Has Housing Found It's Legs? Let's Kill a Chicken and Find Out

Losing Buyers to the Banks? Time to Work On Your Bolo Punch.
You’ve been punched.  You’ve been cajoled.  You’ve been dismissed out of hand as a serious contender.  Your corner wants to throw in the towel, but it’s time to look deep inside yourself for that fighting spirit.  This is your Rocky moment, and I’m your Mick. Tempting as it may be to utter “No mas,” in the face of a younger, stronger foe, you as a home seller have your own strengths.  Yes, the bank properties have been hammering your rib cage and battering you with low blow after low blow for the last eleven rounds.  Every time you regain your composure, another steel-fisted uppercut in the form of a new REO listing shatters the inef

First-Time Home Buyer Credit & Short Sales Do Not Mix!
By now, even the most procrastinating of first time home buyers understands that the end is nigh.  The end of the $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, that is.  While rumors abound about a possible extension past the current deadline, rumors also persist that man did not actually walk on the moon in 1969 (if you happen to believe the latter, you can moonwalk your way right out of my blog catalog).  When it comes to our esteemed legislative bodies, I am not ready to take the leap of assumptive faith that they will do the logical thing.  As things stand, you have received sufficient warning from every warm and cold blooded Realtor type in the land that you need to get on the stick im

The 12 Steps of Real Estate Recovery
You have a problem.  Your family sees it.  Your friends see it.  At the eye of the storm, only you lack the perspective to clearly recognize the wake of wanton destruction spawned by your vice.  Despite your feeble protestations to the contrary, you need help.  Your addiction does not end with you.  It touches the lives of those around you with dark, restless hands.  Probing unsuspecting pockets and vulnerable throats. The cycle of despair ends today.  Your days as a perpetual Real Estate shopper are over. House hunting can give you a rush like none other.  No buyer quickly forgets the first time he steps through the front door to a new potential future.  The magi