Inman News has released its list of the “Top 25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers” for 2008. Curiously, the report is only available for download by Inman Premium members (FAIL) or for purchase (DOUBLE FAIL). I’ve had a lot of people ask me to post the report, but as it is clearly marked as copyrighted material and not to be distributed, I can’t do that. But since … [Read more...]
Median Home Prices Mapped
by on October 31, 2008
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just published a nifty Google Map of real estate median home prices for major metro areas across the country.On the map below you can click on a house icon to get the median home value for that metro area (you’ll likely need to zoom in and pan about — the United States is a big place). Also available are PDF and Excel files of all median home … [Read more...]
Going FSBO? Here’s One Way to Waste Your Time and Effort
by on October 30, 2008
First, let me begin this with saying I am not “anti-FSBO” (For Sale By Owner) or anti-limited service brokerage. Yeah, I’m a real estate broker and of course I’d prefer you enlist me to help you sell your home. But if you really know what you are doing, and you have the time, and you want to sell your home yourself, go for it. Knock yourself out. There is clearly … [Read more...]
Phoenix Real Estate in the News
by on October 28, 2008
Lots of mentions of Phoenix real estate in the mainstream media today. . .In a story no one in their right mind wants to hear, the Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Home Price Index for August came out today. Phoenix is at the top of the list for home price declines — prices in the Phoenix metro area dropped 30.7 percent year-over-year (from August 2007 to August 2008). 20 metro areas are … [Read more...]
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