buyers agent: Failure of Short Sales To Close - 07/09/11 09:25 PM
Over the years I have worked my share of Short Sales. I always spent the time to qualify the Seller before moving forward. This just kind of seemed automatic to me.
Yet a couple of months ago a Buyer that I am working with called me about a property that she saw on my web site. Like most first time Buyer's Susie is real enthusiastic. And rightly so with this home.
It is surrounded by homes in the High $300's to upper $500's. Yet its sales price was only $209,000. I checked the listing and no indication of a Short Sale, … (15 comments)
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buyers agent: REO BPO Short Sales Do you know the difference? - 04/30/11 04:02 PM
While out previewing homes for some of my clients the other day I came across a couple who came straight to the point by asking " Just what are REO's, BPO's and Short Sales?
It was a fablous question and one that I think that not many people would truly be able answer. Oh I can imagine that there are quite a few people who could fake the answer but how many truly do know the answer?
To that end I wrote this post on my outside Blog. I followed up that post with a very nice assortment of Portland … (0 comments)
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buyers agent: Fabulous Investment Property On the Bus Line - 10/22/10 11:47 AM
Single Level Beaverton Condo … (0 comments)
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buyers agent: It Sank like a Rock - 08/02/10 11:45 PM
There have been a few good buys on the Portland Oregon Real Estate Market over the last year but nothing like what I have been seeing in the last couple of days!
August 1st hit and hold on to your hat. In some of the hottest market places in the greater Portland Metro area it looks like a return to the old days. I had been telling people for the last 3 or so years that the $200,000 and under price range in close in Portland had all but disapearred.
Today though as I took a quick peek in just a … (5 comments)
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buyers agent: Oh Crap this is a Normal Market - 03/26/10 10:30 AM
Is there such a thing as a Buyer's Market of a Seller's Market? Or is it simply that we all let the perception dominate reality thereby allowing the Perception to eventually become the reality.
I personally believe that there is no such thing as a Buyer or Seller's Market. Instead I believe that there is just a Market. Here is what I mean.
In times of prosperity when most homes are selling above market value and often with multiple offers there are many homes that do not sell. The same rings true in a market such as we are experiencing today. … (6 comments)
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buyers agent: It can't be Done - No Bull ! - 02/23/10 09:41 AM
Are you new to real estate? Perhaps you have been in it for a while but just can't seem to break into the big leagues. No matter how hard you seem to try your just not getting the results you hoped for.
Why is that ? What is causing you to fall short? This is the same question that ( lets call him Bob to protect the innocent ) asked himself.
Bob was a new agent and began working in an office dominated by three very high profile agents who seemed to suck out the life of the best neighborhoods. Bob … (39 comments)
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buyers agent: Who are You Working For? - 01/22/10 10:09 AM
Sometimes I think that Agents get lost along the way. It often begins innocently enough then somewhere along the path a line is crossed. Who is it you represent? Are you treating your clients and customers honestly?
The other day I was having coffee at The University Coffee Shop when this fellow approached me. He asked " Are you Herb Hamilton "? I replied " Yes ". " You're a Real Estate agent aren't you " he inquired. "Yes I am. How may I help you"?
So Tom tells me his story. He owns a small home with an extra lot. … (6 comments)
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buyers agent: Condos in The Pearl - Portland Oregon - 01/03/10 03:40 PM
Searching for real estate if it's for a Condo, Townhome, Single Family Home or what have you can be a challenge. So like most of us you reach out to Google hoping to find that prize.
But like most of us you are presented with web site after web site of nothing more than a glorious Ego Boost for the Owner of that Site. Searches are labor intensive and often filled with the most expensive homes in the area.
So what is a Portland Oregon consumer to do? The answer is plain& simple Portland_Real_Property.Com. There are several different ways to search properties for sale and even some ways to Let_Your_Next_Home_Find_You! … (4 comments)
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buyers agent: Coffee Shops in Portland Oregon - 06/14/09 10:30 AM
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buyers agent: Sellwood Charmer Portland Oregon - 06/05/09 09:33 AM
8863 SE 11th in Portland Oregon's Sellwood area
New Construction $474,950 … (0 comments)
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buyers agent: 7763 SE 76th in Portland Oregon Nice Renovation - 05/28/09 08:01 PM
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buyers agent: 5160 Wistaria Dr. in Portland Oregon Alameda Neighborhood - 05/24/09 10:00 AM
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buyers agent: House Hunt Portland and TJ's New Home - 04/06/09 10:32 AM
Congratulations is in order for first time homebuyer TJ on the closing of his new home. TJ a subscriber to my House_Hunt_Portland web site has successfully closed on his Brand New Home in Portland Oregon a beautiful 1702 sq ft 3 bedroom 2 and 1/2 bath custom built with vaulted ceilings and loads of light.
