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2013
According to the Houston Association of Realtors the Houston Market saw a 16% increase in home sales in January when compared to the same month last year. The local housing supply is at just 3.6 months! This is at the same level of Janurary and at the lowest level since 1999. February also marked...
03/28/2013
How would you react if the listing agent lowered the list price on the mls while your buyer was under contract with the seller? Lets suppose the list price was $250,000 and your contract was for $235,000. Yippee, you got a nice deal for your buyer! But 5 days later, you notice while under contrac...
03/27/2013
Don't you guys just love tidbits and "I didn't know thats?" I do. So I'm gonna force a few your way... 1. In 1916 the term "REALTOR" was purchased from Charles Chadbourn for one dollar! And no, he wasn't related to Jason Bourne. 2. The Code of Ethics was adopted in 1913. 3. The oldest Code of E...
03/25/2013
The Houston MLS has rules just like every MLS in the country, including Canada. The rules are very specific and easy to follow. Time and time again I find language in our MLS from listing agents who think they have the authority to pay a buyers agent less commission than what is advertised on the...
03/23/2013
What good is an agent who submits a full price offer for their buyer? Aren't Realtors supposed to be the master of negotiations? Shouldn't they "earn their pay?" Any buyer can submit their own full price offer without an agent. Heck, they can also request a kickback from the Listing Agent for sho...
03/21/2013
Me and my buyer were showing a house yesterday when out of all of a sudden this very large Rottweiler started jumping at the fence and growling with a very deep bark. I actually like big dogs including Rott's, but I cringe when I see or hear them at a showing. It never goes well for a buyer. I'm ...
03/20/2013
As a Realtor I help both Buyers & Sellers. When I work for Sellers my title is usually that of a Listing Agent. My research includes looking at comparable sales on our Multiple Listing Service. I also drive the neighborhood and preview other competing listings. What bugs me is when a buyer (who i...
03/14/2013
Last week I listed a home for lease & sale. Over the last four years the property has been leased out four different times by four different listing agents. When I listed the property I found all the previous listings in the Multiple Listing Service. It was evident that each agent from before had...
03/10/2013
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How big is this room? If you had to guess. From the looks of this photo it looks as though you could launch a 15 yard pass with a football. This room is surprisingly 12x15. That's fifteen feet from where this photographer is standing to the kitchen. Our Code of Ethics speak about painting a true...
03/06/2013
Every time I get a home under contract I get one of these emails: Hi Greg, I wanted to introduce myself and make sure you were aware that when you refer your clients to me and they sign up with ADT, you will receive a $150 VISA gift card and your clients will receive a $100 VISA gift card along...
03/04/2013
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