home buying tips: Let's Make a Sweet, sweet deal! - 04/02/09 07:05 AM
Let's make it a sweet, sweet deal. Calling all home buyers and sellers alike to make a sweet, sweet real estate deal!
It's not always about the price. We always know that He who has the most information wins. So, instead of haggling on solely the price, try talking it out … (9 comments)
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home buying tips: Even if you are on the right track (Home Buying Message) - 03/27/09 12:44 PM
I love this Will Roger's quote:
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there...
This quote could be applied to so many situations and circumstances of our lives. Today, I'd like to take a few minutes to talk to some Frisco … (12 comments)
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home buying tips: If You Think NOW is a GREAT time to buy real estate, You're Right. If You Think NOW is a HORRIBLE time to buy real estate, You're Right TOO. - 03/17/09 10:04 PM
If you think NOW is a GREAT Time to Buy Real Estate, you are right! If you
think NOW is a HORRIBLE Time to Buy Real Estate, you are RIGHT too!
I cannot convince you one way or the other. You just have to make the best
decision for yourself.
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home buying tips: Dissecting Good Faith Estimates from a Consumer's Point of View - 02/07/09 08:15 AM
A Good Faith Estimate is an "estimate" given to the client during the process of applying for a mortgage loan. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) requires that the Good Faith Estimate be provided within three days when a loan application is made. A Good Faith Estimate spells out what the … (7 comments)
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home buying tips: Are you speculating on home prices? - 01/15/09 11:20 PM
First of all, this is not a "Paint pretty roses on my canvas" type of post to encourage on-the-fence homebuyers to act. It is my personal view first as a person and a homeowner, not so much coming from a Realtor(R) perspective.
I have worked with a few on-the-fence buyers for … (7 comments)
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home buying tips: Unconventional Wisdom for Newly Weds & Their Real Estate - 10/09/08 05:06 PM
Before I start my blog, I'd like to share a word of caution here. The advice that I am about to share is not conventional. I know that. However, it is tried and true based on my experience as a real estate agent who have served many newly weds and … (12 comments)
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home buying tips: In Search of a Foreclosure Deal - 09/26/08 10:30 PM
All buyers want to purchase a "good" deal. Real estate included. With the direction of how the housing market is headed, buyers are on the "alert" for such deals. Out of 10 real estate buyers, 11 say that they want to purchase a foreclosure - thinking that there must be a … (5 comments)
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home buying tips: Move Up Buyers Take Advantage of the Market Situation - 09/18/08 06:58 PM
If you have heard enough of recent news media updates of the housing market, you might want to throw a pity party. Your house has been on the market for a while yet there is no contracts or even some possible interests. You were (at one point) looking forward to moving … (3 comments)
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home buying tips: Buyers Cant Have It All - 09/10/08 03:57 AM
Especially in today's market across the country, buyers of real estate properties have more inventory to choose from than before. The prices have remained relatively attractive and sellers understand that it takes "more" incentives to sell than ever before. As an example, here in the Frisco TX real estate market, many … (10 comments)
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home buying tips: Your Real Estate Agent In The Front Line - 08/05/08 02:22 PM
Broker Bryant's previous blog about Sellers sell for all sorts of reasons (Thanks to Broker Bryant, I've pasted the link he sent. If you havent read this, you need to) and one of my recent experience inspired to write this blog. Your role as your client's real estate agent has truly … (4 comments)
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home buying tips: Buyers in Frisco TX say, The Market Is Turning - 08/04/08 10:42 PM
Copyright 2008Written by Loreena Yeo3:16 team REALTY
I have heard from more than a handful of buyers, when they plan to get into a real estate transaction in the near future, or perhaps some currently in negotiations with sellers love to say this, "The Market Is Turning"......
Very respectfull, I ask: … (5 comments)
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home buying tips: The Value Your Agent Can Bring To Your New Home Construction Process - 07/21/08 11:32 PM
The growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex suburban cities real estate markets are exploding with new home construction. From Frisco, Prosper, Celina to Southlak, to Euless, Bedford, Mid-cities areas, the new home construction has been growing. It is true that building permits are not requested like they once were in the … (2 comments)
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home buying tips: Buyers & Sellers: Does Your Starting Price Point Matter? - 07/17/08 08:25 PM
Here is another day-to-day, yet very real scenario that happens to many of our buyers and sellers in the real estate market these days.
For Sellers:
It doesn't matter what your original listing price is - especially when you did not get it priced correctly in the first place. Sellers often … (6 comments)
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home buying tips: Finally Someone With A Brain Commenting About the Real Estate Market - 07/15/08 06:11 PM
Finally someone with a brain...
I have been very tired about listening to the media for the past few months. Everywhere you turn, the media is painting the world is coming to an end. The media wants you to see that the sky is falling. But is it really?
I finally … (4 comments)
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home buying tips: Frisco TX Home Seller says, "I Dont Want To Give My House Away"... - 07/15/08 11:06 AM
How often do we hear this Frisco TX home seller statement? "I dont want to give my house away..."
Realize that real estate professionals and appraisers can give sellers an opinion of the market value. The keyword here is "opinion". It also must be validated by the most important "other side" … (12 comments)
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home buying tips: It boils down to the perceived value of motivation - 07/11/08 03:42 PM
Texas is a non-disclosure state. By that, it means that real estate sales price are not public records. That means buyers and sellers have a more challenging time to figure value. Often times, real estate consumers rely on their realtors for this knowledge. Many homes are sold through the MLS system, … (10 comments)
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home buying tips: In All Seriousness Of An Offer - 06/24/08 10:38 PM
Written by Loreena Yeo3:16 team REALTYCopyright 2008
Most parts of the country, including my Frisco TX real estate market is undergoing a Buyer's market - generally speaking. (Some spots - whether it is the price range or location of the market are not suffering at all) By that I mean that … (9 comments)
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home buying tips: Buyers Beware: When Internet Information Can Be Scary - 06/16/08 04:07 PM
It is undoubtedly that consumers have much more information at their finger tips today than they ever did. The Internet and power of search engines have revolutionize how we obtain information. Very powerful indeed. I wrote about how the role of an agent has evolved over time. You can read more … (4 comments)
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home buying tips: Educating consumers on how real estate agents get paid - 06/14/08 11:21 AM
There are too many confusions as far as how realtors get paid in the public's eye. Thus, I feel the need to educate consumers on this issue. Real estate agents, mortgage brokers and title companies are paid only when the property a buyer purchases closes and funds. If there is a … (68 comments)
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home buying tips: The Order In Which You Visit Houses May Make or Break a sale - 06/10/08 04:13 PM
The properties you choose to view (in "an" order) makes a large impact to the like-ability of a home. Most buyers when working with realtors work off of their "budget" and other affordability issues. Some examples may be "less than $500,000, between $250,000 to $300,000 or no more than $80,000". Some … (119 comments)
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