All Posts Tagged With: "real estate"
The Case For Flexible Real Estate Commissions
Isn’t it time to change real estate agreements — to make them better for buyers, sellers and brokers? Syndicated columnist Peter G. Miller explains.
17Feb2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Are You Keeping Up With Work & Wages?
If you’ve been getting more money each year and maybe a bonus here and there you might think you’re doing pretty well. After all, part of the American dream is to get better at what you do and therefore earn more money as a result. Unfortunately, you’re likely to notice that even with a bigger [...]
2Jan2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
National Real Estate & Mortgage Associations
Below is a quick and handy list of the most important real estate and mortgage associations in the U.S. American Arbitration Association Appraisal Institute Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CCIM) Community Associations Institute (CAI) Council of Residential Specialists Counselors of Real [...]
30Dec2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
What Will Lenders Do If I Lose My Job?
Question: I’ve been laid off and must now go on unemployment. The prospects for a job with equal pay do not look good and I have more bills than a flock of mallards. What do I do about my mortgage? Answer: Plainly you’re in for a rough time, financially. You must pay your mortgage. Alternatively, [...]
21Oct2008 | Peter G. Miller | 1 comment | Continued
Is Now The Time To Buy A Duplex?
Question: I\’m ready to purchase a 2-unit property. I\’m trying to buy and rent, hopefully with enough income to break even on the mortgage, taxes, insurance and upkeep if I can. Houses in the $400K range aren\’t that available, and given mortgage rates and perhaps $95,000 down I am lucky if rents at $2,200-$2,400 per [...]
19Oct2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Can You Profit From The Real Estate Meltdown?
Hardly a week goes by without the announcement that some major bank has just succeeded in raising billions of dollars in new capital from hedge funds or overseas investors. Given the huge sums being invested in U.S. banks you have to wonder what they’re doing with such new dollars. One good use might be to [...]
20Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
10 Ways To Buy Homes In A Down Market
At first it may seem like a no brainer, low-hanging fruit and child’s play, but purchasing in a down market is not as easy as it may seem. The problem is not a shortage of homes or a lack of sellers willing to bargain, rather it’s that buying in such a market can be risky. [...]
20Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Up or Down — How To Measure Your Local Real Estate Market
The past year has seen a slowdown in real estate markets across the country — and an outright slump in many. But such terms as “slowdown” and “slump” are relative and should be used with care — as should “boom” and “hot”. Given the localized nature of real estate, it pays to ask if there [...]
20Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Refinance Today! Act Now! (But Watch Your Wallet)
I’m always pleased when people want to help me, when they want me to get ahead. Surely such motivations describe the many folks who write with ideas that will allow me to make smaller mortgage payments and thereby save money, cut costs and better my life. Because such suggestions are made with only my best [...]
20Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Marathon Home Sellers Race Reality
A new species of real estate owner has begun to emerge: the marathon home seller. Maybe you have them in your community, owners who believe in real estate exceptionalism, the idea that their homes are growing in value while real estate prices all around are stalled or falling. These owners truly believe that somehow their [...]
19Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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