home selling: 10 Questions To Ask Before You Hire Your Realtor - 01/04/09 10:50 AM
Make sure you choose a REALTOR® who will provide top-notch service and meet your unique needs.1. How long have you been in residential real estate sales? Is it your full-time job? While experience is no guarantee of skill, real estate - like many other professions - is mostly learned on the
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home selling: Local Market Improves - 01/02/09 01:03 PM
Our local Real Estate Market has improved over the last few months. I'm not jumping for joy, yet, but we have seen an improvement none the less.
Bargain hunters snatching up foreclosures, home owners who pulled their properties off the market, and buyers starting to enter the market helped shrink out
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home selling: For Sale By Owner - Things to Consider - 12/26/08 10:17 AM
Many homeowners believe that to maximize their profit on a home sale they should sell it themselves. At first glance, they feel selling a home is simple and why should they pay a broker fees for something they could do themselves? In fact, close to 9% of all the homes sold
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home selling: Client Story - Jim & Maria Wanted to Retire to the Ashville Area - 12/22/08 07:33 AM
SituationI received a call from a couple wanting to sell their home in Brassfield Estates. Both Jim and Maria were retired and they wanted to move to the Ashville, North Carolina area. The couple had learned about me from my website, www.NCRealEstateWeb.com, and gave me a call.
During our meeting we
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home selling: Some Are Less Inclined To Buy A Foreclosure - 12/19/08 08:10 AM
RealtyTrac and trulia just released the results of a new joint study. This study shows that fewer buyers are willing to consider purchasing a foreclosed property than they were seven months ago. Seven months ago, 54 percent of adults surveyed said they would consider purchasing a foreclosed home. In November, only
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home selling: 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009 - 12/18/08 06:09 AM
2009 will be a year of more challenges and opportunities. Prepare yourself with these predictions from HGTV's FrontDoor.com Web site.
Sellers will continue to face falling home values in the new year because they'll be competing with banks and builders who are slashing prices to sell off the still-huge inventory of
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home selling: Thinking of Selling Your Home? - 12/17/08 06:07 AM
If you own real estate in the Greater Rocky Mount Area of North Carolina that you're thinking of selling, I would be happy to provide you with a FREE Market Analysis. I can help you decide if now is the best time to sell your home. Selling your home without the right
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home selling: Simple Repairs That Will Help Your Home Sell - 12/16/08 05:41 AM
Home improvements tend to inspire thoughts of large, expensive projects. Yet, it is often the little things that add so much value. Do you want to improve your home for resale or personal pleasure but don't want to spend a lot of money? Here are 10 improvements for under $100 each.
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home selling: Price it Right - 12/15/08 06:08 AM
Part of the reason so many houses here in the Rocky Mount area stay on the market for so long is that many are overpriced.
There are many reasons why Realtors list homes that are overpriced but that's not the topic of this post. I want to stick with the benefits
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home selling: How to Get a Quick Sale in a Slow Market - 12/12/08 12:21 PM
There are many things that determine if and when a house sells. However, three things stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are price, condition, and marketing. Lets take a look at these:
Price - Your home must have a reasonable and justifiable price. A good buyer's agent will look
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home selling: Why Days on Market Matter - 11/30/08 05:51 AM
As a seller "Days on Market" are important. Not only do you want to sell your house as quick as possible, you also want the best price. Typically, the quicker you get an offer the better price you will receive.
How do you do this? First, you work with a Realtor© that
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home selling: Nobody Is Looking At My House - 08/19/08 07:22 AM
Many times I am called by sellers who have had their home previously listed with other Realtors©. These sellers want to sell their house but want to know what I will do differently than what has been done already.
One of the questions I always ask is "How many showings did
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home selling: Home Inspections - A time for Buyer Access - 07/22/08 08:16 AM
In North Carolina as in most states, the "Offer to Purchase" gives the buyer the right to conduct home inspections, termite inspections, etc. This is a time for the buyers to have total access to the property to determine its condition.
Most buyers hire a professional Home Inspector. Professional Home Inspectors
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home selling: Dramatic Drop in Sales - 07/05/08 04:09 PM
Dramatic Drop in Sales
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home selling: The 6 Things That Count Most When Selling Your Home - 07/01/08 07:34 AM
PricePrice is of course always important. However, in a buyers market it is more important than ever to properly price your house. In a recent article I discussed the various reasons why you should Price It Right on day one. Please take a moment to review this article.
All you can
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home selling: Price it Right - 06/10/08 06:34 AM
Part of the reason so many houses here in the Rocky Mount area stay on the market for so long is that they are over priced.
There are many reasons why Realtors list homes that are over priced but that's not the topic of this post. I want to stick with
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home selling: A Change in Focus - 06/06/08 06:42 AM
Sometimes as we sit back and evaluate ourselves we realize that things are as they should be. Other times we realize that we have missed the obvious. This is one of those days when I have realized that I have missed the obvious.
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home selling: David Recker is now with RE/MAX Classic - 04/08/08 07:03 AM
I wanted to provide an exciting update that I have moved offices. I am now with RE/MAX Classic Realty working out of their office at 163 Nashville Commons Drive, Nashville, North Carolina 27856.
All of my contact information remains the same:
Direct phone: 252-442-2687
I look forward to continuing to provide
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home selling: What is the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? - 01/29/08 06:21 AM
Here are many reports and articles about the subprime mortgage crisis. However, many consumers simply don't understand what it's all about. Why? The news media is too busy creating an atmosphere of crisis to slow down and do a simple explanation.
Click Here for the entire article.
About the AuthorDavid C.
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home selling: How to Get a Quick Sale in a Slow Market - 01/23/08 07:21 AM
There are many things that determine if and when a house sells. However, three things stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are price, condition, and marketing. Lets take a look at these:
Price - Your home must have a reasonable and justifiable price. A good buyer's agent will look
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