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200 Viewings & No Offers!

Paul Pastore I’m totally swiping (I mean re-posting) this article. Sometimes clients don’t like what we have to say but we still have to say it! Posted by Paul Pastore September 6 – Filed in Sales Stretegies and Tactics – 487 views 200 Viewings & No Offers! Recently, I listed a house that had been on the market with […]
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Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down?

Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down? Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:00 AM PDT Above is a graph of the movement of the 30 year fixed mortgage rate since the beginning of 2012. Some buyers are waiting to see if interest rates will come back down before making a decision about buying a home. […]
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Thinking about buying or selling an acreage?

Are you thinking about buying or selling an acreage in the near or not to distant future? Let me add to the long line of items you should be thinking about… now you need to think about water. Well water vs. rural water. Now I’m not here to get into a debate on which is […]
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The COST of a Home: Last year… this year… next year

The COST of a Home: Last Year, This Year & Next Year Posted: 26 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT The cost of a home is determined mainly by two components: price and mortgage rate. Today, we want to show how the monthly cost of purchasing a median priced home has changed over the last twelve months […]

Uncategorized 200 Viewings & No Offers! Paul Pastore I’m totally swiping (I mean re-posting) this article. Sometimes clients don’t like what we have to say but we still have to say it! Posted by Paul Pastore September 6 – Filed in Sales Stretegies and Tactics – 487 views 200 Viewings & No Offers! Recently, I listed a house that had been on the market with […]

Uncategorized Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down? Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down? Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:00 AM PDT Above is a graph of the movement of the 30 year fixed mortgage rate since the beginning of 2012. Some buyers are waiting to see if interest rates will come back down before making a decision about buying a home. […]

Uncategorized Thinking about buying or selling an acreage? Are you thinking about buying or selling an acreage in the near or not to distant future? Let me add to the long line of items you should be thinking about… now you need to think about water. Well water vs. rural water. Now I’m not here to get into a debate on which is […]

Uncategorized The COST of a Home: Last year… this year… next year The COST of a Home: Last Year, This Year & Next Year Posted: 26 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT The cost of a home is determined mainly by two components: price and mortgage rate. Today, we want to show how the monthly cost of purchasing a median priced home has changed over the last twelve months […]

Uncategorized A Message to Millennials… A Message to Millennials for Our Future Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT Toda, we are honored to have Justin DeCesare, CEO of Middleton & Associates Real Estate in La Jolla, as our guest blogger. Justin has written a manual for new agents that is a must read for the new technology centered Real Estate market. […]

Uncategorized It does the soul good… It does the soul good, well my soul anyway! “It” was a day of doing things I wanted to do… not things I had to do, or needed to do but wanted to do. Now don’t get too excited I didn’t do everything I wanted to do, nor did I do anything too exciting. It […]

Uncategorized The Impact of Rising Interest Rates A Few Comments on the Impact of Rising Interest Rates Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT Here are a few interesting comments on how rising interest rates might impact the real estate market as we move forward. Zillow Dr. Svenja Gudell, Senior Economist “As long as mortgage interest rates don’t rise too far and too fast, most […]

Uncategorized Moving Up? Do it Now!! Moving Up? Do It Now!! Posted: 05 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT New reports are revealing that the number of existing home owners purchasing a house is beginning to increase. Some are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. Another study shows that over 75% of these buyers will, in fact, be in that first […]

Uncategorized 3 Reasons to Buy that House NOW!! 3 Reasons to Buy that House NOW! Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT Here are three great reasons to consider buying a home today instead of waiting. 1.) Prices Will Continue to Rise The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a distinguished panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing market analysts. Their most recent report released […]

Uncategorized 13,918 Houses Sold Yesterday! 13,918 Houses Sold Yesterday! Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT There are many naysayers declaring that the housing market is still challenged. Young adults are burdened with too much student debt. Interest rate increases are killing demand. Homeownership is no longer seen as part of the American Dream. We just want to let these naysayers […]

Uncategorized Buying a Home? Don’t let Fear Get in Your Way! Buying a Home? Don’t Let Fear Get in Your Way Posted: 24 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT Our founder, Steve Harney, occasionally asks to do a personal post on what he sees as important to our industry. Today is one of those days. Enjoy! – The KCM Crew Last week, I was talking to a young […]

Uncategorized Buying a Home? If You Can… Buy Two! Buying a Home? If You Can, Buy Two Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT John Paulson gave the keynote lunchtime address at the CNBC/Institutional Investor conference recently. He believes that housing will continue its strong recovery for the next 4 to 7 years saying: “The housing market has bottomed. It’s not too late to get […]

Uncategorized Selling a House? Don’t Overprice it!! Selling a House? Don’t Overprice It Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT There is no doubt that the housing market is coming back nicely. What, if anything, could slow down the current momentum? We believe it may be sellers’ over exuberance when it comes to pricing. There is little doubt that house prices have […]

Uncategorized Top 10 Places to Move in the U.S. Top 10 Places to Move in the U.S. [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 12 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT Courtesy of: Homeownersinsurance.com

Uncategorized Buying a House: The Cost if You Waited Buying a House: The Cost If You Waited Posted: 08 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT We often talk about the potential cost of waiting to buy a home. Today, we want to look at the actual cost for someone who waited over the last year. We used a 10% increase in house values as prices […]

Uncategorized Mortgage Interest Rates: Where Are They Headed? Mortgage Interest Rates: Where Are They Headed? Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT Today’s $20,000 question is…Where are mortgage rates headed in the near future? Most believe the rapid rise in rates experienced over the last month will not be sustained and that they will level off into a range between 4% and 5%. […]

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