Cedar Rapids Real Estate Blog

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 ...

Statistics always play a huge role in the real estate game, but now, they are huge!  Almost weekly, there is a report on the national news of the great decline in the housing market and how everything is collapsing because of sub prime lender tightening of the belt, higher interest rates, foreclosures looming in the near future, etc. Well, ...

One more resource for relocating to Cedar Rapids: www.zipcodestats.com   and www.zipcodefacts.com (2 domains, one great resource). This beta site offers desirable demographic information for buyers. You can search by city, area, state, and zipcode; or simply browse by state or zip code. If you select a state or zip code, information has ...

Once the holidays are over and we enter the new year, the market slowly starts to heat up until it's red hot in the spring, continuing this frenzied pace well into the summer months.  If you are looking around now at Open Houses and your house is still on the market, are you prepared?  If you find the house of your dreams and you are ...

There are wonderful lenders in town who specialize in different types of loans for different situations.  For a complete list of the best of the best, contact me at 319-329-5988 and I'll put you in touch with Cedar Rapid's finest!What mortgage loans can you offer me for my specific situation?  Are these loans popular and ...

My definition of a great location might be totally different according to your definition because you and I are not alike.  If I was sixty years old and you were thirty-five years old, our "idea" of location would vary greatly because of our needs at our certain stages of life. Finding the right neighborhood for you is important ...