home: 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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home: 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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home: Townhome Buyer Avoids Poor Purchase with Agent on Her Side - 11/10/11 03:22 PM
My Exclusive Buyer's Agent took me on as a client when he was busy with other personal things and yet he was one of the most professional people I have ever worked with.
He went the extra mile to help me find what I was looking for every time.
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home: First Time Buyers - Should You Buy a Home in 2012? - 11/09/11 02:32 PM
Low interest rates and still falling home prices make it tempting to buy a house now, but before purchasing, wise buyers are looking at their big picture.Most of those who will buy homes in 2012 will buy because it makes sense for them to do so. Security (at their current employer … (0 comments)
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home: 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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home: 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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home: Rent or Buy? - 02/24/11 04:07 PM
If you are trying to decide whether or not you should rent or buy in today's economy, I ran across this great little tool that can HELP you analyze what might be best for you.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calculator.html
I say "HELP" you analyze what is best because in order for it to be … (2 comments)
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home: Home Prices Up in 6 Salt Lake County Cities - 02/08/11 04:26 PM
This is in no way a suggestion that the market has hit bottom in any of these areas, but in the fourth quarter of 2010 home prices were actually up in 6 Salt Lake County cities. We'll have to wait until we are into the Spring season to see if the … (0 comments)
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home: Home Prices Down 6% in Salt Lake County - 02/08/11 04:12 PM
As an Exclusive Buyer's Agent I'm constantly exposed to the inventory on the market in the Salt Lake area.
There are still a ton of overpriced listings on the market, but that's improving.
1. Inventory is actually falling. My gut feeling is that the majority of homes coming off the market … (0 comments)
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home: 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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home: 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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home: 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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home: 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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home: First Time Home Buyers Recommend Hiring a Broker on Your Side - 01/31/09 12:29 AM
My wife and I were looking to buy our first home. We knew the area we were interested in and that was about it.
My wife read about real estate brokers and how they are able to represent the buyer which led us to Ben. Right from the start he was … (4 comments)
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home: Home Warranty Companies Affected by Slowdown: Adjusting Prices/Coverage - 10/17/08 12:01 AM
It seems that the slowdown in the real estate market has Home Warranty companies that service the Salt Lake City real estate market adjusting their premiums and coverages to keep profits up.
Over the past 45 days prices have gone up by about 18% and deductibles (service fees) are up about … (2 comments)
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home: Salt Lake Area Home Buyers Should Seek Professional Representation and Certified Negotiation Expert when Buying a Home - 10/13/08 03:01 PM
The NAR 2006 Profile of Home Buyers showed that:
98% of Buyers believe negotiation skills are "Very Important" or "Somewhat Important" in their real estate agent.
and that:
Buyers give "Negotiation Skills" the lowest satisfaction rating of all agent skills and qualities.
Fewer than 3% of all real estate agents have … (2 comments)
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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.
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home: Exclusive Buyers Agents - A Good Choice when Relocating - 09/16/08 01:57 AM
I was relocating to Utah and needed an agent to help me find a home and navigate the buying process.
Through web searches I contacted several agents and ultimately selected Ben Clark of Homebuyer Representation to help me with my home search.
Ben helped me consider adjacent areas in my … (2 comments)
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home: 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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home: Salt Lake City Real Estate - 2nd strongest metro price increase in the west - 08/26/08 06:39 PM
Salt Lake area home prices (for homes that actually sell) appear to be relatively flat at this time. The good news is that it would appear that Salt Lake still has some cushion considering that the median existing single-family home price "in the West" was $290,600 and Salt Lake came in … (0 comments)
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