Archive for 'Housing Market'

Change Is in the Air

Grab your guitar and start crooning. There’s a reason to sing this Spring.

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2012 Is Starting Out Great

We may not be totally in the clear, but all signs are pointing to 2012 being a much better year for the housing industry than 2011.

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That Vacant Look

The truth is, if you want to protect empty properties, you need to make the house look not-so-empty. Not everyone has your best interests at heart.

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We Can Spare a Little Change

For all the generally positive economic projections we’ve been hearing for 2012, optimism is still elusive for many homeowners struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments, as well as the real estate industry in general.

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Don’t Bring Me Down!

Despite pessimism in the news that persists, there’s plenty of reasons to be positive!

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Rocketing Out from Rock Bottom

Have you ever gone on a road trip with kids? If you have, you may cringe at the question, “Are we there yet?” Over the last couple of years, we’ve been on pretty wild real estate market road trip that has had buyers, sellers and realtors asking themselves the same question. “Are we there yet?” [...]

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Hidden In the Shadows

In the dark, everything looks scary. That monster in the corner, though, is only a jacket over a chair when you turn the light on.

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Not Funny Ha-Ha

Trying to make sense of our tax assessments here in Franklin County lately has begun resembling a skit from one of those old “Hee Haw” shows.

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Collisions Aren’t Just Happening with Race Cars in Japan

Homeowners can’t sell and more people want to rent, but when you add foreclosures to the mix, renters may be the ones at risk without better legislation.

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Rent is Making a Comeback…and Not Just on Broadway

The number of foreclosures continue to increase. What happens to all the people who can no longer afford their homes and have their credit rating damaged during the process so that they cannot buy another home right away?

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