Monthly Archives: March 2011

New Home Sales: A Creative Cure

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tim Freund

For several years now, the housing industry has struggled to boost interest in new homes.  Competition from foreclosures and distressed sales coupled with an oversupply of resale homes, has led to the fewest number of newly constructed homes on record.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Real Estate | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Buyers, Buyers Buyers…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tim Freund

I love buyers.  I enjoy looking at a lot of properties before finding the right one.  I don’t mind spending time on the phone going back and forth, over differences of opinion, discussing financing, and the merits or lack thereof … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Real Estate Perception Gap

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tim Freund

Recently I wrote about the “Accidental Landlord” syndrome, where a seller ultimately concludes that it makes more sense to rent their property than to take an offer far below what they feel their property is worth.  In my earlier discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Should I Stay or Should I Go (part 2 of 2)

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Tim Freund

When I’m on a listing appointment where the seller owes more than the property is worth, and they lacks the hardship required for a short sale, the conversation usually ends up with the seller asking, “Tim, what are my options?”  … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Tim Freund

As a college kid in the eighties I loved the Clash.  Should I stay or should I go now… A lot can be learned from the poets and the artists of the world…  If I go there will be trouble, … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

What Ventas Inc. Tells Us

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Tim Freund

Who?  I know that’s your first thought.  It was my first thought when I read about them last fall.  Ventas Inc. is a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust).  Their singular focus has been the very rapid acquisition of housing for … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment