Selling a Home
The following are links to the analysis posts and assorted essays of Larry Roberts (Irvine Renter):
1-26-2010 -- Urgency Versus Reality: realtors Win, Buyers Lose -- a look at the pathology of the realtor mindset of creating urgency at buyer's expense.
Foreclosure Series:
1-22-2010 -- Foreclosure 101: Mechanics of a Trustee Sale
1-21-2010 -- Foreclosure 101: Non-Judicial Foreclosure
1-20-2010 -- Foreclosure 101: Vesting Title
1-18-2010 -- A Theory of House Prices and Housing Markets -- A foundational teaching on housing.
12-21-2009 -- Should You Walk Away from Home Debt? -- A review of the circumstances surrounding the walk-away phenomenon.
12-2-2009 -- Sell a Home: For Sale By Owner
12-1-2009 -- Sell a Home: Cash Listing Services
11-30-2009 -- Sell a Home: Conventional Brokerage Listing
9-2-2009 -- Shadow Inventory Orange County -- With a little data and some complex analysis, it is possible to get an accurate picture of the shadow inventory in Orange County.
8-20-2009 -- IHB Investor Reports -- A detailed review of the information in our proprietary investor report.
8-18-2009 -- IHB Property Valuation Reports -- A detailed review of the information in our proprietary owner-occupant report.
8-3-2009 -- Going Flat -- Making money in real estate through selling and buying back into the market at a later date for less money.
6-29-2009 -- The Immunity Syndrome -- The belief that prices cannot fall at the high end prompted speculators to bid prices up to inconceivable levels. The high end may crash hardest.
5-4-2009 -- Negotiating for Real Estate -- An overview of the negotiation process for residential real estate.
8-11-2008 -- Timing Does Matter -- An analysis dispelling the myths about timing the residential real estate market.
3-31-2008 -- Investment Value of Residential Real Estate -- An economic analysis of the true investment value of residential real estate.
3-13-2008 -- Floplords -- A discussion of the phenomenon of accidental landlords.
3-12-2008 -- Mortgages as Options -- A look at how borrowers and speculators gamed the system using mortgages as option contracts.
