John LeCates's (johnlecates) Blog

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just released their Existing Home Sales Report revealing that distressed property sales accounted for 6% of sales in October. This is down from 9% in 2014 and the lowest figure since NAR began tracking distressed sales in October 2008. Below is a graph ...

As we head towards the home stretch for 2015 and the market starts to slow down, it’s time to take advantage of the quiet and update our online profiles and bios.  Many  websites utilize your stats to assign agent ratings and rankings, so it’s more important than ever to make sure that your info...

         Well that's my dilemma or is it ? A decade ago I would have placed a very expensive photo display ad in Horse related publications . Ten years before that , I would have placed Classified ads in numerous local and regional Newspapers , hoping someone who had horses would see them. Fast ...

Amazing Historic 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2 bath farmhouse in great shape. Lots of upgrades, stables, fenced pasture, fishing creek, woods, building rights, spring house, outhouse, smokehouse, auxiliary propane generator, huge oversized detached garage with woodstove, covered RV pad and storage traile...

     It's in the AMERICAN Conference ! This year the American is beginning to fulfill it's promise with 4 elite teams !  Houston, Memphis , Temple and  newcomer Navy , have all had great seasons and have been ranked in the TOP 25 ! The USF Bulls program has also turned around and looks like a 20...

The crew over at Keeping Current Matters had a very interesting article about the dollar amount effect one house sale has on the economy. The results are interesting and remind us that a stable housing market is crucial to a stable economy.  The research team at National Association of Realtors ...