Archive for October, 2007

Balance of Powers – What it Means to a Residential Real Estate Transaction.

Property Rights are at the core of our individual freedoms.Two Opposing, One Facilitating Force works for the Public Good.

Perhaps it’s not how our government actually functions these days, but there are certain concepts in a residential home sale that remind us of how our government was designed to work, through a balance of three separate, autonomous powers. The idea of it is always for the public good.

There are three forces to every real estate transaction, two opposing, one facilitating. Out of that, a balance exists for the greater good, and best interests of all involved.

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What Real Estate Agents Do for Dummies

Real Estate Agents must work together as a team too.A Primer on Real Estate Agents

We could write a book on this one. Others have, lots of them. So we thought we go back to the basics, to discuss the role of the professional real estate agent in it’s broadest and simplest form.

There are normally two opposing and one facilitating economic forces for every home purchase:

  • A Seller (one force)
  • A Buyer (opposing force)
  • Two Real Estate Agents (facilitating force)

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Home Prices Are Down, and So Is Confidence

Home prices dropped again in August and consumer confidence remained at the lowest level in two years, reinforcing investors’ bleak expectations for the economy, a new report showed today. The trouble signs came as Federal Reserve policy makers began a two-day meeting that could culminate in an interest rate cut.

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Buying a House for Dummies

The Successful Purchase of a HouseA Home Buyer Primer

We could write a book on this one. Others have. So we thought we go back to the basics, to discuss buying a house in it’s broadest and simplest form.

There are normally two opposing and one facilitating economic forces for every home purchase:

  • A Seller
  • A Buyer
  • Two Real Estate Agents

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Selling a House for Dummies

House For SaleA Home Sales Primer

We could write a book on this one. Others have. So we thought we go back to the basics, to discuss selling a house in it’s broadest and simplest form. Sometimes going back to square one helps bring back focus to us and all involved.

There are normally two opposing and one facilitating economic forces for every home sale:

  • A Seller (one force)
  • A Buyer (opposing force)
  • Two Real Estate Agents (facilitating force)

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South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Update – Home Sales, Escrow & Listings

Lakefront Properties Updated – Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe.

Lakefront Properties Listings Update - South Lake Tahoe real estate market statistics.We’ve just updated Lakefront Properties, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods as desigated by our mls in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Please click the link “Lakefront Properties, NV” found in our left sidebar.  This will lead one to all current Lakefront Properties listings, current escrow and all sales in 2007. Also included are all Lakefront Properties sales for 2006, 2005 and 2004.
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South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Update – Home Sales, Escrow & Listings

Glenbrook Neighborhood Update – Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe.

Glenbrook Listings Update - South Lake Tahoe real estate market statistics.We’ve just updated Glenbrook, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Please click the link “Glenbrook, NV” found in our left sidebar.  This will lead one to all current Glenbrook listings, current escrow and all sales in 2007. Also included are all Glenbrook sales for 2006, 2005 and 2004.
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South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Update – Home Sales, Escrow & Listings

Cave Rock Neighborhood Update – Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe.

Cave Rock Listings Update - South Lake Tahoe real estate market statistics.We’ve just updated Cave Rock, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Please click the link “Cave Rock, NV” found in our left sidebar.  This will lead one to all current Cave Rock listings, current escrow and all sales in 2007. Also included are all Cave Rock sales for 2006, 2005 and 2004.
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Today’s National Existing Home Sales Report

U.S. Economy: Existing Home Sales Tumble 8%.

By Bob Willis

For Sale Sign

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. housing industry plunged deeper into recession last month as the August credit-market collapse made it harder for buyers to obtain loans.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 8 percent in September to an annual rate of 5.04 million, the fewest since records began in 1999, the National Association of Realtors said in Washington. The decline was almost twice as steep as economists forecast, while the median price dropped the most in almost a year. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Current State of the South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market.

Current State of the South Lake Tahoe Real Estate MarketFive key market indicators: Demand, Supply, Escrow, Prices, Absorption.

The following is a summary of all key real estate market indicators for South Lake Tahoe,  CA at this time. Details for each of the five key indicators follows. (click "read the rest of this entry" below)

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