exclusive: An Equal Level of Representation for Home Buyers - 03/16/09 11:14 PM
Great Article in the New York Times Friday, featuring a good friend and colleague of mine, Ira Freireich of Long Island, NY.
The article points out how many homebuyers are becoming more savvy and aware of how they can get the best level of representation in the real estate transaction: Exclusive … (3 comments)
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exclusive: 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 … (1 comments)
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exclusive: 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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exclusive: 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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exclusive: 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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exclusive: Exclusive Buyer's Agent Makes Homebuying Experience "Stress Free" for Avenues Homebuyer - 11/11/08 06:09 PM
My partner and I had been considering moving to Salt Lake City from the Los Angeles area. We were not sure how to approach looking for a home in an area where there were many locations of interest. We did some research and found Benjamin Clark. We liked what we read … (5 comments)
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exclusive: Buying "Small" in Salt Lake - 10/03/08 03:53 PM
With all the plusses that come with more square footage, the smart buyer will look at the additional costs.
Whether you are buying a home as an investment, or planning on living there a long time, there are many reasons some Buyers choose to buy "small" rather than buying "large" homes. … (3 comments)
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exclusive: Salt Lake City, Utah Area Homebuyers Benefit when Having Agent on Their Side - 09/18/08 12:28 AM
We had a wonderful experience with our agent, Benjamin Clark.
We had been looking at houses on our own for about six months, and were getting frustrated trying to find decent houses to look at, physically locating the houses without getting lost, and scheduling appointments to see the houses with various listing agents. It felt … (0 comments)
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exclusive: CNN Money Article - Exclusive Buyer's Agents representing their clients - the Buyers! - 09/17/08 11:47 PM
I suppose I should have blogged about this a few weeks ago, but I was interviewed by Les Christie from CNN Money last month and was written up in another CNN Money article, this one titled "Homebuyers turn the screws on desperate sellers."
Although the article doesn't mention this, I believe … (2 comments)
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exclusive: Provo-Orem and Salt Lake City, UT at top of 2008 Best Performing Cities Index - 09/15/08 04:19 PM
The Milken Institute ranks metropolitan areas by how well they create and sustain jobs, wages and salaries and technology.
Their report, dated September 10, 2008 shows Utah's Largest Metro Areas strong atop the list of over 200 Large Metropolitain areas nationally.
Provo-Orem comes in at #1 with Salt Lake City at … (0 comments)
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exclusive: Exclusive Buyer's Agent: The Purest Form of Real Estate Buyer Representation - 09/01/08 08:43 PM
Christopher Cruise writes on Bankrate.com:
Any licensed real estate agent in the United States can legally act as a "buyer's agent," although not all have experience doing so. You can... engage what's called an "exclusive buyer's agent." This is the purest form of buyer representation...
Every time you buy a home, … (0 comments)
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exclusive: Utah County First Time Home Buyers Want Someone on Their Side - 06/20/08 01:22 PM
We recently purchased our first home in Utah County with the assistance of Benjamin Clark. We had been researching homes and the home-buying process for about a year before we decided the time was right. After reading a lot about the process, it became clear to us that we wanted someone … (5 comments)
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exclusive: Relocating Home Buyers Seek Out Exclusive Buyer's Agents for Representation - 05/29/08 02:59 PM
Because of my work, I was required to relocate to Utah. As with my previous home search effort in Illinois, I decided to use an exclusive buyer agent rather than a traditional realtor. A traditional realtor normally cannot fully represent buyers since they are legally bound to work for the sellers. … (8 comments)
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exclusive: Roy Home Buyers Find Success by Hiring Exclusive Buyer's Agent - 05/29/08 02:54 PM
Wow, where do I start relaying my experience of buying our first house? First, I guess you can say that my husband and I are very cautious people. We do a lot of research before buying any large-ticket item, whether it be a lawnmower, a washer, a car, etc. So when … (1 comments)
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exclusive: Ummel Case Follow-Up - 04/19/08 11:20 PM
I got the chance to correspond with a reporter in San Diego who wrote an article this week about one of the juror's responses following the verdict in the Ummel vs. their Realtor (R) case.
Like many of you, the reporter had not heard of Exclusive Buyer's Agents before we had … (3 comments)
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exclusive: 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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exclusive: Salt Lake City - 3rd Best Place to SELL a home - 04/14/08 01:22 PM
Last week Forbes.com put out a picture story about the best places in the United States to SELL your home.
Here's what they said:
The story makes a few interesting statements about Salt Lake's ecoonomy that I thought should be considered by anyone considering a move to the area, as … (10 comments)
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exclusive: 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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exclusive: Salt Lake Real Estate Market Update - Days on Market - 03/28/08 11:54 PM
As you can see from the graph below which analyzes the average number of days on the market it took for a listed home to sell, you can see that this is one statistic that has actually followed a pretty smooth pattern over the past 6 months.
Days on the market peaked in … (1 comments)
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exclusive: 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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