Here are 11 energy saving tax credits that you may be able to save some cash with before they expire.  Check them out. http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/energy-tax-credits-2011#ixzz1d8wPlesC

I can’t count, nor would I want to, the number of times someone said to me “oh my sister just got her license and she’s going to help me find my house.” Huh?  Are you kidding me?  You’re going to hire someone fresh out of real estate school who has no experience, no knowledge of [...]

The Capital District Business Review ranks schools annually by test scores.  I’m not sure that’s the best way to rank districts but for now it’s the only way we have.  Click this link.

Ok well I”m NOT going to talk about chickens or eggs.  What I do want to discuss is houses and banks. Most people like to begin their home search looking at homes.  It must get the juices running or something.  When they register on web site at www.AlbanyHomes411.com we will follow up with them.  One [...]

I go on a lot of listing appointments.  I don’t always win the listing and sometimes I’m glad I didn’t.  Recently I was at the home where the owners had been trying to sell it on there own.  Their reason?  They didn’t want to pay a Realtor.  There are several things going on here.  Let [...]

Housing Affordability: Price to Income.

Maybe you don’t know where to start.  Maybe you’re nervous about the current housing market. Maybe you don’t think you will qualify for a mortgage, or how much of a mortgage would be affordable.  Maybe your “bad” credit isn’t as bad as you think, or can be improved with a little direction.  TRIP’s HomeOwnership Center [...]

Neighborhoods with thriving independent businesses saw home values outperform citywide markets by 50 percent over the last 14 years. Those same neighborhoods also benefitted from strong hiring at small, independently owned businesses. The American Express OPEN Independent Retail Index, conducted by Civic Economics, analyzes America’s small businesses on a national, city and neighborhood level. It [...]