Sellers Could Lose Waiting for Buyers to Make Offers

Written by M. Anthony Carr
One of the biggest mistakes sellers make in a buyers market is trying to price their houses with a “cushion” in the asking price for negotiation room. In the current market where most sellers find themselves, it’s all back to price, condition and location.
Pricing the house from the start is the [...]

Green Growth In Remodeling

Written by Broderick Perkins
Consumers don’t want to wait to buy a new home to get with the home-based green movement. Luckily, according to a recent survey, they don’t have to. While six percent of remodelers surveyed said they saw less demand for green remodeling late last year, 25 percent said they saw more according to [...]

How Happy are Green Homeowners?

Written by Lew Sichelman
Green is the color of envy. It’s also the color of environmentalism. And now, according to new research, it’s also the color of happiness. The study by McGraw-Hill Construction and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders found that home owners are happier with their new green homes than with their [...]

Six Degrees Of Refinancing

Written by Broderick Perkins
Not always dependant upon lower interest rates, refinancing is a good idea under a variety of conditions. If you need to lower your monthly expenses, find some extra cash, or reduce your risk level, it’s not a bad time to consider reconfiguring your mortgage.

The Buying Power of Women

Written by Wanda McPhaden
Women are the CPOs (Chief Buying Officers) of American households, and are rapidly gaining in gender status as the nation’s top wealth holders. According to Tom Peters and other experts monitoring the American marketplace, women now make 83 percent of all consumer buys, including 94 percent of home products, 89 percent of [...]