Once again, Virginia nails the top position in Forbes list of “Best States for Business“.
Maryland is #12, and DC…well, DC didn’t get tabulated, though it would certainly be in the lower quadrants.
While I don’t have much use for generic politicians, Virginia has had a number of pro-business people, including Mark Warner, who went to Richmond after some real work in the northern Virginia area.
Why does a Realtor® care to write about this? There’s a strong causality between pro-business, income and home prices. Pure and simple. If I could wave my wand and solve the excess supply problem, we’d all be happier.
With the focus on gas consumption,
You must interview your Buyer’s Agent Buying a home is stressful enough w/o also having to stress about your Buyer’s Agent.
Situation: a buyer (aka “the client”) asks her Buyer’s Agent to write an offer for less than asking price. The buyer is a friend on the West Coast who put this question to me.