Positive Real Estate Professionals

Yesterday seemed to be one of those days that America really needed to happen. All around the financial markets there were indicators that showed that consumer confidence was up again. The stock market took a solid jump while Lowe’s announced a higher than expected earnings report. What is amazing is Lowe’s earnings are down from the last quarter. In addition, the housing market is now taking an upswing of their own. If you have not had a chance to read What a difference a year makes then I recommend that you do so now. Read More

Over my 20 plus years of being a part of the work force I have learned many things. Typically, I share that acquired knowledge with the people around me. In doing this, it also allows me to acquire knowledge that they have gained as well. It is from this sharing of knowledge coupled with the years of experience that I write this new article. It is this new article that prompts me to ask “Does your blog get you the exposure that you need?” Read More

One of the most important things that people have to keep in mind today is that we need to keep moving forward in today’s housing market. This is the only way that we are going to truly come out of this housing crisis. For the people that announce that there is no crisis in this country, they are wrong. However, with that said, not every area or market in the United States is effected the same way. Therefore, they might not have a crisis in their area or housing market. These pockets are great in respect to leading the rest of the country to get out of the current funk. Read More

Over the last 18 months, I have talked to many people that thought that they understood the housing market. The problem was, they had outdated information and was not keeping up with the changing times. So, what can you do to make you that you are understanding the housing market today? Well, lets take a look at that very topic. Read More

I read numerous economic and real estate related articles from the blogosphere everyday. I try to get a sampling of various articles so that I do not simply get homogeneous articles that are parrots of one another. I believe the best way to get information is from diverse sources. Networks such as Positive Real Estate Professionals provide many different viewpoints from real estate industry professionals. Read More

I was speaking to a customer just the other day and she said something to me that made me think. In the course of our conversation, she told me that Real Estate was the same basically. She indicated that it did not matter if you were in Corryton, Tennessee or Dunwoody, Georgia or Springfield, Oregon or in Italy, it was all the same. Well, actually she is wrong. Each and every market is different. What might be going on in Kirkland, Washington does not effect Aiken, South Carolina any more than it does Valparaiso, Indiana. The point is, each and every city has their own markets. And for most cities, they have multiple markets. Read More

When it comes to the world of Real Estate, you have 2 sets of people; the buyers and the sellers. In today’s market, too many people turn their attention just to the buyers and forget about the sellers. Fortunately for us, we have Realtors that understand the need to address the sellers issues just as well as the buyers issues. In the article below, Lori Palermo of Fairway Realty does a great job of speaking to the important point of making a great first impression for sellers. Read More

Too many times I hear people stating that it is not a good time to buy. Well, frankly, tell me when a good time to buy is? Should we wait till home values start to rise again? Should we wait till mortgage rates go back up? Will that in itself be a great time to buy? I guess it would be if you do not mind paying more for the same house. Or even worse, lose the house of your dreams to another prospective buyer because they were willing to act. Read More

Most of you know the co-owner of PREP, Rich Dansereau. Rich has been in the Real Estate industry for almost 8 years now. His knowledge of the financial sector expands beyond the housing market and his insight is deep. I am honored to bring an article that he recently wrote on Rich Talks Real Estate.  If you have not read the latest reports from NAR, then you need to read this article from Rich. Read More

For those of you that are not familiar with NAR, it is the National Association of Realtors. If you have been following PREP lately, you have seen several video ads that NAR has published and are running on Television. The reason for this campaign is simple. Like PREP, NAR is not going to sit back and wait for the housing market to come out of this funk on its own. NAR has decided to sink $40 million into an ad campaign that is designed to convince Americans that it is a good time to buy or sell and a great time to be a Realtor. Well, that also bleeds over into every other facet of the industry. If you want to read the rest of the article about NAR and the campaign, simply click HERE. Read More