Real Estate

Real Estate Collusion Revealed! Misaligned Commission Incentives

As a real estate investor since 2003, I’ve been disappointed by the real estate buying and selling process for a long time. While transaction costs have declined to zero or near zero for every industry due to technology, real estate commissions have remained stubbornly high. Could real estate collusion be involved? After I sold a rental

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Look For Local Economic Catalysts Before Buying A House

Local economic catalysts are important for supporting the value of your home. Therefore, before buying a house, you must look into the future as to what might affect the demand for housing in your target neighborhood. We can’t control what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates. We also can’t force the federal government to

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What Is Dual Agency? And Why Some Real Estate Agents Hate It

Dual agency is when a real estate agent represents both the seller and buyer. Personally, I’ve bought bought three homes using a dual agent before. I simply found each listing online, built a relationship with the listing agents, and convinced them to represent me to save on the purchase price. In the end, I believe

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Quantifying Pickleball’s Impact On Real Estate Prices: Mostly Negative

As an avid pickleball player and real estate investor, I thought it’d be good to go through a thought exercise on pickleball’s impact on real estate prices. More pickleball courts will appear over time given pickleball continues to be the fastest growing sport in America. Although I love pickleball, as a homeowner, I would not

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Why Zillow Is Likely Wrong Again About Its Housing Price Forecast

As a homeowner and real estate investor, I want home prices and rents to rise. Real estate is an integral part of my Fat FIRE strategy of perpetually generating six figures in passive income. So when I saw Zillow’s latest bullish housing price forecasts, I was thrilled! Zillow believes national home prices will increase by

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