The Cost of Waiting

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I’ve been doing a little reading lately, and a little listening too. There is this guy named Stephan Swanepoel, who is supposed to be the Grand Pooba of real estate forecasting. Most people have never heard of him, which makes him even more mysterious. Like most of the gurus, he never seems to remember when he was wrong, but he is right most of the time. There is another guy named Dan Forsman, who happens to be the CEO of our company, and is also a CPA and pretty shrewd number cruncher. If you pay attention to them you can learn some things. (more…)

Change Affecting Home Buyers & Sellers

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Everyone knows there are a ton of foreclosures and other “distressed” properties that mortgage lenders are coping with lately. I have written about using a short sale, one of the methods employed by many to deal with their crisis. In summary, (more…)