keller williams realty central de: For Sale by Owner, Parts 3 and 4
- 12/14/09 12:26 AM
3. Get Lookers. Homeowner ads bring a great many lookers who are not really qualified to buy, wasting homeowner's time and perhaps losing a real prospect. Brokers bring people to inspect homes who are qualified financially to buy and who are intersted in a specific home and location. 4. Difficulty in Purchaser Negotiations. Owners inexperienced in real estate transactions can and frequently do encounter difficulties in negotiating concessions, price, repairs, and other matters, which may lose a qualifiied prospect. The broker, as the professsional go-between, is in far better position to handle negotiations that will lead to a sale.
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keller williams realty central de: For Sale by Owner, Part 3 and 4
- 12/12/09 03:58 AM
3. Get Lookers. Homeowner ads bring a great many lookers who are not really qualified to buy, wasting homeowner's time and perhaps losing a real prospect. Brokers bring people to inspect homes who are qualified financially to buy and who are intersted in a specific home and location. 4. Difficulty in Purchaser Negotiations. Owners inexperienced in real estate transactions can and frequently do encounter difficulties in negotiating concessions, price, repairs, and other matters, which may lose a qualifiied prospect. The broker, as the professsional go-between, is in far better position to handle negotiations that will lead to a sale. … (1 comments)
keller williams realty central de: For Sale by Owner, Part 1 and 2
- 12/11/09 08:04 AM
This will be a 24 part series that will run in several consecutive daily posts. If you are planning on selling your own home, this might be a good read for you.1. Saving the Commission. Often times the principal reason homeowners make is that they can save the commission by selling their own home by themseves. Experience proves this is not usually the case. Buyers today are very savvy. They feel, whether it is true in particular instances or not, that owners overprice their homes and what the owner expects to get for their home is inflated by the amount of … (3 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Dover Delaware Welcomes Ol' Jolly
- 12/11/09 04:36 AM
Dover Delaware will showcase its annual Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 12. Loockerman Street will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. During this time, DART Bus Route109 will be on detour. Signs will be posted at all affected bus stops to direct customers to the nearest stop.And, on Dec 15th, Dover High School will have its Winter Concert, beginning 6:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Delaware State University in the Education and Humanities Building. Performances will be by the concert band, jazz band, symphonic band, chorus and orchestra. This is a free concert and everyone is welcome to attend.Don't miss these … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Don't be Looking at my Fanny!
- 12/11/09 12:36 AM
Well, in this case you can... A program announced by Fannie Mae gives a first-look option for homes in its REO inventory of 70,000 homes to owner-occupant buyers and public entities. During the first 15 days a property is listed for sale, purchases are limited to buyers who intend to occupy the home and public entities. Fannie will waive the earnest money requirement for public entities, and lower it for households that have qualified to use public funds for the purchase. Buyers get 45 days to close, 15 days longer than usual. Fannie Mae does not reduce commissions related to the … (2 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Shop Delaware, Home of Tax-Free Shopping!
- 12/08/09 11:53 PM
Delaware has such rich resources, Delawareans are encouraged to purchase locally and support home grown goods. This is a great time of year to support your local agricultural farmers and other goods producing industries. Buying local not only helps create jobs in Delaware, but helps save fuel by not having to transport goods from other states and locales. Shop Delaware stores, food markets and other markets for: • Frozen and canned vegetables from The PictSweet Company, Hanover Food Corporation, J. G. Townsends Inc. and Vlasic Pickles, all of which contract with local farmers and provide processing jobs for Delawareans • Quality poultry from Allen … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Delaware Families Get a Boost for Their Roost
- 12/08/09 09:54 AM
The Delaware Community Development Block Grant Program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development will soon be reviewing applications from low-income homeowners who have problems with their aging homes. Residents in Milton Delaware will soon be able to apply for assistance to repair roofs, poorly insulated windows, aging porches, and other home problems.The Delaware State Housing Authority oversees the federal program which provides money to residents who are retired and on fixed incomes that do not have the financial resources to repair their homes. The aim of the program is to keep homes livable and to prevent the decline of housing values. Although rental … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: How Delaware Warms the Heart and Body
- 12/07/09 01:23 PM
What a great way to give back to the community. Wilmington Delaware contractor, Horizon Services, has a program, Warm the Heart. Co-owner, Mark Aitken, started the program 4 years ago as a service to serve the needy in the New Castle Delaware area. Horizon Services in partnership with Delmarva Power and the Lennox Company installs new heating systems and repairs and upgrades older systems, free of charge for those most in need. There are about 50 clients at this time and the program is now expanding to Kent and Sussex Counties and 14 families will have new furnaces installed before the winter … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Come Watch the Pros Flap Their Wings in Delaware!
