Three Signs Contractor reputations tend to change slowly, but their quality and/or level of service (not to mention prices!) can change . . . overnight. Long before the first sour evaluations start to show up on rating services such as Angie’s List, astute observers (like busy, local Realtors) will note that a particular contractor seems to...Read More
The Utility of “Negative” Information If the 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath 1945 Colonial three blocks away from you just sold for $650,000, that’s probably a good starting point for pricing your 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath 1945 Colonial. But what if the neighbor’s Colonial was on the market for six months at $650,000, and didn’t sell — perhaps even after dropping in price to $624,900, and...Read More
