3 Thanksgiving Real Estate Marketing Tips, G's Rule Of 3, Rent Prices Dip Nationally

3 Thanksgiving Real Estate Marketing Tips

Real Estate Tip:

As a rule, it’s smart to get three estimates for any service or construction work done on your home or property

Real Estate Insight:

After increasing by 3.2 % in the past year, average rents nationally dipped .1% in September. In NJ, Newark registered a .4% decline in avg rents, Elizabeth a .3% decline and Jersey City a .2% decline

When Is A Short Sale Is Necessary To Sell A Home?, Real Estate Investing In Retirement Accounts, Bost Fed Issues Co-Working Financial Warning

When Is A Short Sale Is Necessary To Sell A Home?

Real Estate Tip:

You can legally invest in real estate with your IRA and 401(K) and pay little or no taxes provided your IRA or retirement plan uses an approved custodian. The widespread misconception that permissible IRA investments are limited to stocks, bonds, mutual funds and CDs is the result of people and companies who are in the business of selling these products.

Real Estate Insight:

The president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank is warning that coworking creates a new type of financial risk to the commercial real estate market in major urban office markets

3 Recent Changes To NJ Foreclosure Laws, Carefully Purchasing REOs, Property Value Index Rate Increase Slows

3 Recent Changes To NJ Foreclosure Laws

Real Estate Tip:

Be careful when you make offers to purchase bank-owned property, also known as REOs because there is no previous owner compelled to disclose problems like a leaky roof or oil tank. You must do your own homework which includes a property inspection--the bank will only give you clear title to the property.

Real Estate Insight:

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values increased 2% from a year earlier, the slowest since August 2012