- 12/07/09 08:03 AM
Delaware's Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge has it's winter bird watching field trips scheduled. The refuge has such an excellent habitat, a large number of species find their way on a seasonal basis. The planned trips are Dec 16th, Jan 10th, Feb 14th, and Mar 10th. Some observers over the years have seen as many as 200 species of our winged friends. The field trips are three hours in length and begin at 8 a.m. at the Refuge Headquarters off Route 16. This is a rain or shine event, so dress warmly. What a terrific way to spend a morning and this can … (2 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Georgetown Delaware to Benefit From Solar Power
- 12/02/09 09:57 AM
The Nov 10th Sussex County Council meeting accepted a consultant's recommendation to use a federal grant of $648,000 to install over 400 solar panels for Sussex County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The panels will draw on sunlight and convert the energy into electricity. The power produced will help power the 911 center and the residual power can be sold back to the local electrical grid. This project will result in an annual electric cost savings to the county of more than $12,000. It is expected to generate $30,000 annually in new revenue and will receive a one-time state rebate of more than $200,000 for adopting the technology. Sussex County stands to earn as much as $1.3 million in revenue … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Dover Delaware's Decades Long Festival of Lights
- 12/01/09 08:44 AM
Tonight, Dec 1st at 6:00 p.m., Dover Delaware will once again officially open the Christmas Season with the traditional lighting of the City's Tree. The annual event will be held in front of City Hall on The Plaza. Dover City Mayor, Carleton Carey, will be on hand to kick off the festivities. On Dec 5th, the city's Festival of Lights will be highlighted by the appearance of jolly St. Nick who will be listening to young boy's and girl's wish lists on the corner of Bradford and Loockerman Streets. Downtown Dover is lit from one end of Loockerman Street to the other, using … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Frederica Delaware Overpass Extends Rt 1
- 11/28/09 09:59 AM
DelDOT begins construction Nov 30th, on the North Frederica Grade Separated Intersection, a project that includes construction of an overpass over Route 1. The project will consist of all erosion control work; relocating the sewer lines, construction of the bridge, ramps, and acceleration and deceleration lanes adjacent to Route 1 on the northbound side; reconstruction of Route 12/Frederica Road; and the milling and paving of Route 1. The project will cost approximately $6.9 million, and will take about 13 months to complete, depending on weather. This is the next phase of creating an extended Route 1 after the recently completed Rt … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Shoes for Kids in Millsboro and Dover Delaware
- 11/20/09 08:18 AM
The seventh annual Share Your Soles for Christmas shoe drive for children began on Nov. 16th and runs through the holidays. Tom and Jean Sullivan, owners of the Good Feet Store in Millsboro Delaware, says they are looking for those gently used shoes of all types for kids. Donations may be placed in boxes in front of the Good Feet Store in the Food Lion Shopping Center in Millsboro or at the Good Feet Store in Dover, 706-B N. DuPont Highway. New shoe donations should be left in their boxes, but not wrapped. Jean said many of us take shoes for granted, but some children in our communities have no shoes, or have … (1 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Sussex County Delaware Foreclosure Workshop
- 11/16/09 10:33 AM
On November 21st, from 10 a.m. to noon, First State Community Action Agency will present a workshop for those homeowners facing possible foreclosure. The workshop will be at 308 N. Railrod Ave in Georgetown, Delaware. For more information, call Tracy Spriggs at 302-674-1355. If you are worried about your mortgage payment, or if you may be facing a bank foreclosure action, you can call the state's attorneys general office through the hotline: 1-800-220-5424. The office serves as a clearinghouse for information for homeowners needing information about government programs, or if you need to connect with a housing counselor, or need information about other … (1 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Market Watch in Sussex County Delaware
- 11/15/09 08:22 AM
The current market housing statistics for Sussex County Delaware is showing a clean start and an upswing in sales. October began the 4th quarter of this calendar year and the indicators appear to be putting the market in the black. The first quarter averaged 120 homes sold for an average sales price of $292,000. The second quarter saw 215 homes sold with an increase in sales price to $298,000. The third quarter saw a strong increase; 238 sales with an average sales price of $327,000. So where did we close in October, the beginning of the historically slower holiday months? There were 220 … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: The Housing Market Watch in Kent County Delaware
- 11/14/09 01:56 AM
According to TREND, the tri-state MLS system, the market watch for Kent County is still showing a slight buyer's edge, but with a miniscule pendulum swing towards being a seller's market. In September, the average sold price was $196,200 with 126 homes sold. October edged up slightly to an average of $208,600 with 123 homes sold. This reflects a decrease in the number of sales, but an increase in the average home price; one indicator of the market shifting back to the seller's advantage. The current mid-month average is now $198,000 with 36 homes still pending for November, for a projected 70 units to be sold. … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Poised to Meet Gen-Y, Head On in Delaware
- 11/13/09 08:27 AM
We are about to embark on a whole new community of home shoppers, the new generation of homeowners; Generation Y. As approximately 74,000,000 people born between 1980 and 1995 begin to enter their prime of home ownership, as a REALTOR, I am prepared to meet the challenge and meet their demands. As the Baby Boomers, like myself, and Gen X'ers settle into their homes and lifestyles, this new wave of market savvy buyers will create a whole new set of directions for each of us. This new wave of buyers are all too familiar with all the modern tools of communication that Baby … (0 comments)
keller williams realty central de: Does Delaware Owe You Money?
- 11/10/09 08:29 AM
The annual unclaimed escheat funds list will soon be released naming about 85,000 owners of unclaimed revenue in Delaware. The Delaware Division of Revenue releases this list every year and includes unclaimed money, stocks, bonds, wages, dividends, interest, etc. As required by statute, the money is reported to the state escheator by corporations and other sources. Since Delaware is the state of incorporation, most large companies are incorporated here and they report abandoned funds to the state. The funds, if not claimed, are turned over to the State of Delaware, often times amounting to several hundred thousand dollars. If you feel you may have funds … (0 comments)
3. Get Lookers. Homeowner ads bring a great many lookers who are not really qualified to buy, wasting homeowner's time and perhaps losing a real prospect. Brokers bring people to inspect homes who are qualified financially to buy and who are intersted in a specific home and location.
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