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for sale: 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, I don't count my chickens before they hatch, especially since one buyers' financing already fell through on one of the properties (going through Banco Popular in case anyone is familiar with them), but their agent is going to get one of her investors to buy the house and seller finance … (20 comments)

for sale: Price Reduced or Reduced Price - 09/11/07 09:08 AM
Do you hang swingers on your yard signs when you adjust the asking price of one of your listings?  I, personally, do not do this because I think it screams out to the consumer "Look!!  I priced this house wrong to begin with, but come by and check it out now!!"
Yes, I understand that in today's market, as a listing sits longer and longer, we need to be providing our sellers with updated comps at least once a month, in which that might warrant a price adjustment.  I never use the word "reduce" when talking with my sellers.  I always say … (22 comments)

for sale: Thanks, Active Rain, 8% Listing!! - 01/23/07 02:43 PM
I received a call a couple of weeks ago from a home owner asking for a listing appointment.  Her home is currently listed on the market, and she's in a city further north than what I usually take listings in, so I asked her how she found me... THANK YOU ACTIVE RAIN!
I also asked her if she thought the house hadn't sold because of the agent, or because of the house.  She asked what I meant about it being the house's fault.  I asked some leading questions, and it looks like it is partially the house's fault for it not selling, … (22 comments)

 
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Donna Harris, REALTOR®, CDPE & ASP - Hill Country Austin Lakeway Homes

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