9. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL ranks #9 in on the Realtor.com Top Turnaround Town report for the first quarter 2012 and one of seven cities in The Sunshine State to take a top ten spot on the list. March home sales in the area were up 23.7% compared to February, and just [...] Read more »
Don’t Bank on a Growing Population
A cornerstone of the wisdom of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad books, was real estate is a good investment because the population will always grow. More people will need more places to live and property will be more valuable. The turbulent economy over the recent past has taught many that [...] Read more »
If Mortgage Rates went up….
If mortgage rates went up, the dollar would be worth more. Money would be more expensive to borrow, therefore more scarce and valuable. You would have more purchasing power with the money you already have and earn a higher return on savings. Banks would have more money to lend, [...] Read more »