Kathy McGuriman's (kathy0523) Blog

LANSDALE REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE - DECEMBER   Units Sold - with relatively few transactions, there was an increase in total units sold in December, with 31 sold this month in Lansdale. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease from December 2010.   Active I...

REASONS TO REDUCE YOUR HOME PRICE   You have your home on the market, time has gone by, but no contract to purchase. Now What? It may be overpriced and you may need to reduce the price.   You are not getting many appointments (or showings). You get the most showings right when the house first goe...

OWNING A HOME - WHY SHOULD I?   There are a lot of reasons to own a home. Here are a few really important ones.   Ownership - you own the home. OK - that's a no brainer but why is that important? You can renovate, update, paint and decorate. You can landscape, plant trees, plant flowers, put in a...

HOW TO PRICE YOUR HOME   Before you put your home on the market for sale, you should use the most recent sales that are comparable to your home. This is known as using comparables to find the perfect price. The best comparable is the identical twin to your home. Sometimes it is easy and you can f...

PROTECT YOUR CREDIT - AVOID IDENTITY THEFT   Avoid Identity Theft   There are a lot of misconceptions on how your identity can be stolen. Here are some basic tips on how to protect it.   Buy a shredder Monitor your credit report annually www.annualcreditreport.com It's free. I always check my cre...

What is an REO Property?   REO is real estate owned, typically real estate owned by a bank or loan insurer. Property becomes REO after an unsuccessful foreclosure sale, meaning it didn't sell at the sheriff's sale, so it is now in the bank's ownership. Very few foreclosure or sheriff auctions res...

SHORT SALES - SHOULD I BUY ONE?   First of all - what is a short sale. A short sale is when a bank (or the lender) has agreed with the seller that they may sell their home for less than is owed on the mortgage. A seller must qualify with the lender in order to do that, and for this blog, I am not...

This post is excellent and to the point.  If you are considering selling your Lansdale home, or if you've had your Lansdale house for sale, read the following and then call meKarl Hess was good enough to remind me that it's been more than a year since I published my perennial favourite blog.  So ...