A Short Sale Tale – What a Shame - 06/08/09 05:00 PM
 Short sales and foreclosures are not all they are cracked up to be, especially if the agent on the listing side claims to know more than they actually do. Please don't report to be the expert with a vast amount of knowledge and experience in these matters if you're not. Faking it only makes the situation worse, and we may end up loosing the opportunity to help both purchaser and seller meet their needs.
 It doesn't take long to realize someone is blowing smoke up your shorts if when you call they give you a different story each time. It either … (5 comments)

New Home Sales vs. the Resale Homes Market - 06/08/09 03:35 PM
 I sit at a new homes development site a few days a week, rotating with two other agents in my office. We split everything that comes through the door, so we still enjoy the flexibility of maintaining our individual resale businesses. This set up is not typical for a new home development, but it works well for our group. Rarely does the job fall to just one person without the others coming to the rescue. Nevertheless, being a site agent isn't for everyone, especially in a declining market.
 The New Home Sales Market is a lot like working in a corporate … (2 comments)

Is the Weekend the Only Time We can Look for Homes? - 06/08/09 02:09 PM
 My business partner Ann recently came across this question while holding open a house for sale here in Richmond, Virginia. It came from a first-time home buyer that was using the internet and news papers to look for a new home. The innocence of the question brought a smile to my face, but then I know about fifty percent of the people out there are searching for homes without the benefit of using a REALTOR®. They are not finding the properties they want, or previewing them early when they are fresh on the market, or during those times when it's most … (0 comments)

The Perfect Day for Not Working Real Estate! - 06/05/09 05:00 PM
I'm watching Baseball - the little guys - instead of working real estate during what is usually my most productive time of day. My ten-year-old has a late game on a Monday afternoon at Byrd Park Little League in Richmond, Virginia. The weather is perfect; there's no humidity, a gentle breeze, plenty of soft sunshine, and the smell of fresh cut grass is in the air. It is a delightful spring afternoon on the cusp of summer. The pool is open, and school is just letting out for the year. We only have one of two more games before it ends … (0 comments)

Is There No Winning in Today’s Housing Market? - 06/01/09 03:08 PM
 There is no question it's a buyer's market in some rather uncertain times. Sellers still appear unrealistic about price and condition, and purchasers feel no sense of urgency to make a decision - and both sides are unhappy about it. This must be the reason why people feel like there is no winning in today's housing market.
 What's truly surprising to me is that when making important decisions about their homes folks often don't use the data provided by us as professional Realtors. They want our opinion, our experience our knowledge, but when the facts are delivered they would rather take … (0 comments)

 
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John VanderSyde, Associate Broker-Richmond VA

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