Category Archive for ‘Market Conditions’

I talked to 287 people in 2011 who didn’t buy any real estate last year. Almost all of them wanted to buy a mid century modern home, or wanted into… read more →

The most common expression in the Real Estate world today is “FRUSTRATED FHA BUYER”. It applies to their agents as well. The vast majority of the bank owned properties on… read more →

Remember that? It’s supposed to be the primary focus of VeryVintageVegas. I haven’t forgotten it. But looking back recently, VVV has gotten overwhelmed with “cultural stuff”.   Most days, I’m so… read more →

I can tell you from experience, and have said it many times before…… It’s not easy to buy a home now-a-days. The headlines may say the opposite, but the evil banks who control… read more →

I’m going to spend more time on real estate this week. In keeping with that pledge, I thought I’d present some more proof about what I’ve been ranting about lately. I’m not the… read more →

I’ve been seeing this for several months now….at least in Vintage Vegas. Now there’s city wide statistical evidence, for at least a one month increase of 900 dollars. YEA! It’s only one month… read more →

I wish it had been a nice long extended vacation that’s kept me so occupied that I failed to post regularly over the last 10 days. There’s still a fortune… read more →

Everyone says they’re looking for a bargain. How does 11 dollars a square foot sound. I was joking around a few months ago when we started seeing 25. a square foot… read more →

One measure of my success in “preserving and protecting the Historic Neighborhoods” is the volume of my to-do list and the number of buyers that I’m working with. Providing you… read more →

Down Payment Assistance has been around for a long time. It didn’t (in my opinion) cause or contribute to the bubble. Zero down and no qualifying easy money loans caused… read more →

This could be HUGE! Saving for the downpayment to buy a home can be one of the biggest struggles for those who have decent credit, provable income and little or… read more →

Late last year, with lots of fanfare and media coverage, Fannie Mae put a moratorium on new foreclosures. They said they wouldn’t initiate any new foreclosures during the moratorium. The… read more →