http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Shawn+Buryska Real Estate Shawn Buryska Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=333537&ca=Real+Estate Amid the economic upheaval, there is good news for first-time home buyers – a tax credit of up to $7,500. Even better – the definition of first-time home buyers includes those who have not owned a principal residence in the three year period prior to purchasing a qualifying home. The tax credit, est... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=70555&ca=Real+Estate First impressions are critical. Just like the view from the curb may prevent a buyer from getting out of the car, the view inside the house determines whether they make an offer. Buyers need to be able to imagine themselves living in your home, or perhaps more to the point, they need to envision you... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=248368&ca=Real+Estate The Rochester Minnesota Real Estate market seems to have built a full head of steam as we head into the spring season. Sales are robust and there have even been several reports of multiple offers on some well priced properties. The Mayo Clinic match market is also well under way with medical student... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=240134&ca=Real+Estate After a solid five year run of record home sales, the market is readjusting itself to a more normal level. Most of those who wanted to move have moved. Interest rates are rising again, lowering the upper end ceiling for buyers overall. With buyers qualifying for a lower mortgage today than they migh... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=228291&ca=Real+Estate For several years low interest rates and low down-payment percentages enabled home buyers to get into increasingly larger and more expensive homes. Then as home prices rose, home sellers took advantage of the “equity” in their existing homes to move up to even bigger, more expensive homes. Housing p... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=199341&ca=Real+Estate Every book I have read on trying to time the stock market says don’t. Most financial advisors recommend getting in and staying in with the proper asset allocation for your particular risk tolerance. When the market is up you’re in good shape, and when it goes down you have some protection built in t... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=190323&ca=Real+Estate When you bought your home, chances are pretty good that you paid a professional home inspector to check it out before you bought it. It may have been especially useful at the time in your decision regarding the home’s value. But do you know what you did with the report once the purchase negotiations... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=170138&ca=Real+Estate There’s an old real estate rule of thumb that the first offer you receive is usually the best one. I’ve run into this with several listings where the seller received an offer early on, made a stiff counteroffer back to the buyer and the buyer headed for the hills. In some cases, as much as 24 months... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=140231&ca=Real+Estate When you list your home for sale, the objective is to get the most money in your pocket as possible. It seems intuitive that you would get the most money by paying the least money to get it sold. Reality, however, is that you get what you pay for. Your listing options run the gamut from putting a... Real Estate Shawn Buryska Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95071&ca=Real+Estate Some buyers balk at working with a buyer's agent because they are concerned it will cost them money. This is understandable since it is customary to sign an agreement with the buyer's agent defining their compensation as a percentage of the sale price. Rather than see this as a cost, see it as a pr...