Tom's Blog

December 2010 - Posts

• Buying a home now is a no-brainer.

  Ali Velshi, CNN chief business correspondent, believes that if a prospective Buyer has good credit and 20% to put down, it is a great time to buy according to CNNMoney .com. Velshi feels that this has been the case all year and that we are probably closer Read More... Posted Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:30 AM by Tom Toole, III | (Comments Off) Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Finances, Buyer Information

• Check out my quotes in the Nov./Dec. 2010 issue of The Residential Specialist magazine!

  Regina Ludes, author of Tried & New , an article in the November/December issue of The Residential Specialist magazine, quoted me when looking for information on direct approaches for prospecting for new business. In the article, I answered questions Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 07, 2010 10:08 AM by Tom Toole, III | (Comments Off) Filed under: Real Estate, Announcements

• Home prices fall 2% in 3rd quarter.

  U.S home prices fell 2% in the third quarter according to CNNMoney.com . The S&P Case-Schiller Home Price INdex has recorded gains in four of the previous five quarters, including a 4.7% jump between April and June 2010. This leaves national home Read More... Posted Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:49 AM by Tom Toole, III | (Comments Off) Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information