Tim Stoll Real Estate

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll  Americans are more optimistic about the housing market than they have been at any time since the real-estate recovery began, according to a recent survey from Trulia. In fact, 74 percent of respondents agreed that buying a home was part of their personal Am...

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll    A recent analysis of home prices and rent in more than 500 U.S. counties found that buying a home was cheaper than renting in the majority of housing markets across the country. In fact, according to data released by RealtyTrac, buying a median-priced hom...

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll | Dallas Texas         Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 1.6 percent in November from October's sales rate. New home sales were also down 1.6 percent from one year earlier. The drop – which included decreases in three of four U.S. regions – broug...

Sales of previously owned homes slipped in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. The decline follows a calendar-year high in October and brings sales to their lowest level since May. Still, existing-home sales were above year-before levels for the second straight month. La...

Whenever you read up on important aspects of selling a home, the word ‘clutter’ keeps popping up everywhere (if you doubt that, just Google “clutter”—this morning, I got 7 ½ million entries!). Most elements that go into selling a home are self-explanatory—since homeowners have by definition been...