If the price of your suburban home has crashed, you’re a victim of more than bad timing. You may have bought into an American way of life that’s no longer sustainable.
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In the past 10 years of coaching real estate agents to market themselves, I’ve noticed a simple mistake that can cost you a transaction. Do you know which one I’m talking about? Imagine you’re working with a prospective buyer? What is the first thing you make sure to do? This article reveals the secret steps [...]

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More than one Canadian community had no trouble balancing its municipal budget this year thanks to real estate. This financial boost to some local economies may also be their undoing in the long run.
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You’re experienced. You’re good at what you do. You know real estate. You’re an expert.
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[Note: To follow is an excerpt of an interview with Aric Krause, PhD, a graduate faculty member at Westminster College in Salt Lake City and strategic economic analysis consultant to national and multinational corporations, [www.realsource.net]. To listen to, or download the show archive MP3, go to IncomePropertyInvestmentTalk.com.]
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It’s a sign of the times. California’s San Bernardino County is seeing its first new home subdivision of homes designed to run on solar panels.
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If only it was easier to get a mortgage. It would be a buyer’s paradise.
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