sellers: 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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sellers: Multiple Offers-They Do Happen In Today's Real Estate Market - 02/04/09 09:52 PM
One of the biggest issues sellers struggle with in our current real estate market is what if we don't get an offer? Our role as their Realtor® is to not promise that the home will sell but do everything we can to make sure that the home stands out against the … (20 comments)
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sellers: Marketing a New Listing-It Doesn’t Happen Overnight - 12/28/08 04:20 PM
How fast can you put a home on the market? Can you do it in an hour? Can you do it in a day? On a recent listing appointment a seller indicated that a previous agent suggested if they signed the listing agreement right then they could have the house … (67 comments)
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sellers: 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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sellers: 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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sellers: 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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sellers: Sellers Don't Scream a Low Ball Offer is Just an Offer - 10/15/08 07:59 PM
In today's market selling your house may leave you feeling vulnerable. Not only is your house a huge financial asset, but you have strangers peering in your closets, appraisers judging your home's value and inspectors noting its flaws. A low offer in the midst of all of this can seem like … (12 comments)
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sellers: Take Another Look Through the Buyers Eyes - 07/29/08 09:16 PM
Sometimes after your home has been on the market for awhile you forget. You forget that the simple things make a difference. Perhaps it is because you are a For Sale By Owner and an agent hasn't helped you understand our current market. Since your home has been on the market for … (14 comments)
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sellers: Getting Your Home Sold-A Balancing Act - 06/20/08 06:38 AM
To sell your home in Northern Virginia you have to find the right balance between price and condition. Many buyers think that the "bargain" house is the one with the big foreclosure sign in the front yard. But if they dig a little deeper they may find the gem in the … (12 comments)
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sellers: 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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sellers: 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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sellers: 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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sellers: May the Market Rise Up to Meet You - 05/14/08 09:55 AM
At least that has to be what a few sellers in Northern Virginia are thinking these days. Very few appraisals today in our area don't face the dreaded "declining market" flag when the appraiser arrives at the property to determine the value. So when buyers find a home that they like … (9 comments)
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sellers: Northern Virginia Pricing Strategies in 2008-More Important Than Ever - 04/02/08 01:23 PM
When today's buyers in Northern Virginia head out to look for a new home they have a lot of things to consider. They also have a lot of questions about home pricing, especially when they head into one neighborhood and see a wide range of prices on similar homes. As an … (4 comments)
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sellers: A Chill Is In the Air in Northern Virginia but Not for Long - 03/01/08 05:29 PM
Though the weather is still a bit nippy in Northern Virginia it won't be long before we begin to see the daffodils poking their heads up in the garden and the blooms on the Cherry Blossom trees. If you are a seller who is making a move this summer then it … (6 comments)
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sellers: If You List It They Will Come-Marketing Your Home for All It’s Worth - 02/12/08 06:21 PM
You have decided that you need to sell your Northern Virginia home and are wondering how can you make your home standout from all of the other properties listed for sale. If you haven't read the first two parts of "If You List It They Will Come" you should start there:If You … (6 comments)
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sellers: If You List It They Will Come-Pricing Your Home To Sell - 02/10/08 07:59 AM
Buyers in the Northern Virginia market are looking for a good deal. They won't buy a house that is overpriced no matter how you try to entice them. Forget the free lease on a Mercedes or cruise to the Bahamas those aren't going to bring any offers to the table. Price … (18 comments)
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sellers: If You List It They Will Come-Getting Your Home Ready - 02/07/08 04:29 PM
At least that was the depth of the advice that most agents needed to give their sellers a few years ago. However in today's market if you interview an agent and this is the best they can do then you need to show them the door.In the current market in Northern … (5 comments)
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sellers: Pricing Your Home To Sell in Today's Market - 12/18/07 11:32 AM
As sellers still struggle with the decline in housing prices throughout Northern Virginia the question is “How do I price my home to sell?”
The first part of the process is setting the right price. Most sellers think of price first, condition second and market third. In a buyers market … (6 comments)
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sellers: What's in Your Listing Brochure? - 11/07/07 09:01 AM
Now for the dozens of houses we go in without a single sheet of listing information this of course is a rhetorical question but for those of us who make an effort to put brochures in our listings this could be important.
In today's environment where identity theft is a concern do … (12 comments)
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