mls: When is the best time of year to buy a house?
- 11/20/11 04:32 PM
Is late in the year the best time to buy a house?On the plus side is:There may be houses that were first listed during the Spring and Summer that sellers have either improved, repaired and/or lowered the price. Sellers with these houses that have been on the market a long time may be highly motivated and more realistic about the price they will accept.Sellers who weren’t planning to sell and are suddenly having to sell may be very motivated and realistic about pricing.You are competing with fewer prospective buyers. Many people who have planned to buy during the year have already … (6 comments)
mls: A seller “must know” to get top dollar for your home!
- 11/18/11 06:12 AM
A seller “must know” to get top dollar for your home!You want to know what your house is worth and to determine that we turn to recent “comparable” sales. But what is a comparable sale?
If you look back at the houses that have been on the market recently you will find three groups of houses: # 1 Houses that were in excellent to very good functional condition and were presented in their best light. These houses sold for the most the market would bear.# 2 Houses that were in various stages of functional and cosmetic condition but that … (5 comments)
mls: Manitou Springs “by the numbers”
- 10/20/11 09:52 AM
There are two different land areas being talked about in reference to Manitou Springs. The smaller area is marked by the fairly comparable boundaries of: The City of Manitou Springs The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors MLS area designation for Manitou Springs – abbreviated “MAN” And zip code 80829 The broader land area that is sometimes being referred to, is that served by the Manitou Springs School District 14. It includes the core zip code 80829 and the communities further to the Northwest on U.S. Highway 24, of Cascade, Chipita Park, Green Mountain Falls, and Crystola. These communities are served by … (0 comments)
mls: Maps for "tour of homes" or other special groupings
- 09/27/11 10:45 AM
Have you ever wanted to plot multiple addresses on a map? Maybe for a tour of homes or a map of investor or 1st time home buyer specials. The easiest and best way is to know the GPS coordinates for each address. It isn’t likely that those are in your MLS or other sources of data. Here is a handy website that will convert your rows of addresses to their corresponding GPS coordinates. And the good news is, it’s free. http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocoder/ You can also make maps, create GPX files and more. … (2 comments)
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Is late in the year the best time to buy a house?On the plus side is:There may be houses that were first listed during the Spring and Summer that sellers have either improved, repaired and/or lowered the price. Sellers with these houses that have been on the market a long time may be highly motivated and more realistic about the price they will accept.Sellers who weren’t planning to sell and are suddenly having to sell may be very motivated and realistic about pricing.You are competing with fewer prospective buyers. Many people who have planned to buy during the year have already … (6 comments)
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