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Steve Cook is managing editor of Real Estate Economy Watch, which was recognized as one of the two best real estate news sires of 2011 by the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Before he co-founded REEW in 2007, he was vice president of public affairs for the National Association of Realtors. In 2006 and 2007, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in real estate. During his 30 years in public affairs, Cook has been a broadcast news correspondent, served two Members of Congress as press secretary and was a senior executive in the world's largest independent public relations firm in Washington and Chicago.
Written by Steve Cook on February 17, 2012
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Need another reason not to pay too much attention to the 2012 forecasts that you read in the news? Such forecasts are almost always national in scope, and there is no such thing as a national real estate market. All real estate is local. Relying…
Written by Steve Cook on February 16, 2012
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Are you thinking about buying a home or selling a home this year? The experts might be able to help you anticipate what home market prices will be in the next spring and summer. However, unfortunately, a lot of those same experts have been very…
When you’re selling your home and the closing date is looming, the last phone call you want to take is the one from your buyer informing you that the appraisal for his or her loan has come in below the sale price—and asking if you…
“Buy low and sell high” goes the old adage. Home prices and mortgage interest rates may never be this low again, so why aren’t more people thinking about buying a home? Ask the professionals who are supposed to know the answer and you’ll get someone…
Written by Steve Cook on October 28, 2011
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In this series, real estate and mortgage expert Steve Cook takes a look at falling home values: the causes, the effects, why home prices are still falling and what needs to happen to see home values improve. Yesterday, I looked at housing market predictions and…
Written by Steve Cook on October 27, 2011
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In this series, real estate and mortgage expert Steve Cook takes a look at housing market predictions for falling home values: the causes, the effects, why home prices are still falling, and what needs to happen to see home values improve. “The hurrier I go,…
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