By Toby Boyce on November 6, 2007
“I want to buy a house, but I’m scared. What should I do?” – Susan, Delaware First, Susan we have to identify what has you scared. There are a lot of options out there for you to “fear” right now. It could be any collection of … you’re a first-time home buyer and the process [...]
Posted in Delaware Real Estate, Q & A, Real Estate Analysis | Tagged , Buying a House, Delaware Ohio, Home Ownership, House, Housing Bubble, National Association of REALTORS, Real Estate, REALTOR |
By Toby Boyce on October 30, 2007
I have to admit, that I’ve been off kilter this weekend and am not really prepared to get back to blogging and all of the things that go with it. However, I have to get back on the wagon and start moving forward. I don’t have a “Q&A” question already in mind, so I thought [...]
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By Toby Boyce on October 23, 2007
A house down the street just went through foreclsoure. How does that affect the value of my home? Tom, Ostrander This is a fun question to anwer because it is one of those questions that differentiate those that sell real estate and those that teach real estate. First, let us look at the traditional basis [...]
Posted in Delaware Real Estate, Q & A, Real Estate Analysis | Tagged , Delaware Ohio, House Values, Real Estate, REO, reposessions |
By Toby Boyce on October 23, 2007
“I’m sick of renting this aparment and looking for a home, but don’t have a lot of money to spend. Is a manufactored home a good option for me? – Bridgette, Delaware I’ve been getting various forms of this question a lot lately, in large part because Disbennett Real Estate lists and sells a lot of [...]
Posted in Delaware Real Estate, Q & A, Real Estate Analysis | Tagged Delaware, Manufactored Homes, Mobile Homes, Ohio, Real Estate |
By Toby Boyce on October 16, 2007
I keep watching the news and hearing how bad things are, then I see the ads that say it is a great time to buy. Which is it? Steve, Delaware Steve has a great question, and one that I’ve also been grappling with a bit. Is today a great time to buy a home? Yes. [...]
Posted in General News, Q & A, Real Estate Analysis | Tagged , Buying a Home, Delaware Ohio, Fear, Housing Market, Real Estate |
By Toby Boyce on October 2, 2007
What is going on in downtown Delaware? — Kym, Delaware I’m going to assume that Kym isn’t talking about upcoming events, if she is then I’d say there are a lot of great events coming in downtown Delaware including First Friday coming this Friday night. But with a lot of Blog traffic coming regarding the [...]
Posted in Delaware Highlights, Delaware Real Estate, Q & A, Real Estate Analysis | Tagged Downtown, Gentrification |