The KCM Blog

October 2010

The Attack of the ‘Robo-Signers’

October 6, 2010

Just when you thought the real estate industry could not possibly become more surreal, IT HAS! The controlled flow of foreclosures to the market has been the number one concern of every housing analyst. There could be a ‘double dip’ in house values if they were released too quickly. The recovery could take years if [...]

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If HE Says It Is Time To Buy a Home, BUY A HOME!

October 5, 2010

“If you don’t own a home, buy one. If you own one home, buy another one. And if you own two homes, buy a third and lend your relatives the money to buy one.” – John Paulson 9/27/2010 WOW! That’s a powerful statement. There is no question that John Paulson is a bull when it comes [...]

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Forget Headlines. Get To the Core of the Story

October 4, 2010

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release their Pending Home Sales report today. The report will generate headlines and those headlines will seem in conflict with each other. The reason for the confusion is that there will be nuances within the report. In order to truly understand the report, we must peel away the headlines [...]

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Taking the “Horror” Out of Selling and Buying a Home

October 1, 2010

The following blog post was written by Joanne Mills, a Keeping Current Matters subscriber on Long Island, NY. We enjoyed her post and received permission to share it with you, our readers.  – The KCM Crew First, what is a home? This is what you will find in the dictionary. Home – noun 1. a [...]

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