Below is Zephyr Real Estate’s sales data for the previous week. These are NOT properties that have closed, just listings on which a purchase agreement has been ratified and the property has gone into escrow.
It was another busy week, but the lowest number of multiple offers we’ve had in about […]

A lot of people ask me about my background and how and why I am in mortgages. Most people want to know why someone in the mortgage industry has a web site like Blown Mortgage. I guess its a little weird having a site that is primarily focused on the negative aspects of […]

Well… September was a good month for Home Staging Rants & Ravings.
We are very pleased and honored to announce that this site was ranked in the TOP 100 Real Estate Blog Sites by International Listings.
International Listings is “the premier listing service for luxury homes world wide.” WOW ! We are honored to be recognized by […]

Resale housing sales remained strong in August even though they were off record highs in July, says the Canadian Real Estate Association. Seasonally adjusted sales dropped 4.1 per cent in August to 43,257 units from July’s 45,102. Resale housing sales activity was down in most provinces, particularly in Ontario and Quebec.
But the real estate association […]

Cramer defends himself against a demand of a New Jersey based Realtor group to retract his Today Show comments about not buying homes right now. His gift of aphorism is brilliant for our day and age of 2-second sound bites. Of course a New Jersey Realtor group had to complain that Mr. […]

Got to love the weather in Alberta. Really it is fantastic. We get some terrific weather patterns throughout the year. Here in Central Alberta we are immune for the most part to long durations of extreme heat and extreme cold. We have a moderate climate and we are blessed with warm […]

Visiting New York always makes me feel like an impostor. Unlike everyone else here, I’m neither gritty nor suave. Yesterday, the subway broke down deep in the Bronx, and I looked so hapless on the street outside the station that a woman drove me over the Henry Hudson bridge to the A train, where a […]

Fizber Announces Top FSBO States in the U.S.
Fizber.com, a for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) website, has recently made a research on the most popular FSBO markets in the U.S.
In the list of top FSBO selling, no-commission states, Florida has an edge over New York, with over 2600 homes for sale by owner currently listed. States like Illinois, New […]

Now is a great time to buy a house. Prices are falling, and so are mortgage rates. Millions of houses are for sale, and sellers are getting anxious.
Alternatively, you could say: This is a bad time to buy a house. Prices and rates might be lower in a few months. With more than 4 million […]

As expected, bankrupt “alternative business model” real estate firm Foxtons blames the poor economy for their failure rather than lack of planning, incompetent management or faulty business model.
A Darling of Discount Real Estate Rides Into the Sunset
Foxtons: Ex-Cons and Strippers turned Listing Agents www.We Hate Foxtons.com
Foxton agents’ dirty tricks. (Foxtons in Britain)
Foxtons NJ: “Mean, […]