Before you put an ad in the newspaper to sell your home or post an online listing, stop to think about the advertising words you choose. Choosing the wrong ad ... Read More

A seldom-discussed issue concerning homes that are in foreclosure is the rising practice of stripping foreclosure houses. Many home owners do not understand what constitutes a fixture in the home and, ... Read More

With the explosion of real estate Web sites and blogs over the past few years, it's becoming increasingly hard to figure out on the Internet who is a neighborhood specialist, ... Read More

It's a rare person who invests time to actually read a deed of trust. Most borrowers just sign their loan documents without reading them. They know if they don't sign, they ... Read More

As the real estate business continues to build a presence online, many buyers and sellers wonder whether they should hire a real estate agent. Consumers wonder, and rightly so, what a ... Read More

Last year at this time, I forecast my top 10 real estate predictions for 2007. Without tooting my own horn too much, I can report that almost every prediction came true. ... Read More

Greenwashing is a term I had not heard before, not until David Syring of Listed Green brought it to my attention. Yet, now that I know what it is, I see ... Read More

Women are not holding out for marriage before buying their first home. Today, single women buy homes for the same reasons as anybody else. Sadly, still women earn considerably less than ... Read More

Don't wait for your neighbor's house to burn down before you start thinking about protecting your home from wildfires. Not all wildfires are predictable. Some fires need just the right set ... Read More

A client with whom I had just signed a listing called me the other day to ask who pays the real estate commission. He was confused. This was my third transaction ... Read More

Who among us hasn't thought about buying land at one time or another? I suspect many of us fantasize about buying up acreage along a beach, in the desert or atop ... Read More

Will your real estate horoscope for 2008 help to guide your destiny and predict whether you should buy or sell a home? I guess it depends on whether you believe in ... Read More

Cautious home buyers would never buy an older home without getting a sewer inspection. You might think it's overkill or not a worthwhile expense to get the sewer inspected, but I ... Read More