buying a home: Don't Work with a Pushy Real Estate Agent - 04/30/09 05:52 PM
I saw this and realized just how different the experience is for clients of Exclusive Buyer's Agents than it must seem to most of the public who work with pushy real estate agents.
British humor and real estate all in one short video clip.
If you want to have a different … (0 comments)
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buying a home: 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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buying a home: 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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buying a home: Utah Once Again Nations "Best State" to Live - 03/23/09 01:11 PM
Utah once again ranked as the Best State to live in overall based on a Forbes.com report of a recent Gallup-Healthways poll.
Utah ranked first for both Well-Being and Work Quality, and ranked second for Life Evaluation. It also ranked in the top 10 for Physical Health, Emotional Health and Basic … (1 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake City Utah Population Explosion Predicted - 11/21/08 12:41 AM
The Salt Lake City Board of Realtors published a press release on November 13, 2008 suggesting that the population of the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake Included) is expected to double by the year 2040.
The prognosis was made by Arthur C. Nelson, presidential professor of city and metropolitan planning at the … (5 comments)
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buying a home: Homebuyer Representation, Inc. - The Homebuyer's "Best Choice in Utah" - 11/15/08 11:56 PM
Homebuyer Representation, Inc. was recently named the "Best Choice in Utah" by NAEBA's Consumer Inquiry Program.
NAEBA is the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents and the Consumer Inquiry Division fields calls from Homebuyers nationwide. After research, most buyers choose to work with an Exclusive Buyer's Agent who will pledge undivided loyalty to … (0 comments)
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buying a home: Real Estate Negotiation Skills a Must for All Salt Lake Area Home Buyers, Especially in the Current Market - 10/13/08 01:33 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Benjamin D. Clark has been awarded the Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) designation, achieved by real estate professionals who have successfully completed formal training in the art of negotiation. Agents who receive this certification are in the top 1% of all agents nationally.
Buyer's agents with … (4 comments)
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buying a home: Are Downpayment Assistance Programs Bad? - 10/03/08 02:49 PM
So were (are?) Downpayment Assistance Programs bad?
I don't think DAPs are bad in and of themselves.
But coupled with additional items from the lender's bags-of-tricks, they likely contributed to a number of defaulted mortgages, including some that will continue to default as adjustment dates and balloons come due.
(Click Here … (0 comments)
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buying a home: Military Family Relocating to Utah Benefits by Hiring an Exclusive Buyer's Agent - 09/21/08 01:01 AM
Our family was relocating to Utah after 5 years in Japan. Although we had done lots of internet searching for houses we really had no idea as to neighborhoods, schools, shopping, etc. The "house hunting" experience was old even before we left Japan.
In doing our initial research into rates, … (0 comments)
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buying a home: Most homes sold in Salt Lake County (July 2008) were priced $300,000 or less - 08/29/08 11:50 PM
Good news for those hoping to buy (or sell?) homes under $300,000 in Salt Lake County:
The Salt Lake Board of Realtors said this week that 71 percent of home sales in Salt Lake County in July were for properties priced less than $300,000. The most active price range was from … (1 comments)
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buying a home: Homebuyer Relocating to Utah Seeks Out Exclusive Buyer's Agent for Representation - 05/15/08 06:47 PM
This was my second experience using an exclusive buyer-agent. We are relocating due to my work, and we only had a few days in Utah to view homes before returning to Illinois.
Benjamin Clark of Homebuyer Representation went above and beyond every step of the way. He ensured we had the … (0 comments)
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buying a home: Ummel Case Juror Suggests "Buyers Agents Suck" - 04/17/08 01:57 PM
OK. Those weren't her words. Read this article from The Voice of San Diego (author, Kelly Bennett) and comment if you like.Here are a few quotes from the juror:
"After my seven days of realtor training (sitting in a court room), I may consider not using a realtor in my next purchase … (21 comments)
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buying a home: The Clients I Enjoy Working With - 04/05/08 11:44 PM
I prefer to work with people I like and who like me. I will gladly turn away a prospective client who is unreasonable, rude, stressful or condescending. Likewise, I wouldn't expect anyone to work with me if I treated them that way.
A good agent focuses on your concerns and needs … (6 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake Real Estate Market Musings - 1st Quarter 2008 - 03/28/08 11:58 PM
It will be interesting to see if the slowdown during the Fall (which causes numbers in the Winter to be lower) was as dramatic as it seemed.
I'm curious if Spring and Summer might actually do very well due to many hesitant and fence-sitting Buyers who are now confidently purchasing homes … (3 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake Market Update - 1st Quarter 2008 #1 - 03/28/08 11:38 PM
Take a look at this graph that shows Average List Prices and Average SOLD Prices in Salt Lake County over the past 6 months and tell me you don't see the same thing that I do:
Salt Lake appears to have gone through a minor slump during 4th quarter 2007 and the … (3 comments)
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buying a home: Utah Leads Nation in Price Appreciation (STILL!) - 02/26/08 06:42 PM
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has issued the report we have all been waiting for...
Utah still leads the nation in home-price appreciation!
Of course, these reports are a little behind the times and I wouldn't expect anyone to believe that homes appreciated at 9.7% for January or February. I'm still … (4 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake Named one of the Best Cities for Bargain House-Hunting - 02/08/08 10:15 AM
In the evening edition of Forbes.com 2/7/2008 an article titled "Best Cities For Bargain House-Hunters" names Salt Lake City, Utah as one of the Best Places to buy real estate in today's market. (Salt Lake is ranked #1)
What exactly do they say?
"They'd be smart to look for markets where job growth is strong, foreclosures are … (4 comments)
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buying a home: Utah's Drought - 02/07/08 11:57 AM
In today's Deseret News (February 7, 2008) a story about more snow coming mentioned the following:
"The bad weather has brought some good news. In a hydrologic outlook released Wednesday, the Weather Service said the January storms brought an accumulation 165 percent of normal. Southern Utah was already above its normal April … (3 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake County - 2007 Total Year Real Estate Sales Report - 01/22/08 07:26 PM
I ran this report for 4th Quarter 2007 and thought that some of you would be interested in looking at the entire year's statistics.
Report Generated from the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service
Homebuyer Representation, Inc. is an Exclusive Buyer Brokerage serving Salt Lake and surrounding areas. We do not list homes … (2 comments)
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buying a home: Salt Lake County 4th Quarter Comparisons 2004-2007 - 01/22/08 07:04 PM
Looking at the Fourth Quarter of 2007 for the Salt Lake County Market reveals some interesting facts.
Keep in mind that this information is not necessarily comprehensive as it only takes into account data from the Wasatch Front Multiple Listing Service, but most homes in Salt Lake County sell by Multiple Listing … (1 comments)
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