Greg Afarian's Blog - Real Estate, Technology, Economy

40 Days and 40 Nights of Rain may be a parable from the Bible. But, for New England and much of the Northeast it has been some sort of reality this past March. After getting water in my house a few years ago due to a bursting pipe ,I never quite understood the damage water caused. This March we s...

Greg Afarian's Market Report Week of 3-1Job's Report in January Non-Farm Jobs declined to 36,000 Unemployment Report unch at 9.7%Pending Home Sales for January fell to 7.6%Crude Oil hits $81.50 and Gold is at $1,136 an OunceGreece battles credit crisis and has roits.30 YR Fixed Rate Average 4.95%...

Existing Home Sales in January fell 5.3% Inventories fell in January 2.7% and a 9.6 month supply. 1st time Jobless Claim filings rose by 22,000 and has risen 6 out of 8 weeks in 2010. Durable Goods soared in January up 3% which was the biggest gain since July. A durable good is a product that la...

Greg Afarian's Market & News Update Week of 2-8 This week we saw the following topics in the market / news *Greece's potential Bail Out from the E.U. *Retail Sales modest gain of .5% *Oil prices at $73 *Gold at $1092 an ounce 30 YR Fixed Rate Ave. 4.94% 15 YR Fixed Rate Ave. 4.33% Dow saw some v...

GregAfarian.com 's Market Report Week of 2-1This week we saw a new Unemployment Report.Dow struggles to stay above 10,000.Bail Out Companies in the News, earning and BIG Bonuses from AIG, JP Morgan Chase.My take on stocks, real estate and the bond market.   _______________________________________...

Are you using a "old school" Realtor who uses "old school" marketing techniques? This is a great question the next time someone is out looking for the right Real Estate Agent to use. I say it all the time but, times have changed! If you ask me, there are many key questions I would ask if I was lo...

Greg Afarian's Market Report Week of Jan.25th. This week we saw alot of market information and news. Senate votes to see if Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke keeps his job. Stock Market was down 6 out of 10 days. Down more than 600 points in this time.Existing Home Sales in Dec down 16.7%Mortgage Applica...

What Does a Hot Air Balloon, a Gold Jacket, and a Rock have to do with Real Estate? This is what the "Big 3" in Real Estate identify themselves as their "brand". But, what do these things really have to do with Real Estate? I would say if someone came to your house to list or show you a home dres...

It's depressing how Real Estate agents and professionals around here (New England) know so little about the importance of social media. It was obvious today after we went door to door promoting our class on Twitter & Facebook to offices, owner brokers, and managers that something is clearly miss...

RE BarCamp is coming to Boston RE Bar Camp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. A real estate "unconference". Agenda is set that morning. Come learn all abo...