Miro Fitkova's (brooklinemarealestateagents) Blog

  Suppose you had a listing and that, because of some fact about either the seller(s) or the property, you believed that any transaction would stand a greater than normal chance of failing to close. (Yes, I've had one of those too.) Would you have a duty to disclose those circumstances to a prosp...

  It's all about choices when you decide to build your next home. From craftsman to colonial, what you choose for your home says a lot about you. As energy prices rise and concern over the environment touches home for many Americans, one choice is gaining popularity. And that is passive solar hom...

As the year winds down, many homeowners fear that now could be a bad time to sell their home. While it’s true that the holidays can deter some folks from house hunting and making a major purchase—don’t give up. If your house is on the market, step up the action plan to draw attention to it. Don’...

  It's a mixed, and somewhat gloomy, forecast for the housing market this week. Concerns over the Fed's announcement to buy up Treasury bonds had far reaching effects. According to The New York Times, "When the United States Federal Reserve announced last week that it would buy $600 billion in Tr...

  Tolling the death knell for the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), the Federal Reserve Board recently announced final regulatory orders for real estate appraisers. The interim final rule for appraisers, part of the massive federal regulatory overhaul known as "Wall Street Reform" (officiall...

  In 2009, housing activity, including new home construction, and the sale and renovation of existing homes, contributed C$307 billion to the economy. According to the 2010 Canadian Housing Observer, a publication released by the national housing agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (C...

Loan guarantees are likely to be sought in an economy like this one. While the good news is that interest rates on mortgages and many other loans are at all-time lows, the not-so-good news is that credit has been extremely tight and loans are hard to come by. In many markets – certainly the loca...

  The National Association of Realtors has extended its successful "Operation Home Relief" campaign, which is designed to give military service families a voice by contributing financial counseling and aid to help keep them in their homes. Though launched just last month, the NAR has already matc...

  For many, building their own home is just a dream. Financing the construction, buying the land, and overseeing the project are too overwhelming. So instead, many buyers purchase tract housing. Making that tract house look like a custom home is easier than you might think. Debbie Kaplan loves he...

McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), which found that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) and the 15-year (FRM) rose dramatically this week, as did the 5-year ARM.  The 1-year ARM remained unchanged from the previous we...