fair housing: 5 Things Your REALTOR Won't Tell You about Buying a Home
- 11/10/13 11:51 AM
The questions that your Buyers ask you: "What about the Schools? What about Crime in this neighborhood? What about Environmental Issues in the surrounding area? What Kind of Neighbors live here? Is this is a Quiet neighborhood?" Answering any of those questions can get you, the Real Estate Agent, in serious trouble. Fair Housing comes into play, among other things. So what to do? Read Gail's Blog below to find out! _________________________________
Did you know that there are things that REALTORS can't tell you? Things you really want to know. Things that are important for … (4 comments)
fair housing: "Is That a Good Neighborhood? Would YOU Live There?"
- 07/23/13 12:05 PM
What do you the Real Estate Agent say when your potential Buyer asks, "Is This a Good Neighborhood? Would YOU Live Here?" Aside from the obvious Fair Housing Caveats, what exactly defines "Good"? Do they mean Good shopping is nearby? Or are there Good roads, city bus lines, and alternative transporation in the area? Maybe they are talking about Crime and Safety. Jennifer Fivelsdal deals with these questions in the following Blog! _______________________________________________________
What is the neighborhood like? Real estate professional get asked all sorts of questions. When someome contact you to assist with the purchase of … (2 comments)
fair housing: Personal Letters and Photos with Offers – Is This a New Trend?
- 05/20/13 02:54 AM
What do YOU think? A New Trend in Real Estate? The Buyer attaches a "Personal Letter" to the Offer to Purchase. Some Buyers even include photographs! Is this a Fad, or will this become a customary and accepted way of doing business? __________________________________________________
Personal Letters and Photos with Offers – Is This a New Trend?
Yesterday, I received 7 offers on a property I listed the night before. Out of those 7 offers, 4 of them had personal letters from the homebuyers and one even had a photo of the family who wanted to live there. … (2 comments)
fair housing: Cease & Desist! You are in Violation of the Fair Housing Act for saying, "Retirement"!
- 05/14/13 08:21 AM
This MLS has gone way too Politically Correct! They cited a Realtor for using the term, "Retirement", calling it "Potentially Offensive". This MLS Committee enforces an unbelievably asinine list of Banned Words that will have you shaking your head in disbelief! ___________________________________________ The other day, I was notified by our local MLS that a word I had used in the marketing remarks of a new listing was potentially offensive, and was in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The word was 'retirement.' Here's the notice I received: "Attached, please find a print out of a listing or listings from your office that NWMLS has found to … (5 comments)
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