I once knew an agent who used to call summer “simmer” because sales were definitely not hot for him.

People are on holidays, he’d tell me. They’re enjoying the summer so selling their home or buying one isn’t their top priority. As the temperature goes up, listings tend to go down – or so I was lead to believe by him and other veteran agents. Summertime was down time. I didn’t believe that and I took to working summer hours. I saw it as another under-used opportunity to sell myself.

When you think of summertime, it conjures up images of picnics, parks and family fun. That’s just w

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Staffers at Sullivan Square, a new mixed-use community located in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, are responding to customer inquiries about its second high-rise tower, Madison II. Residences in the structure are available for sale earlier than scheduled, according to Dale Rowse, principal of Viridian Group, Sullivan Square’s exclusive sales representative.

“The response we have received about Sullivan Square’s living options has been tremendous,” Rowse said.

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(ATLANTA – July 28, 2011)  Fifteen years ago, all eyes were on Atlanta as Muhammad Ali carried the Olympic Torch to its final destination during the 1996 Olympic Games.  Years of planning and preparation culminated in two weeks of sporting and cultural events as Atlanta welcomed thousands of athletes, international reporters and millions of visitors from around the world. In

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In choosing the right place to live, people usually lay down certain criteria that must be met or conditions that must be followed. Some consider education and job opportunities in making their choice while others look at how peace and order in the community is before finally deciding to settle down.

If you are a prospective buyer and the sample descriptions above are actually included in your set of criteria, then you might want to consider buying a house from Boulder Real Estate.

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The Boston Federal Reserve Bank has examined two of the leading causes of foreclosures nationwide, and neither of these causes are the often-cited “unaffordable mortgage payments” because of adjustable rate loans. The two main causes of the high foreclosure rate and failure of loan modification programs are declines in home values and job loss.

The real estate bubble encouraged speculation and buying of houses (or second and third houses) as investments. Now that prices have fallen within the most inflated markets, homeowners are far more than willing to walk away from a losing investment than to keep generating payments, whether they can afford them or not.

The fall in costs has always been a drawback of government plans to address the foreclosure crisis. Sev

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