Tom Robinson Team Northern Virginia Home Values

I occasionally see articles from agents on Active Rain asking what the purpose of the points are and what is the real benefit of Active Rain. I can tell you what the benefits are. I have had a couple of leads from Active Rain since I started a few months ago. If even one of them turns into a sale...

I have Marketwatch.com as my home page on my computer. This afternoon, I looked to the right and saw the article noted in the subject line. Of course at first I thought "Here we go again, another real estate agent bashing article." Nope not this time. I am sure you have heard the saying "Buyers a...

Well, Maybe not completely down and out. Reed Sandridge has a mortgage on a D.C. condo yet he is giving away $10 per day to strangers in need. No strings attached. He says he learned of this generosity from his mother. Mr Sandridge is unemployed. How many people are willing to give knowing that t...

I read a short article in The Washington Post Business section this morning (from the Associated Press) that home prices are up in 40% of the cities in the U.S. in the last quarter of 2009. In the third quarter prices were up 20% over the third quarter of 2008.The increase was considered to have ...

The tax home buyer credit is due to expire at the end of April with a requirement to close by June 30th. This is not the only reason one should use in considering whether to buy a home or not. Buying the wrong home just to get in under the wire for the credit could be a costly mistake. The real l...

Lately my wife and I have been looking at ways to keep our costs down while not compromising too much on our lifestyle. We have been doing simple things like cutting back on cable channels we dont watch, eating out less often and, in general making sure that we are using what we are paying for. I...

A recent article in the Washington Post titled "Investors with Cash Frustrate Other Area Home Buyers" talked about investors bidding on short sales and foreclosed homes and shutting out would be owner occupier home buyers. The problem in the article specifically talked about the banks saw cash in...

Today's Washington Post  had an article on "Shedding the Light on Hidden Risks of Reverse Mortgages." The main point was to ask friends and relatives considering a reverse mortgage to check out the new federal guidelines concerning reverse mortgages. The guidelines are designed mostly for banks a...

Yahoo has an article running today about Seven flags to watch out for when purchaing a home. With todays foreclosures and short sales, its likely the home was not well maintained by the previous owner and was likely kept in a holding pattern once the bank took it over (REO). In the case of a shor...

Although I have been involved with real estate investing for some time now, I recently became a Realtor and I am now at that point of building my business. I know it will likely take awhile and I have business forthcoming that has been promised to me from several people in my network. We'll see h...