Agent Bonuses are so 1968 - 12/24/10 12:54 PM
Sometime sellers, their agents, builders or developers will offer over and above the normal buyer agent commission a bonus commission to get a buyer for their property. Huh?  So, you are telling me that you have added an amount to the sale price and my buyer will pay even more for the property?  And, I should bring my buyer there and not a house they may really want? Be serious.  I am selling a house to a buyer that wants something.  Buyer agents do not work for the seller. If it is a home that my buyer wants to see, fine.  … (2 comments)

Is the Old Phone Company the New Mortgage Company? - 12/17/10 11:50 AM
If you are old enough, you will remember a time of no cell phone or oh my, no Twitter!In 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act that cleared the way for multiple phone companies and the lowering of prices for all. It led to cheaper home phones and subsequently cheap cell phone prices.Now, let's zoom to March 31, 2011 and you need a mortgage (heck of a transition , huh!).You have an open market choice of going to a mortgage broker, banker, credit union of bank.  All of them compete hard for your loan, fighting to give you the best deal.  Now, April Fools … (1 comments)

The end of the listing price- Aussie style - 12/08/10 07:51 AM
$625,000, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, parking, deck, fireplace, hardwood floors. What do see that is important here? The price or the features? If you are the buyer, the first thing is probably the price. Everyone loves prices, right?
But, in reality, what you are looking for is not the price, it’s the features of the house you are going to move into. You don’t move into a price. Right?
So, why should a house have a price? Why shouldn’t you just look at a property that you want to live in and have a real estate agent run comps and make … (0 comments)

 
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Fred Glick is a nationally recognized, award winning, mortgage and real estate professional, REALTOR® and UpFront Mortgage Broker® with many years of experience. He has closed over $1B of transactions over his career. Fred is the Principal of U S Spaces, Inc and U S Loans Mortgage LLC, Partner at Rentscoper.com and Cloudquarters, Inc, a product development company. Fred is also a Director of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals and a Vice President of the UpFront Mortgage Brokers along with being it's Chief Legislative Liaison. Fred has been featured for his real estate and mortgage expertise on CNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR's Marketplace, CBS News, ThinkGlink.com, Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications. Please see fredglick.com for media replays, licensing information and social network connections. After a couple of cups of coffee, Fred writes smart, fun prose about real estate, mortgage and/or politics at his blog, twitter and Facebook page. He is also an avid ice hockey player and city bike rider. Additionally, Fred is an active Board Member at the non-profits, Hidden City Philadelphia and Culture Works Philadelphia.


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