by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 3, 2015 | Home Buying, The Attorney-Broker Advantage, Title Insurance + Escrow
Do you know what to look for in the preliminary title report/commitment? Your agent should, because the report can reveal negative matters that can hurt you. The report shows what matters are on the title of the home, what are excluded from coverage, and what the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 29, 2015 | Home Buying
In an effort designed primarily to better target millennials, Realtor.com® has announced a “live like a local” partnership with home-sharing and vacation-booking site Airbnb.com. The idea is that potential home buyers can experience a specific neighborhood before...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 27, 2015 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Home Buying
What are disaster magnets? They are cities with the greatest chance of having their housing destroyed. When looking for a place to invest in a second home, it makes sense to avoid those areas. Risk Management Solutions has ranked cities on a high to low probably of...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 24, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
16% of all Canadian dollars spent buying homes in the U.S. are invested in Arizona. Only Florida, the traditional destination of eastern Canadians, has more. Across the nation, Canadians spent about 20% less on all U.S. properties year-to-year from April to March...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 22, 2015 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
Facts and figures on the sale prices of homes are often confusing and can even be misleading. One problem is that many of these statistics combine both new and resale prices into one data point. In a marketplace where there is a significant difference between the...
