I keep seeing and hearing about "dirty little secrets" that real estate agents won't tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secre
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07/24/2007
OK, the water is chest deep now. I started wading in here, and I just don't know when to stop. So, what do I see happening with interest rates? Overall, I see them going down. But, I think they'll go up first. Was that vague enough that I can claim victory no matter what? First, the case f
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07/23/2007
Boy, am I going to wade into it this time... I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story. Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble. "... from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline 50% in the next five years." The
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07/23/2007
So, don't screw it up. Do you feel like you should rush out and buy this house? This particular house isn't listed with an agent (to my knowledge), but is FSBO. But, this is the foot they are putting forward to try to get a buyer. Unfortunately, I have run across NUMEROUS examples that were as
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07/19/2007
If you haven't made it over to Stone Mountain Park lately, I would recommend a trip. This summer, through August 5th, they are hosting the Animal Planet Summer Adventure. It's pretty cool if you are into animals. My family is definitely an animal family. We packed up and made the seven minute
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07/18/2007
Here is the other one... There is some infill near where I live. There are some VERY nice houses being built in the $500k-$600k range. A couple of these were finished late last year. Now, the builder is building a small subdivision (I think it will be about 10-12 houses) next door. The first
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07/18/2007
There are a few things that have my shorts in a bunch... so, here they are. Careful. They've been brewing for a little while. There is a house in my subdivision that has been under contract since February... that's right, February. It will six months if it closes on time. This house is listed
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07/18/2007
After posting up about What buyers are looking for yesterday, I got to thinking about an article I wrote on my website a couple of months ago. I thought it might go well here also. It is a little more specific about what I am looking for when I am looking at a home from a buyer's perspective. M
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07/17/2007
I have been preaching about how a home's value is never related to the needs of the seller or buyer, but rather it is wholly dependent on what the market will bear (a price that a buyer and seller are willing to both agree upon, without extenuating circumstances). Well, I just had one of my clie
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07/16/2007
The NAR is getting ready to release their 2007 Profile of Buyer's Home Feature Preferences in about a month. For the REALTORS that don't subscribe to the NAR weekly newsletter, or those that are looking, here is the blurb: Central air conditioning, walk-in closets, hardwood floors, high-end kitc
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07/16/2007
