“Ahh . . . So THAT’S What’s on the Credit Card Statement!” My wife and I have a household credit card — and an implicit honor system: I trust her to spend judiciously, and she trusts me to do the same. But that doesn’t mean we necessarily know everything the other purchases. Case in point: Zappo’s. A (female) colleague...Read More
(And Why it Matters) Quick, test your knowledge of housing styles and answer the following: How do you tell the difference between a condo and a townhouse? A. Physical appearance. B. By reviewing the Seller’s Disclosure. C. Whether there’s an owner’s association. D. By looking at the legal description. Answer: D. Normally, Buyers (and Realtors)...Read More
Are “Traditional Sellers” Waiting For Fewer Foreclosures? Want a shorthand for knowing when the housing market has truly turned around? Watch what’s called “the median sale price” — statisticians’ term for the midpoint of a given group. So, the median price of 101 sold homes would be that price which is lower than 50 of...Read More