Real Estate 101 – Listing Agent vs FSBO

The number of property owners selling their land independent of a realtor has seen a sharp decrease in recent years. In fact, it has dropped six percentage points over the last decade, according to the latest numbers from Chicago-based National Association of Realtors. As of the beginning of 2007, a […]

The South Florida Real Estate Market In Numbers

Deborah K. Vick

The South Florida real estate market is among the most dynamic housing markets in the entire United States. On the succeeding paragraphs are important facts and stats that represent the changes in the region’s industry. Price indicators continue to rise. The region’s real estate market growth is influenced by a […]

Why Apartments in Plano TX Are in Demand!

Deborah K. Vick

Although the city of Plano may sound like the name of a cleaning product, it really is a city in high demand for renters moving to the Dallas area. Plano is home to about 100 different rental properties, including apartments, townhomes, garden style homes and mid-rise rentals. Each property has […]

Investing in Canadian Real Estate

Deborah K. Vick

There once was a time where the world did not think much of Canada. It was the backwater of North America, a simple piece of landmass that was known best as the 51st state. Times have changed, and Canada has moved from being on the periphery to taking centre stage. […]

The Psychical Research Foundation

Deborah K. Vick

Karen was the name of the reception person, who sat behind the desk one Saturday morning around noon when I dropped in. I had never heard about them and was actually planning to find the J.B. Rhine Institute or the Federation for Research on the Nature of Man (FRNM). I […]

Boston Investment Properties Hold Steady

Deborah K. Vick

The values of investment properties in Boston are holding a steady value. Boston is one of the very few cities hardly touched by the nationwide real estate bubble burst. There are many reasons behind this. Besides being an extremely beautiful, wonderful, historic, and exciting to live in — and the […]

New York Pulls You Back In

Deborah K. Vick

Home ownership is a relatively rare and peculiar thing in New York City. In a nation that consists mostly of homeowners, the city stands apart: More than two-thirds of its households are composed of those who rent, rather than own, their dwellings. The differences are not limited to ownership rates, […]