buyers: Realtor Value, Commissions and Discounts - 03/09/08 02:31 PM
Realtor Value in a Nut Shell One of the oldest debates in Realtor history is over commission rates, and how Realtors justify their fee. One side says, "When you add everything up, including an agent's time, it never costs anything close to what they charging" The other side, "The free market is willing to (0 comments)
buyers: Old School Rules - 02/26/08 11:00 PM
The ‘old' rules still apply 1. "Location, location, location" The most important factor to buyers in a 2007 survey from NAR 65 percent of all respondents) was the "quality of the neighborhood." More importantly, offer prices and list prices vary greatly by price, neighborhood and property type. Being off by 10% will kill (2 comments)
buyers: Market Update - Feb. 5, 2008 - 02/05/08 10:58 AM
Pending sales jumped up again for the 4th straight week. New listings are popping up all over the place, Spring Market has arrived! Keep an eye on the newly listed homes, the good ones (condition & price) are selling fast. And remember if you think it's a nice home, and a (4 comments)