By Bill Primavera
One of my favorite quotes ever is that of John Kenneth Galbraith, the great economist who said, “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology respectable.” Well, here’s a theory for projecting the housing/economic forecast that may have
Read More“Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” I am coming clean to reveal that I am in the latter category. Flatteringly enough, it has been suggested that I write a book as The Home Guru, but the prospect has
Read MoreChad Perkins knew he wanted to be a realtor from the time he was 13, even without a family connection to the industry. He would ask his parents to take him to public open houses on weekends. By the time
Read MoreSome people would say that it’s impolite to ask the question, “What do you do?” when meeting someone for the first time. But I always do, believing that it’s much of a person’s makeup and always a good ice breaker.
Read MoreDepending on which statistics are to be believed, at least half of married couples decide not to heed the Bible’s warning in Matthew that “what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.” We in the real estate business
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you pull into and out of your garage every day without thinking much about it. Usually I fumble for the automatic garage door opener, which I never have assigned to a particular place in my car,
Read MoreThe harbinger of trouble ahead with any product or appliance in the home is usually just a little kink in its operation. Once that whiz is heard or blip is seen, it’s only a matter of time before the death
Read MoreThis spring and summer, I didn’t invite anybody over to my property because I was too embarrassed, yes embarrassed. Most people who know me now associate me with The Home Guru who doles out advice about home maintenance, both inside
Read MoreWhen my home was built in the 1730s, its owners took care of their household garbage in a fairly simple manner: they dug a hole in the ground and buried it. As a result, many times I’ve unearthed broken china
Read MoreNormally not one to make pronouncements of historic proportion in so complex a field as the housing market, (where even top analysts have stumbled repeatedly in the throes of the housing bubble and its rapid but enduring deflation,) I’m going
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