While cruising through Instagram recently, I came across a post that indicated 37% of homeowners in the United States THINK they have more than 20% equity while, in reality, 74% ACTUALLY have more than 20% equity.  Since this was social media, of course, I accepted this fully at face value.  The creators of such […]

  Do you have a family member or friend from another country who wants to buy a home here in the United States?  Now, the only thing they need to qualify is their passport. No income verification.  No reserves.  Just 30% down and an international credit report or letter of good standing with their current […]

Neighborhood Regret.  While that sounds more like a name for an ‘80s cover band who plays the Starlight Lounge at your local Holiday Inn on Tuesday evenings, it’s a term I came across in a recent article about how homeowners feel about the areas in which they purchase their homes.  Wakefield Research conducted a survey […]

  Let’s start this week off with a little time travel and go back to July 1985.  On July 3rd, the American classic “Back to the Future” was rolled out in theaters nationwide.  The following week saw photos of Madonna in Playboy that left absolutely nothing to the imagination and Ronald Reagan’s colon that left many wishing […]

  Fads come and go, certainly, but you can’t always tell the difference in the moment between a fad and a trend – because refusing to adapt to the trends can be limiting . . . if not disastrous.  Let me share a couple of examples where failing to see where things were headed didn’t […]