Geoff ONeill's (geoff96m) Blog

This Agent put up a great post.  Our local market looks to be bouncing around on the bottom.The market will recover - there is no doubt about that! It is simply a matter of when it will recover! Billionaire investor Warren Buffett predicted that the real estate market downturn will end by 2011 as...

This happens more in a buyer's market like we are currently experiencing."My last Realtor couldn't sell my house, but the next guy sold it in 7 days." I heard this statement a few months ago, and began thinking about situations where this happened to me or people I know.  One of the best agents I...

This is too funny... if it weren't true.In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of broadcasting your location to your social network buddies, telling them you are not home, PleaseRobMe.com is “Listing all those empty homes out there”. In a very funny way, PleaseRobMe.com lists robbing oppo...

Geoff O'Neill, Licensed Real Extate Broker in the State of Oregon | John L. Scott Medford Real Estate | 541.941.4287 422 Laurel Street, Medford, OR Cute Medford Cottage - WOW! look at the price. 2BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $127,900   Year Built 1900 Sq Footage 1,200   Bedrooms 2 Bathr...

Great Advice.  An Experienced Realtor will have many team members to get the job doen right.  Our Office at John L. Scott Medford has a great team of support staff to back up your transaction.The word " team" has a multifaceted definition for me.  My team and I have a team of people with whom we ...

Why we have to sell a home THREE Times I was at a listing presentation the other day, when the subject of price came up as it usually does.  After looking at the numbers, the sellers indicated that they thought the home was worth far more than the others on the street, and that we should go with ...

Geoff O'Neill, Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Oregon | John L. Scott Medford Real Estate | 541.941.4287 4513 Wolf Run, Medford, OR Nicely appointed 4 bedroom East Medford Hills Home with RV Parking 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $339,900 Year Built 2003 Sq Footage 2,526 Be...

Everywhere I see builders getting back in the building game.  It's just beginning, but I can smell the new lumber, and see the studs getting put up on a regular basis.  Prices on lots in Jackson County Oregon are less than 1/2 what they were just a few years ago, and it's becoming a financial rea...

We are working on a solution that will be beneficial for evveryone (except the aggregators).One of my friends, an old dude like me who's been involved in real esate for eons, called the other day.  Here's what he told me: Bank lobbyist are pushing for legislation which will prohibit a person who ...

This is so frustrating.  Let the short sale experts do it and take the referral. If You Don't Know How to Cook, Get OUT of the Kitchen!  You see, right now, there are too many cooks in the kitchen who don't even know how to boil water!  Hire a chef or go to culinary school, I say!   Annoyed?  Th...