Due to the lack of inventory over the past 18 - 24 months we are seeing more and more bidding wars.  This is especially true if a home is in good condition and priced right.  It is our responsibility to educate Buyer's and Seller's alike so they will [...]

Ask buyers what they want in new homes and you will get a laundry list of items.  This article in the Washington Post is based on a survey of homeowners planning to buy again in the next 10 years.  This is what they were looking for in a newly [...]

One of the most important services we do as Realtors is to set real expectations for our Buyer's.  Unfortunately the process isn't as simple as  finding the home of your dreams.  We actually have had homeowners who equated the process with "Hell on Earth".  Apparently they were not alone.  I ran [...]

I have had several clients that have gone through the process of Divorce.  They purchased their home before they got married.  Then things didn't work out.   They ended up in court battles over the distribution of funds from the sale of that property.  In one case it took my [...]

Like many of you, I wonder where we are headed.  Housing inventory is tight.  No one is sure what the economy will hold.  Building materials are up in cost for builders.  Now there is the possibility of a trade war.  How will that play on the economy?   It sure would [...]