by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 30, 2015 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
I hope all of the ghosts you encounter this Halloween are friendly! And some of you won’t have to leave home to meet one, as 35% of homeowners say they’ve lived in a haunted house according to REALTOR®.com’s “Haunted House Report”. More than 50% of 1,400...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 18, 2015 | Home Buying
The metro #Phoenix Arizona cities of Gilbert (ranks 4th), Chandler (10th), and Peoria (at 13th) are some of the best medium sized U.S. cities for #firsttime #homebuyers according to the NAR. Arizona as a state ranks 10th best in the nation.
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 1, 2015 | Home Ownership, Preparing a Home for Sale
People are putting money into their homes again now that values are rising. Of course the declining values didn’t stop remodeling, as owners without equity decided to stay put and improve rather than do a short sale. In any event, owners can significantly recoup their...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Sales of homes to foreign buyers have been strong in the south and southwest for years. The National Association of Realtors®’ 2012 Profile of International Home Buying Activity showed that those sales equaled $82.4 billion for the past year ending March 2012,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Is dual agency bad for agents and their brokers, as well as buyers and sellers? In my previous 3 blogs I told you that dual agency occurs when one agent represents both parties (or when two agents of the same brokerage represent the buyer and seller), and how dual...