agent: Is Buying a Home in 2012 within Your Means? - 01/19/12 04:29 PM
Homebuyer Representation, Inc. offers a free consultation to home buyers.
What does it mean to consult an Exclusive Buyer's Agent? A consultation is a one-time meeting to get any of your real estate questions answered and to find out what it would take to buy a home. The meeting can be … (1 comments)
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agent: Salt Lake Among Healthiest Housing Markets in the United States - 11/22/11 10:57 PM
Builder Magazine ranks Salt Lake City, Utah as having the third healthiest housing market in the U.S.
Good things happening in the Salt Lake City metropolitain area:
Income growth next year is expected to be one of the best in the country.
Job growth this year was 2nd best in the … (2 comments)
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agent: "We Wanted to Make Sure We Had an Agent We Could Rely On" - 10/25/11 08:26 PM
Prior to working with an EBA, we had been involved in four other real estate purchases and three sales and had developed some skepticism toward realtors in general. This most recent move was our first that wasn’t just to another part of town. This time, we were to move ourselves, our … (0 comments)
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agent: Research Scientists Share Benefits of Hiring an Exclusive Buyer's Agent when Buying a Home - 10/19/11 02:01 AM
Our Exclusive Buyers Agent (EBA) was a pleasure to work with because of his laid back, no-pressure approach. His only motivation was to help us find the right house for us, not to sell a home. He never pressured us to consider a home we were not interested in. Rather, he suggested we … (1 comments)
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agent: How to Calculate the Cost vs. Benefit of Refinancing - 10/12/11 05:27 PM
How to calculate the cost vs. benefit of refinancing
Whether or not you should refinance will depend at least 3 things:
The costs associated with refinancing
The total monthly savings the refinance equates to.
How long you plan to stay in the home or hold the loan
Once you calculate how … (0 comments)
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agent: Military Buyer Chooses an Exclusive Buyer Agent (EBA) with Great Results! - 10/03/11 08:28 PM
I’ve done extensive research in home buying over the past few years. I knew the only way to go was an EBA (Exclusive Buyer’s Agent), but I didn't know of any in Utah.
Fortunately, a random internet search brought up Benjamin Clark with Homebuyer Representation. I called him, and then … (0 comments)
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agent: Representation - You Get What You Pay For - 09/30/11 05:09 PM
At Homebuyer Representation we put our clients first. Our clients are always Buyers, all the time.
We do not represent Sellers ever.
We don't "switch teams" in the middle of the transaction.
Our focus is on what is best for the Buyer. We don't work to get the deal to go … (2 comments)
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agent: Salt Lake City "Super" Accredited Buyer Representative - 09/30/11 03:10 PM
Well, I did it again! I decided to get the ABR designation for the second time. Yes, this means I took the entire curriculum over again, so you could say I'm twice as knowledgeable as those who have only earned the Accredited Buyer Representative designation once!
Okay, so maybe I didn't … (0 comments)
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agent: What's worse than a lowball offer? - 05/26/11 02:26 PM
Throughout history, and still today, a big fuss is made over ridiculous "low-ball" offers from Buyers. What's the big deal? Reject them. If your price is right, a buyer will appear. If you keep getting buyers, who appear unreasonable, perhaps you should reconsider who's being ridiculous.
A low-ball offer (or an … (4 comments)
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agent: Salt Lake City Home Buyer - Exclusive Buyers Agent Was "Wholly Dedicated to My Cause" - 04/07/10 12:37 AM
Benjamin Clark of Homebuyer Representation, Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah, helped me find and buy my home. He was an excellent agent in all ways and I recommend him wholeheartedly to any potential home buyer.
Because he is an Exclusive Buyer's Agent, Ben was wholly dedicated to my cause throughout … (3 comments)
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agent: Benefits of Using an Exclusive Buyer's Agent Explained by a Real Home Buyer - 02/24/10 02:43 PM
When you use an Exclusive Buyers Agent, they are not biased in their opinion of which properties they want you to view or buy. Our Exclusive Buyer's Agent was very willing to show us any property that we wanted to see.
He went the extra mile and beyond to meet our … (4 comments)
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agent: HUD to Buyers: "It is your responsibility to search for an agent who will represent your interests in the real estate transaction." - 01/01/10 05:44 PM
Newly revised for 2010, HUD's latest publication related to buying a home is titled, "Shopping for Your Home Loan: HUD's Settlement Cost Booklet." It is a must-read for anyone who will be buying a home in 2010 (or beyond).
In spite of the title, the booklet doesn't just contain information on how … (13 comments)
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agent: 5 Reasons Utah is Weathering the Economic Storm - 04/13/09 02:19 PM
A recent ABC4 news report points out some reasons why Utah is weathering the economic storm better than other states. Diversification seemed to be the main theme. All of Utah's eggs aren't in one basket.
Here are 5 of the examples given:
International Exports
Tourism
Alternative Energy Research & Development
Technology … (1 comments)
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agent: Owning Becomes More Attractive as Rent's Rise, Home Prices and Interest Rates Fall - 04/10/09 01:48 AM
Demand for rental homes and units in many parts of the country is on the rise as many homeowners who are unable to refinance their mortgages to today's lower rates because their property values have declined have sold their homes "short" or left them altogether after foreclosure. Increased restrictions for obtaining … (1 comments)
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agent: Dual Agency, Bad for Buyers (And Sellers!) - 03/16/09 10:36 PM
When I first began my career in Real Estate, I observed agents as they asked consumers to agree to dual agency. Sellers are often asked to do so when they list the home. Buyers are often asked to do so when writing an offer.When taking a listing they may have said … (2 comments)
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agent: Home Buyers in Sandy, Utah Value Having an Agent on Their Side - 03/12/09 08:29 PM
We recently purchased our first home in the Salt Lake area. In choosing a realtor, we considered several options, but ultimately chose to work with Benjamin Clark based on positive recommendations we'd received.
We weren't very familiar with the concept of an Exclusive Buyer's Agent (EBA) at the outset, but during … (2 comments)
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agent: "Impressed with Your Professionalism" - 02/27/09 01:26 PM
Ben,I wanted to take a moment and thank you for letting us help you with the purchase transaction for the Tanners. I was impressed with your professionalism and particularly the depth of your understanding of the closing process and the HUD-1 settlement statement. Your attention to detail is obviously a huge … (5 comments)
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agent: Think the Seller Pays the Real Estate Fees? Think Again! - 02/25/09 06:27 PM
Most Buyers are told that the Seller pays all the real estate fees. This is not exactly true.
That the Seller pays the fees is semantics. Your cash (or loan) to buy the home is what gives the Seller the proceeds with which to pay their agent and other settlement fees. … (3 comments)
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agent: Key Details of the $8,000 Federal Tax Credit for Salt Lake City, Utah Area Homebuyers - 02/19/09 01:18 PM
Key Details of the $8,000 Federal Tax Credit for Utah Homebuyers
Buy a home between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009.
Get $8,000 Federal Tax Credit when you file your 2009 Tax Return (or sooner, see below).
This does not have to be repaid. (UNLESS: You sell the home within … (9 comments)
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agent: Exclusive Buyer Representation - The Homebuyer's Best (But Little-Known) Option - 11/21/08 12:06 AM
Well, I just ran across a press release from the National Association of REALTORS either from May of 2008, or revised in May of 2008.
It says in the header that the article will discuss agency and representation options the consumer can choose from:
"a variety of business relationships with real … (2 comments)
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