home buying: 2008 off to a great start - 01/10/08 11:23 PM
If the activity I've seen in the first 10 days of 2008 is any indication I think we are off to a strong year. I've had multiple showings on listing that I have, I've gotten several internet leads -- One on New Years Day! I've got several clients tooling around my (3 comments)
home buying: Marketing it Right - 01/10/08 12:25 AM
Here is a story about marketing. I've had a listing for about 11 weeks. In our market, as many of yours showing most likely slow down between Thanksgiving and New Years. So for about 1/2 the listing time right? This home was on the market before. During the "HEIGHT" of the (4 comments)
home buying: Illegal Immigrant Home Loans - 10/17/07 11:42 PM
I just read the following article in the REALTOR magazine online article "Mortgages for Illegal Immigrants Grow in Popularity" http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2007100903?OpenDocument. I don't know this sort of shocked me a bit. Lenders evaluate these types of borrowers differently than the "traditional borrower". So people come to this country illegally, get jobs illegally, and (4 comments)
home buying: For the first time home buyer -- How does the process work anyway? - 10/02/07 09:38 PM
Buying a home can be a delightful yet stressful situation. However, the first-time home buyer has the fear of the unknown. You may have questions about how the whole process works? How do you make an offer? What happens if it is accepted, countered or rejected? Do you have to pay an (1 comments)