This market chart presents 2011′s successes in the world of real estate: the thirty brokers who employ the largest number of agents.
This article explains the effect of negative equity on homeowner mobility, identifies the factor which influence migration and advises how brokers and agents can counsel homeowners considering relocating under the conditions of this Lesser Depression.
This article lists the top nine reasons why housing will not lead the U.S. economy into recovery and critiques the misconception that housing is an economic driver capable of rescuing a failing economy.
This article warns of the impending era of due-on-sale enforcement that will befall the real estate market in the approaching age of rising interest rates.
This article discusses the need for a written employment agreement to assure payment of any fee anticipated for finding a match and negotiating a real estate related transaction, and reviews the fee assurance offered by provisions in various types of listing and purchase agreements.
This article discusses popular misconceptions about the causes of the 2008 economic crisis, and how ungrounded efficiency-theory economists and very senior policy makers failed to recognize the clear warning signs emanating from Wall Street’s mortgage banking industry.
This article discusses the complicated process of taking title to a home with a mortgage, and suggests homeowners create a revocable living trust to ensure the beneficiary of their estate is not subject to a mortgage’s due-on clause.
This article argues that the diminished housing wealth of the Baby Boomer generation will not forestall their retirement-induced migration, and clarifies the nuances in the debate over Baby Boomer behavior in today’s real estate marketplace.
Part II of this article series describes the government actions that will be necessary to promote growth in the construction industry, and makes predictions about future builder and homebuyer behavior.
Part II of this article series on statutes of limitations (SOLs) pertaining to real estate brokers and agents explains the SOLs for claims of negligent misrepresentation under a fiduciary duty and intentional misrepresentation under both a general and fiduciary duty.
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