Bill's Omaha Real Estate Blog

Bill Swanson | CBSHome Real EState | (402) 964-4871 6901 Florence Blvd, Omaha, NE Wonderful two story family home on nearly a half acre of land! 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $92,500 Year Built 1920 Sq Footage 1,513 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking 1 Car garage Lo...

Bill Swanson | CBSHome Real EState | (402) 964-4871 2441 Vane Street, Omaha, NE Gorgeous Natural Woodwork 3BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $80,000 Year Built 1917 Sq Footage 1,416 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking None Lot Size 7,405 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRI...

Bill Swanson | CBSHome Real EState | (402) 964-4871 9110 N 52nd Ave, Omaha, NE Colorado Retreat in Omaha! 3BR/3BA Single Family House offered at $225,000 Year Built 1974 Sq Footage 2,709 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 full, 0 partial Floors 3 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 10,890 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per mo...

Bill Swanson | CBSHome Real EState | (402) 964-4871 13641 Washington Circle, Omaha, NE Wow! Look at this square footage! 4BR/3BA Single Family House offered at $150,000 Year Built 1974 Sq Footage 3,383 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 full, 0 partial Floors Unspecified Parking Unspecified Lot Size 12,197 ...

I recently accompanied a friend who's thinking of getting into the real estate business to a CBSHOME Career Night. I found it to be very informative and certainly worth the time of all who attended. Near the end of the presentation, I was asked: "As an long-time agent, what is the best thing you'...

Many years ago my Father and I stopped to buy a newspaper from one of those 'corner newspaper machines'. You know the ones, where you put in your dime and it would release the door to reveal the stack of newspapers inside. When we got to the machine, I noticed the door was open a little, so did m...

OK, you've found the house that works for you! Now... What do you offer??? First and foremost, have your agent prepare a market analysis on the house to give you a range of what the house could expect to sell for. Maybe that range is where the house is listed, maybe it's higher or lower. Whatever...

Regarding the market for Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding communities. After a banner April, May has slowed a bit but there are still a lot of active buyers out there. In comparison, in April of 2009, there were 1108 accepted contracts on residential properties. In April of 2010, there were 1518 a...

Two minutes ago, I got into a discussion with an agent about why he doesn't 'blog'. His answer was that he doesn't have time. I bet lunch that I could write a blog, with worthy material, in less than 10 minutes. So here I am and here is my worthy material: It doesn't take much time out of your da...

I received a call from an agent yesterday who said that he had a contract written on one of my listings but there was one thing preventing him from giving it to me... He wanted a bigger split in commission! The property is being offered at a 'top of the scale' commission already, with what our no...