On several occasions, we’ve written about various strategies associated with the marketing of real estate. Many of the marketing principles are the same as what are used to sell many other products. Specifically, we noted the importance of Price, Positioning ...

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Exactly one year ago, we speculated that there may be a housing shortage in the not-too-distant future. Last June we wrote: What most people fail to recognize is that our population is constantly growing. Right now, the United States has ...

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Every so often we look at the overall performance of the real estate markets, and based on what the numbers tell us, try to glean a glimpse of what the future might hold. As with many things, the beginning of ...

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As a well polished Realtor, you’d never suspect that Donna used to be a cowgirl. Along with her five sisters and one brother they worked a cattle ranch in southern Idaho. I don’t know how many acres the ranch is. ...

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Just about any real estate agent will tell you that for almost four years now, buyers and sellers have had one trait in common — procrastination. Although the desire to delay is frustrating for agents, the trepidation of buyers and ...

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We renovated our home a couple of years ago, so you would think we could be fairly confident that our house could pass muster when it comes to a home inspection. But most of us could look around the old ...

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In many parts of Maryland, the housing market is beginning to heal. Especially for the perimeter of Washington, D.C., popular benchmarks like the Case-Shiller Home Price Index have shown consistent improvement for some time now. The D.C. area continues to ...

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If you’d suggest to people that we’re headed for a housing shortage in the United States, they’d likely think you’re on another planet. Most folks would point to all the homes on the market and a healthy inventory of foreclosed ...

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