Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Counties Real Estate. Tips for home buyers, home sellers by Gita Bantwal,Realtor at Re/Max Centre Realtors.

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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Centre Realtors
I have been licensed since 1992 and have seen a buyer's market and a seller's market.I will share my experience with readers and hope for feedback from agents about their experiences so I can learn from them. I will have some posts for consumers with tips on buying and selling and I will give them an opportunity to see my listings on line as well as all available listings in multiple listing service. I write monthly market reports about Bucks County real estate. You can subscribe to my blog if you would like to know about the real estate market in Philadelphia and suburbs.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2007 

If you are looking to buy a condo in Bucks County there are great buys out there.Based on information in multiple listing there are 104 two bedroom condos available in Bucks county priced under $250,000.There are 2 in Bedminster, 5 in Bensalem,8 in Bristol, 5 in Doylestown,9 in lower Makefield to...
11/29/2007
I was reading a post by an agent , Marcie Purcell , just now and it gave me an idea of how we can improve the real estate market.The agent said she was about to go out of town and got an offer on a house. I have been in Real estate 15 years and every time I am about to go on vacation it gets busy...
11/27/2007
The market may be slow but buyers who look at homes during the holiday season are serious buyers. Why else would someone look at homes instead of going  holiday shopping, wrapping gifts or  baking  . I love to host an open house at this time if the house is decorated for the holidays. The sellers...
11/25/2007
I love this time of the year as there are good sales every where. I spend an hour on Sundays and look at all the circulars and decide what gifts I should buy. I do not get time to go to some of the sales so I make a new list the following week and so on until December 24th. I  enjoy giving gifts ...
11/25/2007
If you are still renting, you might want to go to your accountant and find out how home ownership will help you save taxes. There are many advantages to home ownership but the most significant one is that a homeowner can deduct certain expenses of home ownership.For most people the cost of home o...
11/25/2007
I usually have a lot of listings and when listings do not sell I am anxious to get feedback for my clients. It was not a problem in the seller's market. I would receive a call from the showing agent even before the showing saying that they might write an offer on the house. We have an eshowing se...
11/25/2007
At our office we do not have to sign up for floor time. Some top agents do not take floor time at all. I take floor time but we have so many agents that I get probably 3 hours every 3 weeks. If an agent can not come on her floor time there is an announcement and anyone can take it on a first come...
11/25/2007
Happy Thanks Giving to all Active Rain members.I was looking at sales circulars for the coming week and my thought turned to Black Friday. I do hope the economy has improved enough and retailers have a great week end. Wouldn't it be nice if we could have a special listing price on Black Friday ? ...
11/18/2007
Settlement day is the day buyers and sellers look forward to. My clients often ask how long it will take at settlement table. The answer is ;  in a perfect world it takes about 30 to 45 minutes  in our area. I usually ask the buyers to come first as they have to sign many more papers than the sel...
11/18/2007
Fall is a beautiful time of year. The leaves change color and it is cool and pleasant. It does not last long and before we know it winter will be  here.  We have to prepare for winter  weather and while we  look forward to spring. If this is the first year in your new home, here are some tips for...
11/18/2007