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Recent Blog Entries

• Crazy Things Are Happening in Local Real Estate Markets August 18, 2017
  The real estate market is going CRAZY…well, at least in my local area. After over a year of increased prices and low inventory, multiple offers and crazy shenanigans so that people can get into homes, there are some strange things going on all of a sudden – since the start of August. Here is what […]
• Are Short Sales Still Great “Deals?” August 14, 2017
  Here we go again…short sales seem to be hitting the market once again, due to rates resetting on adjustable interest rate loans. Back in the heyday of the housing market meltdown these types of properties were often times great buys, so long as a buyer had the patience to wait. For those not familiar with […]
• Another Dual Agency Dilemma August 7, 2017
  Many of you know that I have written often of the perils of dual agency. Case in point: I received a phone call today from a woman whose sister is working with an agent to purchase property. The agent also represents the seller. Apparently the buyer and seller executed a contract. The seller, four days […]