Buyers have the EDGE!

by | Mar 29, 2011 | Matt's Anecdotes, Reports

According to Lawrence Yun, chief economist from the National Association of Realtors, “Home buyers over the past year got a great deal, and buyers for the balance of this year have an edge over sellers. Affordability could reach a generational high in the second...

Lunch and Learn

by | Mar 25, 2011 | Matt's Anecdotes

Barry Owen of Pareto Realty coordinates events between Realtors and Vendors (for lack of a better word although I don’t like it) that he calls “Lunch and Learn”. Today’s L&L was at Koi Japanese Restaurant in Hermitage. First a little about...

Prime time to buy a home

by | Mar 21, 2011 | Matt's Anecdotes

I just read a great eBook called “7 Reasons Why Now is a Great Time to Buy a Home!”. It’s filled with positive, exciting information to help buyers seize the incredible market opportunities available to them right now. Over the next seven weeks,...

The Corrections

by | Mar 12, 2011 | Matt's Anecdotes

A few years ago the market was wild with enthusiasm and multiple offers drove the prices of houses up up and away. We’ve experienced a massive correction–or even an over correction. One brahmin of finance that bet against the market when everyone else was...

The Real Estate Buyer’s Paradox

by | Mar 11, 2011 | Matt's Anecdotes

I saw this today and thought it was apt concerning the current market conditions, interest rates and prices: When they should have been afraid of paying too much, they weren’t: now that they shouldn’t be afraid of paying too much, they are. This is very...