real estate opinions: Do you ALWAYS recommend home inspections & other professional services? - 06/14/08 11:22 AM
A fellow Active Rainer, David J., recently brought up an interesting subject when commenting on my blog post Willful Misrepresentation & Willful Ommission of Material Facts!. He mentioned that some agents don't recommend inspections to their buyer clients and even provided the following story to back it up:
"A woman in a … (17 comments)
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Is it possible for one city to be America's #1 Best Place to Live on the Relocate America Top 100 Places to Live in 2008 list, #9 most Recession-Proof City … (4 comments)
real estate opinions: To Post a SOLD Sign…Not to Post a SOLD Sign? - 05/20/08 10:35 PM
Personally, I have mixed feelings about whether it is best to post an Under Contract/SOLD sign at a listing or not. It isn't a requirement in North Carolina, but many sellers like to see them posted when their house goes under contract and many buyers like to see them once they … (26 comments)
real estate opinions: Foreclosure/“As is” Properties & Repairs… Is it possible? - 05/20/08 09:20 PM
This is a hot topic for me, because I've been selling A LOT of foreclosures lately. Of course, foreclosures are always listed "as is" with no seller disclosures or representations and the seller will make NO REPAIRS! I say "yeah right" to that!
Foreclosure listing agents in the Charlotte North Carolina area … (4 comments)
real estate opinions: Willful Misrepresentation & Willful Ommission of Material Facts! - 05/19/08 12:44 AM
I've had more than one situation this year where the listing agent of a property that a buyer client planned to make an offer on, felt that they didn't have a legal responsibility to disclose known material facts, including property defects, about their listing.
In one case, the property that my … (12 comments)
real estate opinions: Written Disclosure of Agent Bonuses, Incentives, etc...What do you think? - 05/18/08 12:25 AM
Evidently the Charlotte Observer did an investigation into real estate bonuses in September 2007. The investigation found that certain local real estate firms collected bonuses from builders that weren't disclosed on the HUD 1 Settlement Statement at closing. This, of course, is a big NO NO!
This investigation prompted the North … (28 comments)
real estate opinions: Charlotte NC - One of America's Top 10 Recession Proof Cities...According to Forbes.com - 05/15/08 11:23 PM
Charlotte's recent inclusion at #9 on Forbes.com's "Real Estate...America's Recession-Proof Cities" top 10 list, provides another affirmation that Charlotte's real estate market is alive and well! The list was compiled from the country's 50 largest metropolitan areas and cites the cities for their high job growth, rising home values and low unemployment amid … (4 comments)
real estate opinions: What's up with this? Listing property as a "short sale" when you're not the owner! - 04/10/08 12:03 PM
I can hardly believe how out of control this whole "short sale" business is getting. Two times within the past week my clients have been interested in properties listed by the same agent for the same, so called, owner.
This "owner"/seller is a company who contacts pre-foreclosure homeowners and offers to HELP them … (30 comments)
real estate opinions: NC Cost of Repair Contingency - Many Agents Just Don't Get It - 10/13/07 02:15 PM
I feel that many agents don't understand the NC Cost of Repair Contingency and when it comes into play during a transaction. I've heard other agents explaining it to their clients and they explained it quite differently than I do. Some agents actually think that the Cost of Repair Contingency is the maximum repair … (6 comments)
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A fellow Active Rainer, David J., recently brought up an interesting subject when commenting on my blog post Willful Misrepresentation & Willful Ommission of Material Facts!. He mentioned that some agents don't recommend inspections to their buyer clients and even provided the following story to back it up:
