Do you have a home lingering on the market? MSN Real Estate recently polled real estate professionals to find some of the most common reasons why some properties won’t sell, besides trying to overcome a poor location. Here are four common reasons listings don’t sell in a timely manner, according to the MSN survey: Unreasonable price: “It’s always price for condition or price for location,” says Kathy Opperman, a broker-owner with Century 21 Alliance in Philadelphia. “That’s one of the […]

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Matt is an outside the box thinker looking to genuinely help clients with their real estate needs. After living in Grinnell for 6 years he and his partner moved to the beautiful lake community of Holiday Lake just north of Brooklyn Iowa where he’s positioned perfectly to service all of Poweshiek county. Let Matt’s knowledge of Grinnell, his life at the lake, and his knowledge of Poweshiek county work for you today. Contact Matt today! Click here to search for […]

Looking to benefit from rising home values, credit card lender Discover Financial Services announced it will begin offering home-equity loans in the second half of this year. Discover says that about 80 percent of its customers are home owners. It plans to offer fixed-rate, closed-end loans valued between $25,000 to $100,000. The home equity loans will first be marketed to existing customers before eventually becoming available to others. In recent months, banks have been reporting increases in home-equity lending due […]

RealtyTrac counted a total of 154,281 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions — last month. The number is up 2 percent from January, but is down a full 25 percent from February 2012. The number of American homes entering the foreclosure pipeline also declined 25 percent from a year earlier, and bank repossessions tumbled 29 percent year-over-year to land at their lowest volume since September 2007. “At a high level the U.S. foreclosure […]

Proudly serving the GLBT community in Rhode Island, I take a counseling approach with my clients. I provide helpful information, detailing the home search/selling process. This allows you to make better decisions and eliminates those unexpected surprises that can break a deal. I listen to my client’s needs and am available when needed. There will be no delay in your getting a return phone call. My clients love working with me! Searching for a home as someone new to an […]

Purchasing or selling a home is often the largest financial transaction you will make. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, you need the very best in professional representation. Listening to your needs and desires, providing you with regular updates and being available when you need assistance are just a few of the benefits of working with a professional full-time Realtor. Repeat clients and regular referrals are testament to the high level of service I provide. I look forward […]

A Tampa, Fla., real estate professional has been dismissed from a complaint filed by a fair housing tester in November 2012, says National Association of REALTORS® General Counsel Laurie Janik. His case generated attention online and off this week after he posted an account of the resulting legal and financial complications on real estate social media site ActiveRain. “What started out as blog post that I thought would get maybe 20 replies ended up blowing up and going viral,” says […]

The inventory of homes for sale has reached its lowest level since 1999, which is helping home prices to rise in many markets, says Lawrence Yun, the National Association of REALTORS®’ chief economist. “Buyer traffic is continuing to pick up, while seller traffic is holding steady,” Yun says. “In fact, buyer traffic is 40 percent above a year ago, so there is plenty of demand but insufficient inventory to improve sales more strongly. We’ve transitioned into a seller’s market in […]

Home owners who once lost their home to foreclosure have returned to the market, eager to buy once again. These “boomerang buyers” could make up a large number of the future housing market, considering their numbers. Since the housing crash, 4.8 million borrowers have lost their home to foreclosure and 2.2 million did a short sale, according to RealtyTrac data. As these borrowers get their finances in shape, repair their credit scores, and save up for a down payment, they’ll […]