Kate Reilly Lund's (katietherealestatelady) Blog

Your home is on the market every day, Present it like you did the first weekend! There is no time to waste, if you want to sell your home, move quickly and take action. Never delay the marketing of your home because you believe repairs should be made, unless they are safety issues! During the tim...

I've just absorbed two days of solid statistics that have my head rocking. But I am so appreciative of the professionals who have the numbers and have them right. The buyer and the seller are getting their information from the media, which has it's own agenda and the platform of politics and spec...

  It's good to be taken advantage of! It's good to share! It's good to be loving! It's good to be a good friend! Earlier today the blog of one of our Active Rainers inspired in me the reality that over the years I have changed many attitudes and certainly the world of technology has changed aroun...

Great office activity, phones are ringing and leads are coming in. Happy New Year NJ We're excited at our office, it's going to be a great year. We see quite a pickup in January and we are experiencing it office wide. Results oriented Real Estate agents are always counting the stats and happy to ...

  You can't keep up, if you don't keep up! Don't be taken by surprise!! When we are working in a declining Real Estate market it is imperative that you be checking the comps and the statistics every day to keep abreast of the numbers. We have to think like Appraisers. We know that the market is d...

Day 8 of my January Challenge - Wow, it feels good to be Challenged! I'm enjoying the start of a New Year and all of the wonderful positive input from positive people that comes with a new start again. In my life I have a new start every day of my life. I am by nature a Pollyanna so that I feel g...

I responded to a blog today that erupted in me a feeling I've surpressed about the Mortgage Debacle that we are living. You can't easily get a loan today for a qualified buyer because of all the Cheats that got Mortgage Loans when they were unqualified buyers and today the banks are "tight on the...

We get questions from Purchasers who are always concerned of when the jump-in time is. Are the prices going lower, will I pay too much for a property. In NJ the market is still driven by Buyers. The inventory is great, in Edison the Absorption Rate is between 9 and 10 months which is better than ...

A long time ago a very successful car salesman taught me a lesson I never forgot. He said that he had been working with a customer to purchase a car for several weeks on several visits. He gave all of the appropriate data about the vehicle to the gentlemen and educated him on the terms of the sal...

Every profession has their particular nuance that gives judgment to their expertise and real estate is no exception. If we reflect for a moment on Bedside Manner, we can understand that no matter how vast the Doctor's knowledge and experience are, if he/she fails to comfort and empathize with his...