May 23, 2006
- Buyer's Market - Is it Returning?
After five years of sizzling growth, U.S. home price appreciation is showing signs of cooling.
Pending home sales — a leading market indicator — are down from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors. In many of the nation's hottest markets, brokers also are reporting a growing gap between sellers' asking prices and [...]
May 15, 2006
- Finding the Right Real Estate Agent
When someone decides it is time to sell their home, they interview several Realtors from different companies to determine which one is best for them. They want someone who will represent them and someone they feel will do an effective job at marketing their home.
However, when someone decides to buy a home, they usually end [...]
May 13, 2006
- When is the Best Time to Buy Real Estate?
Buy when times are hard. Buy when blood is running in the streets. Buy after a flood, blizzard, riot. During such times, insurance firms and banks have properties they don't want. Owners are also desperate, as they suffer the anxieties of having to feed a white elephant.
Winter and summer are real estate's dead seasons. Check [...]
April 11, 2006
- Exclusive Buyer Agency
Exclusive Buyer's Agents never take listings and never represent sellers! They always represent buyers only and never practice dual agency. All other so-called "Buyer's Agents" have listings to sell you! As a homebuyer, you have a choice!
Ordinary listing and selling agents represent the seller. This means they must legally negotiate in favor of the seller [...]
