Archive for June, 2007

Wannabe Buyers Welcome Housing Slump

LOS ANGELES — Kurt Montufar isn’t stressing over the housing slump. He’s actually hoping things get worse. Like many wannabe homebuyers who were priced out of the market during the last boom, Montufar spends time these days scanning real estate ads and news reports to determine if it’s time to take the plunge and buy.
Indeed, […]

FSBOs do better than agent listings in Wisconsin town

A new study based on data in Madison, Wis., concludes that sellers in the city do not get a higher price for their homes when using an agent and the local multiple listing service. But with a relatively low FSBO market share, that could mean that either more sellers are willing to pay agent commissions […]