buyer: Do You Really Want My Business? - 08/15/08 12:20 PM
This goes out to all those mortgage professionals who have been contacting me in droves the past few weeks. Do you really want my business? Take a Number!! Besides approving MY buyers and helping get MY buyers to the closing table, why has not a single message or email that I … (30 comments)
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buyer: Can Numerology Prevent a Buyer from Buying? - 08/08/08 08:24 PM
Today is a very special day. It is the day of August 8, 2008. It is narrowed down to 08/08/08. 8 is known to be a very lucky number. It just so happens that it is not a coincidence that the Olympics are starting today in Beijing as this is a … (24 comments)
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buyer: Drama Drama Go Away, Come Again Another Day - 04/28/08 10:14 AM
For those of you who keep up with my blogs, you know I've been waiting and waiting for a Drama-free transaction... I'm almost there, but don't want to jinx it. In the meantime, here's some more drama for you...
I have a deal that should have closed March 27. I represent the … (16 comments)
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buyer: Texas has the Lowest Credit Score in the Country - 04/24/08 02:23 PM
On average, Texas has the lowest credit score in the country. The score is a whopping 651 while the country has an average score of 692. What does this mean for Texas buyers? This means you're a higher risk and loan programs in Texas are different from other states. Look at … (9 comments)
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buyer: Does My Seller Care what Your Buyer Can Afford? - 04/10/08 12:20 PM
As a listing agent, when I have a listing priced at $182,000, why do I care that the buyer only wants to pay $165,000 for a house? I had a listing that closed a couple of weeks ago, but negotiations were a little difficult. We were listed at a very competitive $182k … (14 comments)
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buyer: Real Estate Drama in the Neighborhood- Everyone Knows Who you Are - 04/03/08 02:34 PM
Don't you love it when you hear about Real Estate drama going on in your neighborhood? Aren't you glad it's not you?! I had lunch today with Leonard Thomas. Leonard and I met a few years ago while he had the sellers and I had the buyers. It was one of … (5 comments)
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buyer: Real Estate Activity is Regional, not National - 04/01/08 08:39 PM
WOW! Can you say B-U-S-Y?? I feel so sorry for other parts of the country right now, but in the past 4 weeks, I have contracted 9 properties!! Yes, 9!! Seven of them were in March, and I contracted two today. It's only April 1, and I already have 2 contracts. Granted, … (20 comments)
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buyer: Showing your House, not your Home - 04/01/08 10:00 AM
Look around your house. Now, take another look and count how many times your eyes move to all the photos of your family sitting on the shelves and hanging on the walls. Did you notice your college degree? I've had buyers not buy houses because they were Longhorns and they saw … (21 comments)
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buyer: False Advertising in a Picture - 03/31/08 11:11 AM
I showed a house yesterday... Well, I showed 11 houses yesterday, but this one was interesting. It's hard to describe the words. Here was the picture from the MLS. There were no additional pictures either, just this one. It actually peeked my buyers' attention thinking, it's such a beautiful sunset, it must represent … (58 comments)
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buyer: Price Perception as Buyer vs Seller - 03/28/08 09:01 PM
Don't you love it when you have a client that thinks unrealistically on both sides of the spectrum? I mean, when they're a seller, they think they can get X amount for their house, but if they were buying that same house, they would only pay Y for it.
I have … (13 comments)
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buyer: Why Are you Junking up Your Signs? - 03/13/08 11:46 AM
Why are you junking up your signs if you're not going to make sure they're portraying the image of you that puts you in the best light? If you're going to put sign riders on your signs, you should make sure they're attached securely.
This sign is two doors down from … (21 comments)
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buyer: After 3 Years in House, Buyers Sue their Realtor - 01/25/08 01:01 PM
Did you hear this story? I saw it on The Today Show this morning. These people in California bought the house back in 2005 and have decided that they paid too much for the house. They're sueing the Realtor because he should have known they were paying too much, but they … (18 comments)
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buyer: Dallas/Ft Worth 2007 Final Numbers - 01/18/08 09:06 AM
Here are the final numbers for the Dallas and Ft Worth areas for 2007:
Number of Sales: 80,740% Change Year Ago: -7%
Average Price: $202,338% Change Year Ago: +5%
Median Price: $149,900% Change Year Ago: +1%
Active Listings: 47,668% Change Year Ago: +7%
As you can see, the number of sales might be down, but prices … (4 comments)
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buyer: Do You Respond to Blast Emails from Others Looking for Your Business? - 01/10/08 02:30 PM
We all get them, probably too many in a day. I'm talking about receiving a blast email from someone looking for your business. As a Realtor, I get way too many blast emails from mortgage people with their picture and company logo and saying how they're the best best best, yadda yadda. … (15 comments)
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buyer: HUD- Why Can't They Move into the 21st Century? - 12/12/07 06:16 PM
Why does HUD still work in the 20th Century? In a big way, HUD is on the cutting edge with having a program allowing all offers to be done online. But then they revert backwards by only accepting original signatures in blue ink. This is absurd!!
So, once a bid is … (38 comments)
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buyer: Alyssa's First Real Estate Appt- She Sold Her First House! - 12/06/07 09:51 AM
Yesterday was a HUGE day for 19 day old Alyssa! She had her very first real estate appointment and turned in her first contract. It was a HUD home. She even stayed patient as she went to Bank of America with the buyer to get an updated approval letter to submit … (23 comments)
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buyer: Four Months Later, It Finally Closes - 12/03/07 02:28 PM
I can't believe it, but I've had a listing that went under contract in July and was supposed to close on August 15... and it just closed on Friday, November 30.
Let's put that into perspective shall we? In July, I was barely in my second trimester. By the time it closed, … (11 comments)
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buyer: Buyer's Agent Leaves Town After Submitting Offer - 11/15/07 07:36 AM
I just completely one of the worst transactions EVER! I can't believe we even made it to closing on Tuesday. (Yes, this is the one with 3 pregnant women in the same room) This is a little long, and I've also cut a lot out as below isn't everything that happened... … (24 comments)
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buyer: Docs at the Title Company 6 Days Early- Unbelievable!! - 11/09/07 07:46 AM
This is unbelievable. I haven't seen this happen in many months, maybe even a couple of years. I have 2 deals closing on Tuesday, November 13. My buyer's loan got the clear to close on Tuesday and docs were at the title company on Wednesday and we got an approved HUD … (10 comments)
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buyer: If You Buy My House, You Get Full Refund When I Die! - 10/30/07 12:39 PM
Yes, you read the title right. I just saw this story and I thought it was very unusual and unique. This couple in Pittsburgh have been trying to sell their home for a year, and the market is not that great in that area, so they had to come up with something … (48 comments)
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