Lew Sichelman

1 week ago | uexpress.com | Lew Sichelman

Property taxes are rising right along with the cost of food, gas and other necessities. One main difference: You won't have to wait for inflation to come down to lower your property taxes. And you can do it all yourself. "Most people are under-assessed, but the market is changing," says Alison Tulio of Incenter Tax Solutions, a company that appeals property tax assessments on behalf of homeowners. The company works with a network of 10,000 local appraisers and attorneys across the country.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Lew Sichelman

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the first house you bought was the last one you ever needed to own? Imagine if the house lasted your entire lifetime — a home that you’d never have to leave, uprooting your family in the process, and that you could even pass the place down to your descendants. In other words, a forever home: one you could expand as the need for more space arose.

2 weeks ago | uexpress.com | Lew Sichelman

Property taxes are rising right along with the cost of food, gas and other necessities. One main difference: You won't have to wait for inflation to come down to lower your property taxes. And you can do it all yourself. "Most people are under-assessed, but the market is changing," says Alison Tulio of Incenter Tax Solutions, a company that appeals property tax assessments on behalf of homeowners. The company works with a network of 10,000 local appraisers and attorneys across the country.

2 weeks ago | elnuevoherald.com | Lew Sichelman

Todos los padres que han pronunciado la frase inmortal: “El dinero no crece en los árboles”, estaban completamente equivocados. Según investigaciones académicas, el dinero sí crece en los árboles, por millas de millones de dólares. Un estudio de la Oficina de Investigación Empresarial de la Universidad de Nebraska-Lincoln concluyó que, a nivel nacional, los árboles en conjunto agregan más de $31,500 millones de valor a las viviendas privadas cada año.

2 weeks ago | commercialrecord.com | Lew Sichelman

Real estate agents are an unhappy bunch these days, mainly because of money. According to the surprisingly candid results of a survey delving into agents’ psyche by the Redfin brokerage firm, half expect their fees to fall in the coming months. Also, 1 in 7 agents changed companies last year, largely in search of a larger share of the commission split with their brokers. Of those agents, 1 in 5 are planning to switch again this year.