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| A
Realtor's View from Hubbert's Peak: The End of Cheap Oil and Cheap Money
(June 5, 2006) |
| The market has finally shifted in favor of buyers!
See Update: A Buyers' Market.(October
23, 2005) |
| War
and Property Inflation (April 7, 2005) |
| Why Home Prices
Are Going through the Roof: A Brief Guide to the "New Economy"
(January 13, 2003) |
| More Articles on the Housing Market:
A Word of Advice in a Real Estate Slump: Rent by David Leonhardt
(New York Times, April 11, 2007)
Crisis Looms in Mortgage Markets by Gretchen Morgenson, March
11, 2007.
Un-Real Estate by James
Grant, April 2005
Housing bubble in
New England (Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy
Studies, Jan. 5, 2003)
"These are perilous times for asset
markets ...." (Ian Campbell, UPI, Jan. 30, 2004)
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"House of Cards: US, UK Home Prices to Decline Dramatically in
Next Few Years."
See
The Economist's survey of May 29, 2003
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"Mortgage Markets Are Out of Control," New York Times, August
17, 2003
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| Co-buying: One
solution to the high cost of housing in the Valley?
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| Considering an adjustable rate mortgage? It may be
a risky proposition. See Homeowners Urged
Caution on Hybrid Loans
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| For the effects of skyrocketing home prices on
communities, see an article by Rebecca Solnit,
Hollow City (as computer money flows
into San Francisco, the quirkiness and creativity drain out). A
cautionary tale for Northampton and other Valley towns.
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How is EcoRealty
different from other real estate agencies?
First of all, we are not salespersons but exclusive
buyer agents. You will hear no sales chatter from us. We evaluate the
property, look at future resale potential, point out problems, and act as if we
were investing our own money in the property.
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As your fiduciary agent, we will always act in your
best interests, including playing the devil's advocate when you seem to be
overeager about a property. We tend to form relationships of trust with our
clients that make the home-buying experience more enjoyable and less stressful.
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We provide a breadth of information and advice
about the home or land you're about to purchase that is quite rare:
- A written evaluation of the
property
- Data on comparable
sales
- Information on environmental health issues impinging
on the property
- Advice on house renovations
With EcoRealty, you will make a fully informed
decision, supported (if you wish) by the structural inspectors, mortgage
officers, and attorneys we
recommend, all chosen for their interest in educating buyers and their
professionalism, experience, and responsiveness.
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We strive to be attuned to the real
needs of our clients and we are conscientious about ensuring that our clients do not
get into a situation that will hurt them financially.
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We also bring a certain sensibility to our work with
clients with allergies, or clients with young children vulnerable to
environmental toxins.
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The "eco" (pronounced "eeco"
as in ecosystem) in EcoRealty speaks of our keen interest in and fairly broad knowledge of environmental health
issues, our knowledge of green building, and our belief in sustainable development.
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And we
give 10 percent of our aftertax profits to support local farming groups and land
conservation funds (including the Valley Land Fund; Community in Support of
Agriculture; etc.).
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