The Coach's Corner

How are time and the value of money related?Let's look at the following example:You want to buy a house. The Contract price is $240,000.00. The loan is for $200,000. The term is 30 years and the fixed rate is 6%. Your loan payment would be $1199.10 / month. Total payout over 30 years is $431,676....

Affordability and the American Dream (edit/delete) So now that it's a buyers market, how come the buyers aren't buying?  Are they waiting for the housing markets to hit "the bottom" or are they just plain scared about making a commitment or is it a matter of affordability? Do buyers know that the...

Affordability and the American Dream (edit/delete) So now that it's a buyers market, how come the buyers aren't buying?  Are they waiting for the housing markets to hit "the bottom" or are they just plain scared about making a commitment or is it a matter of affordability? Do buyers know that the...

What's better, a lead generating platform that gives your sales associates leads, or a team of salespeople that generates their own leads? Give up? They are both equally important if you want to stay alive in today's brokerage business. Today, more then ever, we have come to rely on the internet ...

Oh brave souls that fight the good fight, that challenge those whom seek to undermine us, that forge new alliances and boldly go into that dark night. To those who practice this profession of Real Estate, I salute you my brothers and sister.Once again the angry voices of those who seek to control...

So, your listings are down and so are your sales. The buyers won't buy and the sellers won't sell. What are you going to do about it? If you or any other breathing human on this planet are experiencing the type of challenges that I hear from many agents, then sit back, take along breath and GET O...

So now that it's a buyers market, how come the buyers aren't buying?  Are they waiting for the housing markets to hit "the bottom" or are they just plain scared about making a commitment or is it a matter of affordability? Do buyers know that their buying power may never be greater then it is rig...

Let's face it, interest rates on consumer loans have come way down since the onset of the sub-prime melt-down and opportunities abound for those willing to get onto the REFI bandwagon. As the cost of financing decreases even further, assuming thet the Federal Reserve will play along, the more aff...

"When it gets dark enough you can see the stars." - Lee SalkThis is the time of year when I enjoy looking up at the evening sky and marveling at the wonderful beauty that is the heavens. You can see Mars, Jupiter, constellations such as The Pleiades, Orion, Taurus, Gemini, stars such as Rigel, Si...

 In response to Clive Crook's article in the December 2007 edition of "The Atlantic". Clive Crook has sadly missed the mark of his own story "Housebound-Why home ownership is bad for America", in that he has taken way too many words to explain his disapproval of merely one aspect of home ownershi...