What does TJ think about his new home purchase?
" Thank you Herb!Thank you for everything! I love my new house! It is everything I wanted!TJ "
No better way than to have your Mother and your Sister and family Celebrate the purhcase as well.
Congratulations once … (3 comments)
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buyers agent: Portland Oregon Buyers Now is YOUR Moment - 03/19/09 10:53 PM
Recent action by the Federal government has caused Mortgage Rates to Plummet. For those who have been standing on the dock, Now is Your Moment . Don't miss the Boat !
This mornings news is great for home buyers. While the news stations all are a tither over AIG and the bonuses mortgage rates have been falling with little attention given.
The Rates have fallen below 4 3/4 %. Check it out here http://budurl.com/wg74 for the latest rates offered at Wells Fargo.
Why buy now? The market has begun shifting with improvements in many eastern markets. The west normally follows the east.
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buyers agent: A Badge of Courage in 2009 - 02/14/09 08:13 AM
One of the wonders of life is living through challenging times. In my own life the times of plenty and success have gone by like a blurr. Each and every year of prosperity virtually indistinguishable from one another.
Yet I can remember the years of hardships and adversity as if they were yesterday. Even in family gatherings more often than not those trying times will make for more reminiscence than the trips abroad.
The current troubling times of our country will make you stronger and closer to those who you know and love. The trials and tribulations that you go through yesterday, … (18 comments)
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buyers agent: Expectations of Service - 02/07/09 10:07 PM
Customer Service Vs Real Estate Agents. Or more commonly thought of as The Battle over expectations of Service
What are the guiding principles to Customer Service?
Lets look at retail stores.
Most customers, if not all, have an agenda before they arrive. That is they probably already know what they want or what they expect to find before they arrive. Most of the clerks as well know what to expect before they open the doors for business.
What do you expect from the clerks when you walk into a hardware store? In most cases you will be either totally left alone to search … (8 comments)
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buyers agent: The Web Site Trap - 01/08/09 04:09 PM
How is your Web Site Doing? Do you recieve any business from it? Have you tracked the results with Stat_Counter or something Similar?
Are you Trapped within your own Web Site? Sold on the concept, but did not ever take it to the next level? What level you ask? Why to the level of recieving business of course. Instead of bragging about that very expensive business card ( your web site ) you are paying for which very few people ever see!
I think that as busy_Real_Estate_Agents we often take for granted things that are not necessarily true. We all have heard for years about having web sites. Most … (31 comments)
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buyers agent: Make Money In A Down Real Estate Market - 11/21/07 01:54 PM
What does it take to recognize and take action on a good deal. I have worked with Investors of Real Estate most of My career which started in 1988.
This past 12 months or so has seen a lot of negative press in as far as the real estate market goes. Based on the press reports one might presume that this was as far from being a golden time to buy as you could imagine. After all it is all Doom_and_Gloom Right?
Yet Investor's_seem_to_look_at_Real_Estate just a little bit different. It is after all one of the single greatest investment vehicles that common people and professionals can and do employ here in … (0 comments)
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buyers agent: The Number 1 Marketing Technique - 08/09/07 10:18 AM
In the approximately 20 years that I have enjoyed pursuing my passion and career in Real Estate, there has been ONLY ONE constant when it comes to advertising a listing.
For all of the marketing schemes and ploys. And all of the fancy Ads, Brochures, Magazines, Video's and TV shows. There is still only one effective method of marketing your listings.
No IT IS NOT a fabulous sign or a successful company and or agent. IT IS NOT a guided tour bus full of hopeful agents coming to eat your catered luncheon. NOR IS IT a special promotion designed to get as many Buyers in your home as … (30 comments)
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buyers agent: Are You Katie Couric - 06/14/07 05:29 PM
Every since CBS_News hired Anchor_Katie_Couric speculation rather she was right for the job or could even do the job has been bantered about the Media. The continued Katie_Couric_Controversy shows no sign of slowing down. Right for the Job or wrong for the Job is not the focus of this article.
I wonder though how many of us are Katie Couric's. Do we often jump at the opportunity to take jobs that are over our heads or outside our true field of expertise. Certainly it is flattering to be considered by those around us who want so much to believe in our … (9 comments)
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