For Buyers
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Buying secrets revealed! 7/17/10
Buyers, thinking of going AWOL this summer? Think again! 6/26/10
Today's buyers: what are they thinking? 5/22/10
Key economic data for the local housing market. 5/1/10
Why you can't take the experts and their statistics to the bank. 4/24/10
Wall Street shows the way, part 2: "investor risk". 4/10/10
Wall Street shows the way, part 1: risk tolerance. 4/3/10
Should an agent ever say, "Don't buy this house"? 3/27/10
When will buying a home be easy? 2/27/10
When green starts turning brown. 1/30/10
Three great questions to ask an agent. 1/16/10
Is planning ahead a good idea when buying your first home? 12/12/09
New construction: Nirvana or snare and delusion? 11/14/09
More new options for the small real estate investor. 10/8/09
A few tips on open house etiquette. 10/2/09
Why would anyone want to live here? 9/5/09
When yours is the only offer. 8/29/09
Better speedy than good? 7/4/09
Can local home prices go any higher? 6/20/09
Knock down a house, get national attention. 5/9/09
New options for the small real estate investor. 4/28/09
The rent-versus-buy debate just got goofier. 4/25/09
Should you wait to buy until it's "safe"? 4/04/09
"They paid too much!" versus the "get-it curve". 3/28/09
Don't wait for a price reduction. Make your own! 2/21/09
Attention first-time home buyers: prices are now officially stupid cheap. 1/13/09
The low-ball offer: slick maneuver or heavy blunt instrument? 9/20/08
Great schools by the numbers. 8/9/08
Here, the mortgage crisis is bottom-heavy. 8/2/08
Times ask for profundities, get everything but. 7/19/08
Making sense of market indicators, part 5: absorption. 7/26/08
Making sense of market indicators, part 4: bid. 7/12/08
Making sense of market indicators, part 3: sales price. 6/28
Making sense of market indicators, part 2: days on market. 6/14/08
Making sense of market indicators, part 1: sales. 5/31/08
Quick take on short sales and foreclosures. 5/24/08
There they go again. 4/26/08
How has the credit crunch affected local home prices? 4/19/08
Look in the mirror and say hello to your competition. 4/12/08
The new "jumbo lights": magic cure or big bust? 4/5/08
Some recent—and huge—changes in home lending. 3/29/08
The role of the insider in an age with no mysteries. 2/23/08
Answering today's top three real estate questions. 12/20/07
Prudent buyer seeks real estate market with potential. 9/8/07
Is home buying impulse buying? 9/3/07
More than a game, less than a war. 9/3/07
Buyers! Time that market! 7/30/07
Why not use the listing agent to make your offer? 7/11/07
Traffic and weather for your micro-market. 4/15/07
Looking for truth in all the wrong places. 11/26/06
Real estate the "online community" way. 6/26/07
Is home buying conspicuous consumption? 6/10/07
Real estate auctions: Next big thing or next pets.com? 11/24/06
They're rolling back prices! 11/16/06
"Bubble-proof markets." 11/15/06
Hey! It's a buyer's market! Buy something! 11/14/06
Real estate, rock 'n' roll and the buyers who love them. 10/29/06
Buyer's market? Yes and no. Maybe no. 10/19/06
This risk avoidance stuff can be risky. 8/26/06
Buyers, be sure you know which bus you're waiting for. 8/25/06
When do things get back to normal? 7/22/06
A healthy antidote to Someday-I'll-Make-A-Fortune Syndrome. 7/7/06
The benefits of home ownership: Better life! Fresher breath! 2/3/06
The "as-is" home sale: what it is, and what it isn't. 1/28/06
Buyer or seller, put the ball in play. 1/25/06
It's war out there: the buyers' perspective. 1/25/06
Is now a good time to buy, or should I wait? 1/23/06
Three tips to help buyers hit the bull's eye: Focus, focus, focus. 1/22/06
What buyers and sellers need to know about the loan pre-approval letter. 1/22/06
Searching for the soft underbelly of the market. 1/22/06
Am I too late to the party? 1/22/06
Real estate market or stock market, be very afraid of "this time, it's different". 1/22/06
Are some areas better investments than others? 1/21/06