Selling Your Own Home Without a Real Estate Agent. This has received a lot of media coverage. Want to know the truth? Here it is, some people actually can sell their home themselves. Now you want to know how many do? The best statistic is 13% of all homes sold in the United States are sold wi
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04/30/2007
Today more signs indicated this is economically one of the best times in history to buy real estate. Ever wonder why investors invest in a down market? Everybody knows it is because they "know" the market is going to go up! If you are thinking of buying, is waiting for that magic interest rate
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04/30/2007
Everyone that lists their home for sale wants to sell! If they did not want to sell they would not put their home on the market, right? I just heard something while attending a meeting that made me recognize again why some homes sell and others do not. I was talking with a friend when someone
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04/28/2007
Here is something that many sellers view only as another expense. I recently sold a beautiful home built in 1925. Obviously this home is not new. Most buyers looking at a home in a historical or established area of any town understands homes of this age have flaws. As a selling agent my job i
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04/24/2007
Just in from the National Association of Realtors, housing market dipped 8.4% in March. This was below Wall Streets estimates. Who cares? Sellers care! The real issue is what the sellers of the homes that did not sell or find buyers feel, again! This is based on existing home sales. New con
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04/24/2007
Every seller wants to know the answer to this question! The answer to the question is easier than you think.For most of the professional real estate agents this is something they paid dearly to learn. We all go to school, but most of us do it in a classroom. Many sellers are finding in today's
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04/24/2007
Buyers have some very identifiable patterns just like sellers. Recognizing these patterns can help both the buyer and seller in the transaction process. Buyers start with the goal of buying first and then........We're buying a house! What kind of house do I want? How long are we going to live
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04/24/2007
I have had this question asked many times during the listing of a home for sale. Mostly from sellers that have lived in a home more than 20 years. How will the new buyers treat my home. We all have attachments to people, places and things. The truth is, your memories created during your occup
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04/24/2007
This is simple but not always easy in a buyers market.first were you asked to do the repair as part of the purchase agreement. If the answer is yes and you accepted the purchase agreement you must do the repairs to meet the purchase agreement. Or the buyer can walk.If the repair request was ask
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04/23/2007
You are not alone wondering if you should try to continue to sell your home. Homes are selling. Your homes marketing plan must be reviewed on a regular basis to make sure you are still priced in the market. Some area prices have fluctuated more than others. Rural areas have fewer buyers based
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04/23/2007