Are we starting to turn a corner?

It’s a fact - the number of real estate sales around the country appears to be slowing, but the sale prices aren’t. There is...

Cash is king in today’s real estate market

Are we starting to see an adjustment in the real estate market, maybe, or are only some parts of it changing? One thing that...

Adjustable rate mortgages right for some

Less than a month ago, around the middle of July, I reported that the 30-year fixed rate mortgage loan interest rate was nearing 6%....

Homeowners consider renting in tight market

The majority of people in my generation and even those decades younger couldn’t wait to stop paying rent. It was drummed into our brains...

Mortgage interest rates rising again

Here’s a little perspective on the continuing increase of the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. Several months ago, I did an analysis of the average fixed-rate...

Louise Bolger

Louise Bolger writes about real estate in Castles in the Sand. Email