Yes, you might be better off buying now than when the tax credit was in effect. The reasons are very simple. A historic drop in interest rates and less competition if you are buying residential property under $400,000.

No doubt about it, it’s been a good summer. It can’t even come close to comparing to last summer when I wondered if we would ever sell a home again.

We usually think of a reverse mortgage as a way to help people over 62 use the equity in their homes to upgrade their quality of life. But what if they want to buy a new home?

A few weeks ago Dan Polimino told people that the relationship between buyer and seller had never been worse. Now comes along some buyers from Virginia, and he has to eat those words.

Love at first sight only happens in the movies, right? Some believe it while some don’t when it comes to finding a mate, but what about when it comes to finding a home?

These may seem like common sense to the seasoned real estate buyer, but you can’t believe how many people make these same five common mistakes year in and year out in buying real estate.

More and more realtors, as well as consumers, are using social networking these days as a way to market and sell properties. I am sure that by now, you have heard about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, Foursquare, and many others.

No, it’s not the Holidays unless of course you are a Realtor. Ask anyone in the real estate profession and no one is happier to see the signs of Spring than Realtors.

Many more people know me as a marketing guru rather than a real estate agent and most of the emails I get are usually asking for marketing ideas or advice. As you know from time to time, I like to share novel marketing ideas here to help people buy and sell homes.

So you think you want to buy a home. You have a good job and reasonably good credit but you don’t have the 3.5, 5%, or 10% down payment that is required in order to purchase these days. You’ve heard rumors about different down payment assistance programs (DPA) and how you can get in for as little as $100 or $1000.