If you are a serious seller and are setting out to hire a good listing agent, I would encourage you to consider the following. Hiring the right person will help you avoid the things I discussed in my earlier posts (Part 1, Part 2), and probably avoid a long drawn-out sale...or worse, having your
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12/31/2006
Now that you have that nagging feeling your agent is NOT doing the job, what can you do about it?Since you are already in a contract (I'll talk more about prevention in another post) you will have to confront the issues. But make sure you have really thought it through and are not just responding
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12/31/2006
As a seller, what do you do when you get that sinking feeling the agent you hired to help sell your house isn't cutting the mustard? What are the tell-tale signs and what should you do about it? Let's talk about the job not getting done first.Let's face it...in this market many houses are not goi
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12/30/2006
I read Randy Prothero's inspiring post the other day, and it got me thinking more about how I contribute to my community currently, but also how I could do more. But rather than talk about the volunteering, I wanted to comment on the importance of sharing financially in ways that can benefit othe
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12/29/2006
Here is a summary of the market statistics from the MLS for Oceanside for the month of November.The data show a drop of 10% in the inventory since the previous month, likely due, in part, to the time of year. Again we see that the median price for attached homnes is down 2% from 1 year ago, where
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12/29/2006
Here are the summary statistics from the MLS for Oceanside for the month of October. The statistics show a drop in inventory since September, and a small drop in Median price for attached homes from 1 year ago, but no change in MEdian from the prior month for either attached or detached homes.AS
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12/29/2006
I just learned this a short time ago and wanted to share the information for those who may not yet know.The President just signed a new bill that goes into effect in 2007. This bill will allow for mortgage insurance premiums to be deducted - potentially a great savings for some individuals. The d
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12/20/2006
Here's part 2 of my short series on strategies for SERIOUS SELLERS (if you missed Part 1...).Consider a home inspection before you list - It's important to learn about problems your home might have (especially if you have owned your home for more than a few years) and take care of these issues, p
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12/18/2006
If you are thinking about putting your house on the market to see what might happen (testing the waters, so to speak), this article is NOT for you. I writing for serious sellers (e.g., those who REALLY need to sell due to family situation, divorce, relocation) who are truly committed to doing wha
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12/18/2006
Here are the market statistics from the MLS for October and November 2006 for San Marcos. As in other North County communities the inventory dropped a bit from October to November. In San Marcos the absorption rate also dropped. There was a small drop off in median price in November for both att
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12/11/2006
