Apr 7th 2011 4:27PM
Real estate agents tend to make more money when selling their own home than when they sell a home for someone else. That was the claim Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner made in their best-selling book Freakonomics. In the book they referred to a study that says real estate agents wait longer to sell their own... Continue Reading »
Mar 7th 2011 5:45PM
Barbara Corcoran nearly personifies the residential real estate business. She started in the New York City trenches and went on to build the Corcoran Group, one of the city's powerhouse real estate brands. Sarabeth Sanders of The Real Deal selects some choice nuggets from Corcoran's new book, Shark Tales: How I Turned... Continue Reading »
Feb 18th 2011 3:32PM
Do you really need a real estate agent to sell your house? Fans of the For Sale by Owner (FSBO) approach say no. But here is a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of going the For Sale by Owner route. Matthew Peters and his wife, Fiona, had two FSBO home sales under their belt, so they naturally opted for the... Continue Reading »
Jan 31st 2011 12:17PM
Home sellers and buyers expect Sunday open houses, but when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, things can get a little dicey. There are some determined buyers (and perhaps desperate sellers) who are willing to venture an open house on Feb. 6. And why not? After all, the game doesn't start until the evening, after most open... Continue Reading »
Jan 13th 2011 4:37PM
Selling a home isn't getting any easier. But in Salem, Mass., the historical home of 17th century witch hunts, the process has taken a ghoulish turn. In Salem, and some other communities around the country, buyers are increasingly turning to witches, pyschics and feng shui experts to purge foreclosed properties of evil... Continue Reading »
