Seller Considerations – Stock Market Drops 200 Points    For the past couple of months there has been lots of encouraging news that has led many sellers to throw caution to the wind by believing that the worst is finally behind us. This may be true, or not! There are still a number of potentially […]

Seller Considerations – The Analysis of Lis Pendens Home buyers thinking about delaying a sale may want to reconsider.  A great deal of publicity has been given to the foreclosure issue and the impact that bank owned sales have had on real estate prices. But no one seems to know for sure if the worst […]

Seller Considerations – The 5% Appreciation Factor  It looks like there may finally be light at the end of the tunnel. Many of the leading economists are predicting that prices in most parts of the country will stabilize this year. Consider the following projections: – Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics– “Despite the recent […]

Seller Considerations – Another Great Greek Tragedy One of the most potentially explosive issues facing the economic recovery during 2012, will be the success of economic recovery in Europe. That success depends heavily on what happens with Greece and its economy. It’s becoming more and more likely that Greece will default on its debt and […]

Seller Considerations – Shady Foreclosure Settlement’s Impact on Housing Prices On Thursday, state and federal prosecutors reached an agreement to settle allegations of shady foreclosure practices against Citicorp, Bank of   America, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, and JPMorgan Chase. The $25 Billion settlement represents a drop in the bucket of just $2,000 for each homeowner who lost […]

Seller Considerations – Sell During the Lull in Foreclosures The strategy that has been used by many homeowner’s thinking about waiting to sell their homes until the market improves hasn’t worked for the last 5 years and probably won’t work now.  Many homeowners considering selling their homes have found recent economic improvements and increasing sales […]

     Seller Considerations – Cost of Waiting to sell      Many Sellers believe that the risks associated with waiting to sell are minimal. They rationalize that holding onto the property until prices recover, will cost them no more than a few monthly payments and some other nominal carrying costs. When all financial factors are considered […]