Just the other day it happened again. A real estate agent on the phone asking for help in getting their website better position in the search engines. Too ... Read More

Recently I've been on the subject of REITs for the average investor's portfolio. An astute investor might look into REITs that invest in foreign properties. Japan's Sapporo Holdings ... Read More

Pat Kitano at Transparent RE provides some insight into the different perceptions of the value of social network and blogging content. Real estate content is unique in the User ... Read More

Back in August, I posted about my own St. Joseph experiment. Well, the home is under contract as of last night. That's 56 days from the burial to ... Read More

Commercial lending requirements are following residential into tighter territory. Though the money is available, commercial loans are harder to get. Does your website read well in Russian? I need ... Read More

Last week Realtor® Magazine Online posted a short article about open houses. One reason it was so short might be that there's nothing new to say. After years ... Read More

CNNMoney.com gives some cautious advice about REITs. Buy for the long haul and for portfolio diversification. Commercial real estate in for a more turbulent 2008, but some believe the sector ... Read More

What this post is not: An argument for or against placing some of the blame for the mortgage situation onto real estate agents and brokers. What this post is: ... Read More

Though "good real estate news" was my search phrase, I just couldn't come up with much today. Though there are a couple of positives in these articles. Pensions & Investments ... Read More

What's happening in real estate locally, nationally and internationally? Get the news here in future, with snippets of news from all over. We've written about REITs recently, and their investment ... Read More

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on October 15, 2007 at the Economic Club of New York contained around 4500 words. I thought that many real estate professionals might ... Read More

Since many real estate professionals are somewhat entrepreneurial in nature, we know that taking risks is part of doing business. So this post definitely is not gloating about the ... Read More

My eyes are closed. My legs are crossed. I'm totally relaxed. I'm chanting over and over "I am a professional, I am a professional....." As soon ... Read More

With years of refinancing and home equity loans to purchase new cars or other items, some home sellers are getting close to closing only to find that they're too broke ... Read More

Well, they're licensing anyway. Realogy® has licensed the use of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate® brand for 50 years, with an option to renew for another 50. Since ... Read More

Foreclosures are rising dramatically, as we're all reading daily. But a viewpoint on the whole issue which I hadn't seen before is presented in this blog about loan modification ... Read More

Have you been watching late night TV and been tempted to call that number for quick riches in real estate? A huge number of people have called that number, ... Read More

There's a lot of gloating and "told you so" statements out there about the demise of Foxton's, the 2% (1% to buyer side) brokerage. In an article about discount ... Read More

Times are slow in real estate, agents are leaving the business, and many of us are experiencing income challenges. A little humor can't hurt, maybe. It seems that ... Read More