The Year Ahead: Real Estate’s Best Bets in 2012

Slowly, a recovery seems to be taking hold. “More jobs, rising rents, a rising stock market, and continuing high affordability conditions” are combining to get more people into the market, says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. On the commercial side, all the major sectors are seeing improving fundamentals, and more positive trends are expected in 2012. Against that backdrop, we asked some of you to tell us what you expected to be your best source of business this year.

A Tale of Two Land Parcels

Have you ever driven by a piece of property and thought…that used to be farmland..or I should have bought that twenty or thirty years ago when it was just dust.

Agent 911 – How Can a Seller Help Their Agent?

In today’s market, many properties are competing for the attention of a relatively small pool of buyers. In many instances, properties are getting no attention whatsoever. I know that some properties garner a great deal of attention, so I know there are some willing buyers in the market. The key is positioning your property for sale in a manner so as to reach out to the pool of able, and willing buyers. Many sellers throw stumbling blocks out in front of their agent and marketing plans.

Commercial Market Turn

With high vacancy rates and extremely low prices, the commercial real estate market is going through tough times. For many practitioners and brokerages today, it’s more about survival than success.