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- 8/14/2008 - Real Estate News
Sellers, don't skimp on price reduction
Q: My house just won't sell. It's been on the market for six months. I've reduced the price several times, and my Realtor keeps trying to get me to bring the price down much more, but I think it will make me look desperate to buyers. Should I get a ne... - 8/13/2008 - Real Estate News
Failed drywall tape common on new homes
Q: Although my house was built only five years ago, some of the tape has pulled away from the wall. It looks like it is just peeling at the seams. I had a contractor come in with a price and he wanted $950 to fix the problem. He said the original Shee... - 8/13/2008 - Real Estate News
Make your vacation home a boat
It seems boat traffic has slowed this summer on local lakes. Higher fuel costs clearly are pinching the busiest leisure time of the year. However, a significant blow to the masses is not even a light tap to the rich. Astonishingly, it could not be a bet... - 8/13/2008 - Real Estate News
1031 exchange scams can devastate investors
A recent report in the Wall Street Journal highlighted yet another 1031 exchange company that had stolen investors' funds and used them to fund an expensive lifestyle. Thousands of real estate investors have used 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains a... - 8/12/2008 - Real Estate News
90 days to sell a home? Good luck
Q: In a recent column about listing agreements, you wrote that you never advise sellers to sign a listing agreement longer than 90 days. This poses a problem for me. As a Realtor who sells in an area with average days on market of 151 days, it would no... - 8/12/2008 - Real Estate News
You're 'too scary for my buyers'
Dear Barry, As a real estate broker, I read your column regularly and with great interest. But some of your articles trouble me. They suggest that Realtors routinely avoid the most thorough home inspectors and that they even label good inspectors as &q... - 8/12/2008 - Real Estate News
90 days to sell a home? Good luck
Q: In a recent column about listing agreements, you wrote that you never advise sellers to sign a listing agreement longer than 90 days. This poses a problem for me. As a Realtor who sells in an area with average days on market of 151 days, it would no... - 8/11/2008 - Real Estate News
Will shopping multiple lenders hurt credit?
It's not uncommon for home buyers to talk with several mortgage brokers or lenders to compare loan products and interest rates. One buyer who shopped around was scolded by a mortgage broker when he found out she was talking to more than one broker. He ... - 8/8/2008 - Real Estate News
Want a fancier-looking room? Try wainscoting
One way to really dress up a room and try your hand at some different decorating techniques is to consider wainscoting. There are a number of ways to combine materials to create some very attractive wainscoting effects, and the cost doesn't need to be ... - 8/6/2008 - Real Estate News
Window installation done right
Q: Whenever I hear some contractor saying residential buildings are built better today than in bygone days, it infuriates me. Take my 10-year-old house (please). I recently found out that all the windows are leaking because the builder did not install ...