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I just had a distracted buyer who made a late credit card payment 20 days before closing and of course the lender pulled his credit again AFTER they had committed to give him a loan and of course it went down over 100 points! This is a guy who never missed a payment and now he faces a 1.5% in...
05/03/2012
Is it just me or are some of you having trouble getting your buyers to go talk to the lender before you take them out looking? As an exclusive buyers agent, I only work with buyers, so it is a recurring theme. Without harping like a first grade teacher, I just don't have a good solution. I try ...
04/01/2012
There is a buzz about the Maryland law that was just killed providing better disclosure for consumers using agents to buy homes. It would have explained what exclusive buyer agency is--agents who only represent buyers. And yes, they leave a lot of money on the table. But can there be anything m...
03/12/2012
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Boy, mine really are! I don't have a problem showing as many houses as a particular buyer needs to find the right one, but these days, ALL my buyers are on the fence!! When I see a good house come on the market that is well priced, I bring it quickly to their attention. They used to believe me,...
02/16/2012
I have just finished representing 2 clients who basically fired their relocation comapny. They both refused to work with the agents that were given to them and used me, an exclusive buyer's agent. And I refused to pay the "referral fee" in one case (in the other, I negotiated a reduced fee). ...
01/20/2012
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Is anyone else finding that their best lender options have bitten the bullet and merged with one of the Big Companies? I had a great broker/bank person who could fund any loan herself if the lender started to back off (for one of the many incomprehensible reasons they use these days). But s...
01/12/2012
This is just too good not to re-blog. Happy and healthy and successful New Year to All! And may that perfect house for your recalcitrant buyers come on the market in the next few weeks!'Twas the Week Before Christmas...A Buyer Agent's Christmas List This post was inspired by Barbara Todaro's ...
12/31/2011
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My buyers often suggest that it is a waste of time to look at homes this time of year. They report that their friends and the results of their on-line research tell them that there are fewer homes on the market so they think they should just wait until the spring. Is it just me or does the logi...
12/27/2011
The “Stacked Deck” Problem Typically, home buyers are very concerned that the deck is stacked against them in the home buying process. They suspect the agent is not really on their side, has conflicts of interest or just wants to get the deal done. It seems like others have inside information a...
12/05/2011
Say hello to Hadley Homebuyer. She is our new avatar for our blog on home buying. Just look at her. She is a smart, professional, connected woman with great ideas and enthusiasm. What she doesn’t have is AN AGENT!! Why? She doesn’t need one (or so she says). Why is Hadley starting to look fo...
11/29/2011