Uncategorized

Is the real estate market crashing?

Dear David, There is so much bad news in the marketplace. Is the market crashing? Should we sell now? – WORRIED DEAR WORRIED: My wife spent the early part of her career in journalism. The takeaway from that industry was “if it bleeds it leads”, meaning bad news tends to make headlines. We are currently

Read More »
Ask David

“Your home sold or I’ll buy it”

Dear David, I want to sell my home quickly. I hear that some companies in town will buy my house if it doesn’t sell right away. Is this a good bet? –  HOPEFUL DEAR HOPEFUL: There are many agents in our area who advertise that they will buy your house if it doesn’t sell. These

Read More »
Ask David

Can we take a tree with us when we move?

Dear David: We’re planning to move closer to our son and three-year-old granddaughter at the end of this year. When our granddaughter was born, we planted a tree in our backyard to celebrate her arrival.  We would like to take the tree with us to our next home, but know we can’t move it in

Read More »
Ask David

Do sellers need to clean their house before departing?

Dear David: We purchased a home a couple of months ago and it’s closing next week. It looked immaculate when it was on the market, but we did a walk-through over the weekend and the house was filthy. Are the sellers obliged to clean it up before we take possession? – CLEAN START DEAR CLEAN:

Read More »