A settlement was supposed to take place Friday morning here in Carneys Point, NJ. The Sellers were ready. So ready, in fact, there was nothing left in the house - not even a beverage in the fridge! The Buyers were ready. Those folks have all of their monies, paperwork and boxes in order. Bot
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07/24/2010
I recently began working with a client who had recevied a pre-approval from her mortgage broker who she had been working with for several months. I had never worked with him before but she was pleased with the work he had done to help her repair her credit. We met at his "home office" to get t
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07/24/2010
Here is something important to consider if you are planning to list your house for sale. You are not just selling a house, you are selling a future. Each time you show your house to potential buyers, you are showing them a glimpse of their possible future. BEFORE you list your house - c
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07/23/2010
I came across an interesting article today about a foreclosure study, which researched 1.8 million home sales in the state of Massachusetts between the years of 1987 to 2009. The study, conducted by MIT and Harvard researchers, revealed that foreclosure lowers a property's value by 27 percent on
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07/23/2010
I've been a Realtor® for a while now...but I am still surprised by the day-to-day issues which arise during transactions. In the current environment, it seems that every new escrow has it's own novelties. It's really keeping us all on our toes. And that's OK.....this is how we learn! I have nev
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07/18/2010
I just can't get a day of rest! One of my clients had a rotten experieince this week with a home inspector. REDC, the California company that does default solutions and auctions for lenders, has gotten a nice niche for doing home inspections for lenders just prior to the lender accepting and fi
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07/18/2010
Oh I get it you don't believe me so get it appraised! It should not be a big surprise that there are still home sellers who have not caught up with the market. If you are a listing agent you might be asked why is my property not getting shown, or how come the price reduction didn't work? The tr
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07/15/2010
You would think that all the stuff published by financial advice websites would have some consumers more educated about the role of real estate agents, especially in the case of a short sale. They don't. I have to educate many who reach out to me and set them straight on certain ideas in their
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07/11/2010
No one would doubt that today's homebuyers and sellers are much more savvy with their knowledge about the whole real estate market. Pricing from Zillow, searches for homes on Realtor.com. How valid all that information is and how they process it is another discussion but there is definitely an
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07/06/2010
Know what the #1 Energy Efficiency Killer for Your Home is?It's your failure to change your heating and cooling filters on a regular basis!It's July and for many of us in Texas we are beginning to experience the hottest temperatures of the year! The U.S. Department of Energy encourages us to m
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07/06/2010