Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

This week officially kicks off the beginning of real estate season or, as I like to say, the Real Estate New Year. The 2.9 percent increase over December on new “For Sale” homes in January certainly will help the market get off to a great start. I wish everyone a Happy Real Estate New Year [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

We had a mixed bag of news this week. Do you want the good news or bad news first? A storm cloud hung over the many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages who are paying as much as 25 percent more than homeowners with similar loans. Additionally, new research suggests that a large group of distressed homeowners [...]

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Part 2 – “As the Early Signs of Recovery Emerge, Don’t Pop-the-Cork Just Yet!”

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

Selling through the current economic “Yin-yang”
(The coherent fabric of nature and mind, exhibited in all existence)

The Yang

It is interesting how there always seem to be two sides to every economic rebound. One recent effect of increased real estate market activity is a gradual increase in long-term mortgage interest rates. After bottoming out this past March in the vicinity of 4.5% for a 30-year fixed loan, the current and still historically low rate of 5.5% seems inflated to increasingly price-sensitive consumers. As a result, homes sales and refinancing are being impacted, albeit only slightly.

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What Keeps You Up at Night?

Posted on 09. Sep, 2008 by Nicolai Kolding.

Photo by JOE M500/Flickr.com
Posted by Nicolai Kolding
I’m an insomniac.  That hardly makes me unique around here – it’s a bit of a running joke in our halls as we see each other in the morning:  “So, how many times did you wake up last night?!”  On many nights there are just too many ideas spinning [...]

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Fannie and Freddie – The Shoes Keep Dropping…

Posted on 08. Sep, 2008 by Sherry Chris.

Posted by Sherry Chris
In a meeting this morning, Alex Perriello eloquently stated, “I feel like I am in Imelda Marcos’ closet – the shoes just keep dropping.” What he was referring to of course was the breaking news yesterday morning that the federal government had taken over control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the [...]

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