabilization. You can read that article here.   While it looks like nationally, pending home sales slipped slightly in February 2013 compared to January 2013, the...