Real estate is still a good investement.

USATODAY.com: Q: I have always heard that real estate is the best investment. What kind of real estate is best? A: The word “investment” used to mean stocks and bonds to most people. Now, to many more, it means real estate. Look at how much homes have appreciated in value recently, and it’s easy to …

21st Century Farming

RealtyBlogging: For several years Realtors have been trying to figure out the “online neighborhood” solution to effective marketing. There have been a number of attempts at creating sites that drill down to very local targeted markets. At the same time, it appears that more and more large size broker/owners are coming to the conclusion that …

Real Estate Festivities are Ending

Forbes.com:  After a five-year party, the real estate festivities are ending. Creative financing has fueled the housing mania as millions of home buyers ogled properties, then bought more house than they could afford. Disturbing fact, from the Mortgage Bankers Association: Last year adjustable rate mortgages hit a record fraction of home buying loans, at 37%. …

Housing downturn only temporary

The Business Review (Albany):  David Lereah told a gathering of about 400 real estate agents at a hotel in Saratoga Springs Monday morning that the decline that started in August 2005 was needed to bring equilibrium back to a residential real estate market that had tilted too heavily toward sellers. He predicted a rebound in …