http://RealEstate1.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:39:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some real estate agents are benefiting from the recent real estate distress.  Are you one of them?  In a recent CNN report, David Mc Ilvaine is.  He has benefited by selling homes that have gone through foreclosure and the banks holding them are looking to sell them.  He's making a ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/13/httpmoneycnncom20080611newseconomymcilvainepostversion2008061110/ In the real estate sector, the number of homes on the market is a direct relation to the strength of the market.  A good amount of inventory is important, but when the housing market begins to see a large inventory, which it has over the last twelve months, it takes ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/12/real-estate-housing-inventory-drops-slightly-in-may/ In a fantastic story done by The Wall Street Journal, the facts are laid out.  To sell your home, you have to have the right selling price.  The market across the country is a buyer's market, driven by pricing. Home buyers are looking for a deal, not other aspects.   Homes that ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/11/real-estate-listing-news-house-prices-have-to-be-real/ As reported in Mlive.com, a Michigan area news program, real estate property listings are not a lost cause. The economy and the housing market in Michigan is one of the worst, yet, that does not mean that there is no movement in the market at all.   Homes sales are still happening, ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/10/real-estate-property-listings-down-but-not-out/ In the world of real estate, the competition is fierce, but not just in the housing market.  With the limited number of home buyers out there, and the highest inventory on the market in years, there is no doubt that real estate agents are competing for the limited business out ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/09/real-estate-agents-take-staging-courses-to-offer-more/ Real estate agents aren't staying in the cutthroat industry any longer.  Real estate schools, which often offered multiple classes to accommodate demand, are now having trouble filling their seats.  Why is this happening?  The housing market, of course, is behind the problem.   As recent news reports displayed this week, the number ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/06/08/real-estate-agents-leaving-industry/ There is something to be said about the foreclosure market, but investors need to be aware of all the risks, concerns and overall worry out there.  The housing market seems to be slowly trudging along with inventories higher than they have been in decades.  One thing is for sure, the ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/05/30/investing-in-foreclosures-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ While we hear a lot about the residential housing market prices falling, most commercial areas haven't been hit, until now.  The latest information out of Moody's report, as reported by the Associated Press, is that the commercial real estate sector has fallen by more than two percent in the month ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/05/22/commercial-real-estate-prices-fall/ In a recent story by CNN, Barbara Harvey who is a 67-year-old mother of three grown children is forced to sleep in her car every night in a specifically designed lot for the homeless.  She lost her home a few months ago to foreclosure.  She, along with her two dogs, ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/05/21/67-year-old-woman-loses-home-to-foreclosure-lives-in-car/ In news released on Home Depot's 1st quarter profits doesn't look good.  Who is at fault?  According to the latest reports, the problem is in the housing market.  Profits for Home Depot were reported to be 66 percent lower in the first quarter. Such news is very overwhelming to the ... http://RealEstate1.today.com/2008/05/20/real-estate-housing-drop-has-hurt-other-companies/