real estate: RE BarCamp - You will leave wanting more! - 05/08/09 06:24 PM
RE BarCamp is a fabulous FREE day of sharing and learning.
What makes a BarCamp the best event you'll attend this year? YOU set the agenda. YOU come to learn and to share only the things YOU are interested in!
The main focus of the Salt Lake BarCamp on June … (5 comments)
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real estate: An Exclusive Buyer's Agent is the Only Way to Go - 05/01/09 06:09 PM
I recently transferred to Salt Lake City from California. Having owned a few homes, and also having dealt with various agents in the past, I did not relish the stress and hassles involved in the home buying process. I investigated my options, and wanted an agent that would be a good … (3 comments)
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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: For Real Estate Professionals who are not yet using Active Rain - 02/11/09 01:44 PM
Last year when the market in Salt Lake slowed down, so did the leads. In fact, I didn't get a single good lead from August through December of 2007. Traditional marketing methods weren't generating the interest or return I needed to stay afloat until the part-time agents left the business. That's … (2 comments)
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real estate: 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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real estate: Early 2009 May Be the Best Time to Buy a Luxury Home in Salt Lake - 12/06/08 10:36 PM
We all know that the Salt Lake area real estate market (and the economy at large) is doing better than most areas of the country. Still, some things have slowed considerably.
Some things that have slowed the most:
New Construction Permits
The Time it Takes to Sell a Home (Days on … (3 comments)
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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: Are Builders Partially to Blame for the Real Estate Crisis? - 10/03/08 03:20 PM
Can you blame builders for getting sucked into the hype?
When you are taking orders for homes as fast as you can build them, why not decide to build a ton of "spec" homes?
Still, builders should have seen an end coming at some point, and those who did, planned accordingly … (1 comments)
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real estate: Downpayment Assistance Programs (DAPs) or, The "Money-Go-Round" - 10/03/08 02:37 PM
Downpayment Assistance Programs are being allowed less and less. One "stated" reason is that they likely helped contribute to the breakdown of the real estate market.
Here's how a downpayment assistance program (DAP) usually worked:
The Seller would give 3% plus some "administration fee"...
(sometimes 1% of the Purchase Price)
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real estate: 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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real estate: 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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real estate: Wasatch Front Home Price Historical Data for the past 5 years - 08/30/08 12:17 AM
The Salt Lake Tribune has an excellent "extra" specifically related to Median Home Prices along the Wasatch Front.
The data is broken down by zip code with an accompanying map to make it easy to understand which areas you are looking at.
The link is here: Home Prices Along the Wasatch … (0 comments)
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real estate: 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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