The KCM Blog

January 2011

Questions Sellers Should Ask Before Choosing An Agent

January 14, 2011

Once a homeowner decides to sell their home and hire a professional agent to market it for them, most sellers will interview a few agents before signing on the dotted line. That’s a good idea. However, most sellers don’t have a clue on who is the RIGHT choice. Many sellers pick and agent based on a “connection” or [...]

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Why Prices Will Soften in the 1st Half of 2011

January 13, 2011

The big question facing real estate in 2011 is which direction are home prices headed. We agree with most experts who believe prices will continue to soften for the first half of the year. Supply and demand will determine this. Let’s look at where real estate sits entering this year compared to the beginning of [...]

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Oswald Acted Alone and We Did Land on the Moon

January 12, 2011

We believe that things are usually as they seem. We are not the type of organization that believes in conspiracies. However, there is something interesting in some of the housing price studies we are seeing in our research. It seems that some of the groups making the predictions are the same ones that have the [...]

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Are Short Sales the BIG Solution?

January 11, 2011

Our blog yesterday discussed the challenge that banks are facing in their attempt to complete foreclosures. Some courts are attempting to void the foreclosure if the bank did not properly transfer the mortgage from one bank to another. The courts are claiming that, if you didn’t ‘legally’ transfer ownership of the loan documents, then you [...]

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Will Foreclosures Be Erased?

January 10, 2011

A court in Massachusetts voided two bank foreclosures this past Friday. The decision has already created a ripple effect across the banking community. Will other courts also decide to void local foreclosures? Does this put an added burden on banks when they are trying to complete a foreclosure process? What will it mean to the [...]

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Rent vs. Buy: Do the Math and Then Ask Mom

January 7, 2011

We are starting to hear from real estate professionals that a growing number of purchasers are young adults being persuaded to buy now. Who are the people selling them on the American Dream? Their parents! It seems that parents of some adult children are strongly suggesting that their children take advantage of the low cost [...]

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