Cedar Rapids Real Estate Blog

My how time flies.  In January, I'll be starting my third year as a Realtor selling Cedar Rapids real estate with Skogman Realty.  In that short time, I've learned an awful lot about the stereotypes that potential buyers and sellers have with us Realtor folk. For some, it's not unlike the used car salesman stereotype.  ...

If I've heard this once, I've heard it a hundred times.  "Christopher, isn't it a bad time to put your house on the market?"  I always say to them, "It depends."  If you're a seller or about to be, you need to know that you will be competing with a much smaller percentage of homes on the ...

Are you looking to buy real estate in Cedar Rapids or surrounding areas in the next few months?  Are you a first time home buyer?  Are you relocating to this area, looking to buy your first home?  If so, I've got great news for you.  It's never been a better time to buy Cedar Rapids real estate.   We all ...

As the year ends for all of us collectively, we as Realtors like to look at the trends that we have experienced over the course of the year as a tool to evaluate trends for the future.  From our collective experiences we have started to see a trend.  Instead of keeping up with the Jones, the new trend is moving down with the ...

Once a year, I like to blog about me.  This is the only time that this blog will be all about me, but I think it's important to know who you are working with, especially when it comes to one of the largest transactions you will ever undertake in your life.  If you want to cut to the chase and miss a great article, you can go to ...