It's a Great Time to Buy a House....Really?" alt="It's a Great Time to Buy a House....Really?" />

Shawn Tully, the senior editor-at-large over at Fortune, has a post up in which he states that it's a great time to buy a house. That is pure awesome-sauce. I know my friends and clients in the real estate industry are desperate for Mr. Tully to be right. And so am I, since my business depends in some degree on the ... Continue Reading »

Why Home Buyers Can't Evaluate Real Estate Agents" alt="Why Home Buyers Can't Evaluate Real Estate Agents" />

What do home buyers expect from a real estate agent? The answers might surprise you, and go a long way to explain the reasons why buyers are ultimately disappointed with the one they pick. An interesting result from the good people at the National Association of Realtors from their survey of home buyers on what it is ... Continue Reading »

New Urban Dream Stalled by Employers' Move to the Suburbs" alt="New Urban Dream Stalled by Employers' Move to the Suburbs" />

In the comments on my earlier post on Gen-Y and the housing market, Travis Robertson makes a number of excellent points. One of them I've heard time and time again when it comes to the Millennials and the new urban dream. Travis writes, "I think we'll see a rise in smaller, urban-style, walkable communities. Lower-income ... Continue Reading »

Foreclosure Settlement Lets Robo-Signing Crooks Go Free" alt="Foreclosure Settlement Lets Robo-Signing Crooks Go Free" />

Last week, the attorneys general of all 50 states, together with federal regulators, proposed a 27-page settlement to the robo-signing scandal that triggered the foreclosure crisis. Predictably, the lending community responded with a distinct lack of enthusiasm to the terms. On top of that, on Wednesday, congressional ... Continue Reading »

Could Generation Y Lift the Housing Market?" alt="Could Generation Y Lift the Housing Market?" />

A few years ago, the real estate community was gripped with Millennial Fever: the idea that the Millennials (or Generation Y), born between say 1983 and 2003 (according to NewGeography.com anyhow) and representing the largest demographic group in the United States after the Baby Boomer generation, would be the single most ... Continue Reading »