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bilingual nc realtor offers advise of selling your home: The 'Magic Formula' for Finding the JUST RIGHT PRICE... - 01/07/09 07:50 AM
 
Today, I had to tell a seller that I did not wish to list his home. More accurately, I CHOSE to tell a seller that I did not wish to list his home...but it was NOT an easy decision.
 
Since beginning my real estate career in 2003, I have sold more than my fair share of 'challenging' listings. In fact, my 'trophy case' is quite full of successful sales that I call my 'repeat offender' and 'fat-chance' listings.
 
'Repeat offenders' are those properties that have been listed by at least one other agent previously, without success.
 
'Fat-chance' … (68 comments)

bilingual nc realtor offers advise of selling your home: Rule #4 (of Elizabeth's R.E. Rule Book) ***TO ALL LISTING AGENTS: PLEASE GIVE ME SOME WARNING THAT YOUR SELLER IS INSANE*** - 09/12/08 04:05 PM


A few years ago...I was assisting a young, Hispanic couple with the purchase of their first home. They wanted a home in a very specific area of Raleigh, North Carolina...a popular neighborhood where homes sold fairly quickly. We had been looking for a few weeks when my client called one afternoon to tell me that she had driven past a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) in the neighborhood...that it seemed to be the perfect home.
Immediately, I checked the MLS and found that the home was also listed for sale through a local real estate broker...with a limited service listing agreement...allowing both the owners and the … (50 comments)

bilingual nc realtor offers advise of selling your home: What are buyers looking for in a home...How does your home measure up?? - 09/29/07 05:50 PM
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) just released its 2007 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences. Their survey measures national trends in buyer preferences.By understanding what buyers want most in their new home, you can better determine your home's appeal to today's buyers.Let's look at the questions NAR asked and the answers to those questions...1. What single home feature do buyers say they want most in a new home? (Central air conditioning)2. What's the median size of homes purchased between late 2005 and early 2007? (1,840 square feet)3. Repeat buyers tend to be choosier than first-time buyers. In particular, repeat buyers … (2 comments)

 

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