I checked out some of the tools available for consumers to search for and list homes for sale, and must say that some of them are interesting. Sites like oodle, propsmart, and trulia all provide interesting interfaces to look for properties, and in many cases post ads for properties for free. Of course, its impossible to mention online classifieds without saying something about craigslist.org, which allows you to post for and search homes for sale for free. Read the rest of this entry »
A New York Times article that features buyers who were burned by buying property on the internet was particularily interesting to me. Some important lessons to be learned from the article that are appropriate for all buyers are: Read the rest of this entry »
Depending on who you ask, the real estate market is running at a pace not seen in two years, while new home construction is plunging, but home and apartment construction is at a record level. Its all how you look at the numbers.
The first story, titled “Home Sales Post Biggest Jump In Two Years”, it refers only to existing home sales, not new home sales. February was relatively mild, so the increase in sales activity might be partly due to the uptick that normally occurs in a Spring market. Read the rest of this entry »
