Stealing A Home

Keith Davis | February 28, 2009

Originally Published February 1, 2009
I was reading The Bubble Blog as I do most days, and as normal there were various comments that readers made that I thought were interesting, insightful, and sometimes spot on. But there are also the comments that make me think for a while and say, “Why?” In general, readers of [...]

The Davis Plan

Keith Davis | February 27, 2009

Originally Posted October 9, 2008
Seeing as we as taxpayers now have access to $700 Billion of federal money to play with in the mortgage market, I thought it would be irresponsible of me if I did not put forth a legitimate plan for what to do with this money. Yes it involves restructuring debt loads, [...]

Update on Short Sales

Keith Davis | February 26, 2009

Originally Published July 7, 2008
As I reported last week, there were a total of 14 short sales listed for sale out of 3,687 listings as of last week. I found it interesting to see that today, the National Association of Realtors projected that out of the projected 4.99 million existing home sales that will take [...]

Selling Short

Keith Davis | February 26, 2009

Originally Published July 2, 2008
To the rest of the financial world, selling short refers to the act of selling shares of stock that one doesn’t own, in hopes that the price will drop, and being able to purchase those shares later for less. But, as with most things real estate related, a short sale has [...]

How Low Should I Lowball?

Keith Davis | February 26, 2009

Originally Published June 19, 2008
I can’t tell you how many buyers ask “so what percentage of asking price should we offer in this market?” Not just now when the market is slow, but always. This is one of those buyer questions that everyone hears all the time. It goes along with “What home is going [...]

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About the author

Keith is a self diagnosed data geek. With an MBA from UNC (Kenan Flagler Business School) Keith finds himself always looking for empirical evidence to explain the market around us. He has worked representing buyers and sellers as well as local builders. His background is in start-up companies, from which he brings his desire to find new ways in which technology can improve the buying and selling process for his clients.He lives in the City of Charlottesville with his wife, Krista, and two young children.


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