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, ...

Buyer's Alert!!!!  Folks, this is the most beautifully conditioned house in this price range for the entire city of Cedar Rapids.  What other property in this price range offers a oversized 2 stall, heated garage with a workbench the entire width of the garage.  What other property in this price range offers over 1900 square ...

When you are relocating to another state, it is a harrowing experience at best.  You are not only uprooting you and your significant other's lives but your childrens as well.  I'm speaking from experience here as I've moved to Austin, Texas in 1985 and then moved back to the Cedar Rapids area in 2004.  Five homes later, ...

I guess Realtors will say anything right to get you to work with them.  They'll say, "Interest rates are at an all time low, better lock in your rate now and buy that home."   Or, you might hear the opposite; "Interest rates are on the rise." (As you see the Realtor's hand gesture upwards towards the ...