Blogs by Manish Chanda

 When buyers search for homes online, they typically type in a few criteria such as the required number of bedrooms and bathrooms.The resulting search results are invariably grouped in price brackets, often displayed in $10,000 or $25,000 increments.What's crucial to understand here is that these...

 In yesterday's blog, we looked at a number of ways in which your Albuquerque area realtor may, or may not, be going the extra mile for you to sell your home.Another major differentiator that we deploy is to provide a fully branded video tour of your home.We are increasingly finding that this is ...

 Perception and reality can often be very different.This is especially true in the homes market with a commonly held expectation that first time buyers need to find 20% of the value of their desired residence.Well if that's been your perception, we're so happy to kindly suggest that you think aga...

 At Everest Peak Realty @ Keller Williams, we'd be the first to agree that technology is a wonderful thing for the real estate business.We have a very strong internet presence (this website and blog being a prime example), we send out electronic property flyers and carry out highly targeted email...

It's February already and doubtless many of you are now more seriously considering either buying a home for the first time, upgrading or even downsizing.Wherever you stand in that equation, today we'd like to make five suggestions that will help you make the best decisions when it comes to defini...

A lot is always made of how things seem to be more expensive than ever. Well, it's true that the cost of so many of life's essentials has gone up in recent years, but is this a completely true perspective?In 1991 it took almost 60% of the average family's budget to buy a home. Fast forward to tod...

Despite the FED raising its interest rates for the first time in many years... They are still at near historic lows and it's worth bearing in mind they are currently less half what they were in 1990!Despite many predictions to the contrary, the diminution in Federal support for the housing market...

  The thought of the long term commitment of a mortgage can of course be frightening, but if you're renting, in many ways you're already paying what amounts to a mortgage.Problem is, you are building the equity of your landlord every time you pay your rent.And consider this - if you stay in the h...

 We won't paper over the cracks, choosing a home can be a nightmare - if the process is not handled in an organized and thorough manner.Everest Peak Realty @ Keller Williams exists to make the path to home ownership as smooth as possible, turning a nightmare into a pleasant dream.We're experts in...

 Every month, we devote a whole blog to the latest monthly real estate statistics published by the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors (click here for the most recent post).Today we'd like to take a somewhbat wider angle view by looking at the findings of the GAAR's recent review of the 4...