http://blog.swanson-group.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daily Real Estate News  |  April 24, 2009  |   National Housing Picture Tough to Determine Some liken housing data to the weather: If you don’t like today’s statistics, wait until tomorrow. The “facts” will change. Here are some statistics from this week that sent mixed messages regarding the national housing market: ● The Federal Housing Finance ... http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=39 I found this article on REALTOR.org. I think it is very interesting.   1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home.  2. Appreciation. Real estate has long-term, stable growth ... http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=28   9 Ways to Beat Negativity The economy is hurting. Home sales in many markets remain sluggish. Uncertainty abounds. In this kind of environment, it's easy to get discouraged. April 2009 But there’s no reason you have to stay that way, says Jon Gordon, author of The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal ... http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=23 Matthew Gardner puts out a quarterly report for Windermere Real Estate. This valuabel report outlines the economic events of the last year and it also has predictions for the upcoming year. matthew_gardner_012809 http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=10 Until recently, the real estate industry exclusively represented the Seller. A growing number of Real Estate Agents (and the public) want Buyers to have an equal level of representation in the Buying Process. The Swanson Group is one of Whatcom Counties best Real Estate teams offering Sundance Benjestorf as an ... http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=5 OK…the Super Bowl is over and the Steelers pulled another one out of the hat. Regardless of who you were rooting for, it was certainly entertaining! I don’t know if there’s a good real estate analogy there, but it’s important we keep things in perspective. We’re all reading a lot about ... http://blog.swanson-group.com/?p=3