value: Will Machines Replace Real Estate Agents? - 05/20/08 10:21 PM
A New World
Some websites promote their equivalence to or superiority over the flesh and blood real estate agent. While mathematical computations can be completed much faster by microchips and microprocessors, they lack the same thing Dorothy's beloved Scarecrow lacked: a brain.
Today's Lenn Harley post on Zillow caused me to
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value: Interpreting a Market Analysis - 04/18/08 02:03 PM
A market analysis not only helps a Buyer understand what the market value of a home should be, but it can also be used to help determine which home (say, out of 3 excellent choices) is a better investment. Usually there is a discrepancy large enough to make a fair determination
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value: Ummel Case - National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents Statement - 02/10/08 12:46 AM
Being an Exclusive Buyer's Agent and a member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (Disclosure: I'm also on the Board of Directors), I was excited to see the following article on FoxBusiness.com: Buyer Agent Organization Comments on Ummel Home Buying Case The Association's position is simply that part of a Buyer's
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value: Salt Lake Home Prices - To be Lowered? - 01/24/08 02:50 PM
In today's Salt Lake Tribune, "Jillinda Bowers, president of Salt Lake Board of Realtors, said that when homes don't sell, 'our next step is to reduce the price. We have a positive and good market, but with the decline in sales right now, there is a need for more stabilization in
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value: Who Does the Appraisal REALLY Protect? - 05/17/07 11:21 AM
Most Utah Homebuyers believe that the appraisal is being done to protect the Buyer. Although it may ultimately do so, the appraisal is really to protect the lender. Appraisers are hired to protect the Buyer's lender(s). A main part of their job is to determine if there is enough collateral value in the property to
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