buyers: Dealing with the Emotions of the Real Estate Market - 07/14/09 08:28 PM
Anyone who sells real estate in Northern Virginia knows the routine. See a home priced below $250,000 and you need to to brace yourself. It's common to see in the MLS, “multiple offers received-submit your highest and best offer.” These could be the most hated words in the MLS right now!
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buyers: Getting New Construction to Closing-A Daily Challenge - 03/04/09 07:26 PM
One of my listings is actually 15 listings in a waterfront condominium building. Sales have picked up since the beginning of 2009 but getting them to closing has been more of a challenge.It has nothing to do with the buyers deciding to pick up a walk away from a deal, it … (11 comments)
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buyers: Reaching Across the Table-Listing Agents & Buyer’s Agents Working Together - 02/07/09 09:58 AM
Is a new day dawning in real estate? I'm currently in various stages of four transactions and am finding a new level of professionalism that had slipped by the wayside a few years ago.Three of the properties are my listings and each of the buyer agents are on top of the … (55 comments)
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buyers: Virginia Homeowners Alliance-A Free Tool for Homebuyers - 01/27/09 12:15 PM
Are you a homebuyer looking for a variety of information about your local area? Then you might want to check out the Virginia Homeowners Alliance website. The site was built with the cooperation of the Virginia Association of Realtors® and the regional associations to provide the latest information.With the latest local … (0 comments)
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buyers: Buyers Beware of Bargain Basement Blinders - 01/14/09 07:05 PM
It never fails to happen. Buyers who are seeing some of the great prices on homes posted on the internet call and say "we must see this house now." We go to check out the property and they fall in love. They figure that rates are low and the payments are … (24 comments)
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buyers: Are the Stars Finally Aligning? Strange Real Estate Happenings - 12/13/08 10:52 AM
Yesterday my clients ratified a contract for a new home. We had looked gone through about 15 homes in Prince William County, including the graffiti house, before landing on one that had all the right stuff.When I turned in a copy of the contract to our office administrator, she looked it … (43 comments)
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buyers: First Time Homebuyers Credit-Leaping the Hurdles to Qualify - 12/02/08 04:04 PM
The buzz about the first time homebuyers "credit' seems to have died down a bit since it was first announced as part of the Economic Stimulus package. Most buyers don't know what it is and whether it is a good deal for them or not. So lets take a look at … (2 comments)
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buyers: Lake Ridge-100% Financing Available and Not a Foreclosure in Sight - 11/24/08 03:10 PM
Yes Virginia it is true you can find homes where the sellers have a name that isn't "owner of record" and understand that they need to price their home competitively to sell.Don't have the 3% required by FHA (soon to go to 3.5%) down payment? Not to worry all of these … (4 comments)
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buyers: What Do You Look for in a Title Company? - 11/04/08 03:37 PM
In Virginia buyers have the choice of title companies to settle on the purchase of your new home. Sometimes a listing agent will say "you must use our title company" which is untrue. This post by Margaret Woda provides a great outline of the qualities that as agents we look for … (1 comments)
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buyers: The Never Ending Real Estate Debate - 10/22/08 12:09 PM
It is the never ending debate in real estate. Agents who have had their licenses for many years think that new agents don't have the experience necessary to succeed. New agents think that long term agents might not have kept up with how the market has changed. In the end it … (63 comments)
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buyers: Underfunded Condo Budgets-Can They End Your Buying Dreams? - 10/19/08 09:59 AM
In a post written back in July "Condo Special Assessments-A New Twist in Today's Market" my warning to buyers who were considering buying a condo in Northern Virginia was to pay careful attention to the association budget. In our current market and with the changing lending environment it seemed like good advice. Sure … (12 comments)
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buyers: Buyers-Don't Get Tunnel Vision When it Comes to Your New Home - 10/14/08 06:08 PM
Recently a potential home buyer posted a question on Trulia.com about whether the offer a builder had agreed to home on a home in a Prince William County neighborhood was a "good deal." My question back was had they looked at everything that was available in the neighborhood to determine if … (12 comments)
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buyers: Understanding the Value of Title Insurance - 10/13/08 07:10 AM
A few years ago a new landowner in the Shenandoah Valley approached my neighbor and I to suggest that the property where our houses were located was actually part of his land and he intended to "take back" the property. My neighbor who had owned his house since the original land … (12 comments)
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buyers: Northern Virginia Builder Comstock Homes Looks to Restructure - 07/10/08 08:25 PM
Comstock Homes headquartered in Reston Virginia has announced the hiring a strategic and financial advisor to help "with the exploration of available debt restructuring alternatives, the Company has elected to cease making certain scheduled interest and/or principal curtailment payments while it attempts to negotiate modifications or other satisfactory resolutions from its lenders."
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buyers: Sometimes You Have To Kiss A Few Frogs - 06/21/08 07:54 PM
I doubt that either of these two terrific people ever had to kiss a frog in their lives but they certainly learned that when it comes to looking for a new home that you do have to look at a few frogs before you find your prince.
In this case we … (13 comments)
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buyers: A New Game- Realtor® Myth Busting - 06/12/08 09:50 PM
Chances are most children don't pretend to be Realtors® when they are little unless their families were in the business. As kids we thought about being fireman, policemen or teachers. A few of you might have had more lofty ambitions and considered a run for the presidency or flying the space … (18 comments)
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buyers: About that Naked Guy in the Shower - 05/19/08 02:41 PM
Yesterday's blog on Stupid Pet Tricks & Real Estate Showings ended with the mention of a naked guy in a shower. Of course he was naked, he was in the shower for heavens sake but as Paul Harvey would say....now for the rest of the story.
Another agent and decided to … (18 comments)
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buyers: Stupid Pet Tricks & Real Estate Showings - 05/18/08 12:13 PM
It seemed as if it would be an easy showing. The instructions said to call the owner first so they could crate the dog. We had a pleasant conversation, gave them a timeframe and they said they would vacate the house so we could have it to ourselves. You have to … (21 comments)
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buyers: The Long and Winding Road - 05/12/08 07:47 PM
Remember the days of calling from the backseat of the car, "are we there yet?" Our parents usually gave us the "soon" or "in a little while" response to try and keep us happy for another 50 miles or so.
The question now coming from the buyers as we drive around … (13 comments)
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buyers: Another Mega Home Auction Comes to Northern Virginia - 02/24/08 07:40 AM
If you were driving around Northern Virginia this weekend you couldn't help but notice the Auction signs scattered throughout the area. This weekend was one of the three preview weekends for the big four day auction scheduled March 8-11 to try and sell over 500 properties in Virginia, DC and Maryland.One … (14 comments)
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