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Now is the perfect time to invest in Kauai real estate. To some degree sales prices are less than they have been in preceding years; however, this is actually not bad news. In the past few years the Kauai real estate market experienced a surge of mainland interest that had not been seen in quite some time. Much of that interest was attributed to the 9-11 disasters after which time many peopl......

If you think there’s no good way to increase your listings and sales you need to think again. The best real estate marketing idea going may be farming expired listings. Here’s why! Expired Listings Are Hardly A Secret, But…Expired listings are probably expiring from your Multiple Listing Service even as you read this article. It’s a common occurrence that happens da......

Being a realtor is the perfect job for me. Why? Because I am passionate about seeing people live in parts of our country and the world that they love, and I care that people feel totally comfortable and at ease in their home. So I love being a realtor and getting to work closely with people at making their dreams of owning a home come true. I’ve been a realtor in many locations, but I ......

Despite contrary reports in the mass media, a third of the 50 US States real estate markets are still appreciating at healthy levels, according to an in depth study conducted by Real Estate Add, an information driven website, which provides detailed information on real estate markets in all 50 states. Seventeen of the nation’s states are still appreciating strongly, including seven sta......

Real estate people and economists may not like the term “slow-down.” They prefer the term “normalization.” However, whatever you choose to call it, the real estate market seems to have slowed considerably from its frenzied pace of the last few years. In some ways, that’s good for consumers, because the real estate market has been zooming ahead for a number of ye......

Most of us have looked at a piece of property at some location and have thought something along the lines of, If only I had known that the prices would go up that much, I could have bought that property and would be rich today”. While this is generally a true statement, the fact is that the property often takes a large initial investment in the first place, depending of course on the l......

Real estate investment is one of the best long term forms of investment anyone can do and is readily understood by most of us. Some of us may be interested in buying properties that we can fix and flip, others might be interested in buying rental properties and make money from them. This article is for both kinds of investors and highlights three simple things you can do to make more money f......

The Common Law of property states that ownership of real estate is ownership of a bundle of rights. I never realised the full significance of the preceding phrase until I realised the importance of the other interests in land other than the obvious real estate related rights in the land. This article will highlight three different interests in property for us to consider in real estate inves......

If Georgia is the top state for real estate frauds, Colorado real estate steals the spot for being with the most foreclosures. Colorado has the distinction of having the highest number of foreclosed homes in the nation for the second consecutive month. This is the latest sign that the weak, lower-priced housing market continues to plague the economy. The RealtyTrac Inc. report shows that sin......

An Offer to purchase real estate is a legally binding contract between two or more parties for the purchase/sale, exchange or otherwise conveying title of property from one party to the other. Most often, the agreement is bilateral in nature and it should conform to contract law in general and in addition, should be set down in writing to be considered as enforceable by law. In the United S......