We have written many columns about home inspections and the high hurdle they present in getting a home sale to settlement. Sometimes buyers are unwilling to tolerate even the smallest flaws in a property’s condition, a home inspector might inflate ...
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Read More »With computers and other giant leaps forward in technology, our ability to measure things has grown exponentially. Atomic clocks keep track of time down to the last millisecond. Want to know how far away the moon is from your backyard, ...
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Read More »There are many factors that go into selling real estate, but one of the most important is an honest, objective determination of what a property is really worth. Without an accurate understanding of what that number is, it’s not possible ...
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Read More »Every once and a while, there isn’t one singular topic we think is important, but rather there are a variety of issues that you need to know about with respect to buying and selling homes. This is one of those ...
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Read More »When it gets to be around the holiday time, we like to take a break from the numbers, charts and deep dive we usually take on the Realities of Real Estate, and look to the softer side of buying and ...
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Read More »Earlier this month we took a trip to Aruba. Although it’s been quite a while since our last trip to the islands, in that the luxury of such trips tend to follow the ups and downs of the real estate ...
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Read More »Our guess would be that 99 out of 100 people don’t have any idea what the Fed funds rate is, even though it’s something that directly affects the economic well-being of 99 out of 100 people, maybe even 100 out ...
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Read More »On the news, or in some article, you might hear how real estate prices have recovered. And, since the bubble burst back in 2007 and 2008, prices are clearly turning the corner. But the degree and speed of that recovery ...
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Read More »Last week, we had a business trip that took us to Minneapolis, along with a subsequent side trip to visit our parents in Wisconsin. Thinking that hurricane season was pretty much over, we didn’t give much thought to buttoning up ...
Read More »In past columns, we’ve talked a lot about the financial advantages of home ownership. Even with the massive swings we’ve seen for real estate, home ownership, over time, remains one of the most secure ways to build long term wealth. ...
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