Homebuying ‘reality check’
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Ilyce Glink
Inman News
Separate your ‘wants’ from ‘needs’ to find right house
What makes a house worth buying? It goes back to the basics — your wants and needs. Read the rest of this entry »
Real Estate
Top home-buying mistakes
Friday, March 13th, 2009Many overlook contingencies, affordability, closing
Dian Hymer
Inman News
Low interest rates and home prices have convinced some homebuyers that now is a good time to buy. If you’re a first-time buyer or haven’t bought in awhile, take heed of mistakes you’ll want to avoid. Read the rest of this entry »
February Real Estate Sales
Thursday, March 12th, 2009FEBRUARY CONDO SALES DATA for Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Alabama
Remodels holding more value than home prices
Monday, January 26th, 2009Right renovations pay off in slow market
Dian Hymer
Inman News
Remodeling Magazine’s 2008-2009 Cost vs. Value Report, produced each year in conjunction with Realtor Magazine, contains good news about the value of remodeling projects.
The recent Cost vs. Value Report showed that renovations on a nationwide basis held their value better than home prices did in 2008. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), home prices declined 7 percent in 2008, while the value of homeowners’ investments in remodeling dropped only 2.8 percent in 2008.
Home financing to get ‘creative’ in ‘09
Friday, January 9th, 2009by Tom Kelly
Inman News
Searching for a home can be draining in “normal” times. When inventory is high and home mortgages are more difficult to obtain, the process of finding a property and securing financing can be downright exhausting.
“Creating financing” is one of the items that is “in” for 2009, according to an annual survey conducted by Mark Nash, a Coldwell Banker broker and real estate author who uses a network of 839 Realtors in all 50 states and eight Canadian provinces to acquire consumer responses to a variety of housing questions.