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Uncategorized Insurance Anyone? Insurance Anyone?   I am often asked about the different types of insurances that surround real estate. And while I am no expert on the topic, I do feel qualified to give an overview and some insight to assist you in asking intelligent questions to true insurance professionals. So, here it goes: Homeowner’s Insurance covers the replacement […]
Uncategorized Day 17 – I’m stronger than I thought… I’m definitely stronger than I thought… I really never thought the Hunger Strike (ok, ok, restaurant strike) would last this long and I think in the back of my mind I truly thought that I’d cheat if needed. In a little over 2 weeks I haven’t eaten out once. My original intent was just no […]
Uncategorized Is it Really Time to Buy a Home? See what everyone else says… Posted: 02 Nov 2011 04:00 AM PDT   On Monday, we gave you the links to four different articles that came to the same conclusion: it’s time to buy a home. Today, we want to take a closer look at one of the sources, the JP Morgan’s Market Insights report. Right from the beginning, the paper identifies the greatest […]
Uncategorized It’s Simple: Now Is the Time to Buy a Home It’s Simple: Now Is the Time to Buy a Home   “The millionaire says to a thousand people, ‘I read this book and it started me on the road to wealth.’  Guess how many go out and get the book? Very few. Isn’t that incredible? Why wouldn’t everyone get the book? A mystery of life.” […]
Uncategorized Hunger Strike Day 10 – Now I’m getting creative… After 10 days of not eating out I’m getting a little tired of PB&J and Mac & cheese. It’s not that I can’t cook, I kinda like to cook. But with Cory and I’s schedules its hard to plan meals. There’s also the fact that I married a pure meat & potatoes type of guy, […]
Uncategorized I was positive the hunger strike was over and then… I was positive the hunger strike was going to be over last Friday and then the whole plan fell apart, and its all because of a foreclosure property. Let’s go back a couple of weeks… Nice young couple in search of their first home, expecting their first child, want to move closer to family and […]
Uncategorized House Prices: Where Will They Be Next Spring?   Disclaimer: This blog covers the national housing market as a whole. Please check with a local real estate professional to discover how the following information will impact your region. – The KCM Crew Many sellers want to wait until the spring before putting their home on the market. This might be for any of several […]
Uncategorized I’m Going on a Hunger Strike… Yep, its official… I’m going on a hunger strike. Ok, that might be a slight exaggeration. I’m not completely going on a hunger strike, that would be a little dramatic. I’m actually pledging to not eat lunch out until I sell a house. You see, I’ve had a little bit of a dry spell and I […]
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Uncategorized Me vs. The Market I’ve decided to launch a battle… Me vs. The Market! It all started when I had successfully cleaned out our Tivo. I was searching our 500+ cable channels for something interesting to watch and settled on the Travel Channel. Have you see the show Man vs. Food? I was completely entranced. Each week Adam Richman travels across […]
Uncategorized Time to Put My Head Down & Sprint to the Finish (the end of the year!) You may have read that I was in a “funk” on Thursday, well I’m much better now, thank you very much. I took a couple days to be crabby & feel blah and today I’m determined to change my attitude, my circumstances and my vision. Its a new day and its actually a beautiful day […]
Uncategorized Tips to Present a Stronger Mortgage Application   As underwriting guidelines for lenders become more stringent, we need to re-examine what a good mortgage application looks like. As home buyers begin their search for a home, there are a few items they should be aware of that they can do to help get their loans approved (with the best possible terms), and, […]
Uncategorized I’m in a “funk” What a weird day… I can only refer to my mood as I’m in a “funk”. It all started after watching the Stanford commencement speech by Steve Jobs. I’m now obsessed with the death of Steve Jobs. And yes I do realize this is a man I never met, never even wanted to meet and […]
Uncategorized A Window of Opportunity for House Sellers A Window of Opportunity for House Sellers by The KCM Crew on June 21, 2011 · 0 comments in For Sellers,Pricing There has been much confusion as to where housing prices are headed. We have actually blogged on the issue recently. Today, we want to give our opinion on this subject for the short term. […]
Uncategorized 3 Tips for the First-Time Home Seller 3 Tips for the First-Time Home Seller By Dana Dratch  Print Article RISMedia, June 14, 2011—Today’s buyer-take-all bonanza is a boon for fence-sitters and buyers with great credit and deep pockets. But sellers are steeling themselves to new realities that include paying (rather than making) money at the closing table, providing extras to sweeten the […]
Uncategorized Real Estate Pricing Tips for Sellers Real estate pricing tips for sellers Good news and bad news about common strategy By David Fletcher Inman News™ This column is addressed to every home seller in America. Your obvious goal is to get the highest possible price for your home. I’d like to share a little-known process about how you can get more […]
Uncategorized Financial News Icons Say Now is the Time to BUY!! Financial News Icons Say Now Is the Time to BUY! by The KCM Crew on June 7, 2011 · We received some tough news on housing last week. Prices are still softening. There was a lot of negativity surrounding these reports. The news caused more consumers to be concerned. However, the real question is what […]
Uncategorized Almost 14,000 Houses Sold Yesterday! Almost 14,000 Houses Sold Yesterday by The KCM Crew One of the biggest misconceptions in today’s housing market is that homes are not selling. That is simply not true. Last month’s Existing Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed that homes were selling at an “annual rate of 5.10 million”. That’s an […]
Uncategorized Even the Naysayers Are Saying to Buy Now! Even the Naysayers Are Saying To Buy Now! by The KCM Crew on May 17, 2011 · 6 comments in For Buyers,Pricing inShare Business School professors Eli Beracha of East Carolina University and Ken H. Johnson of Florida International University have done extensive research on which makes more sense financially: to rent or own a […]