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What Do We Owe Our Buyer Clients In This Market? - 04/14/08 09:47 PM
I think it's really important to explain to buyers that in spite of the market, most sellers are not giving their homes away.  If buyers have the expectation that offering a $300,000 seller $200,000 is going to get them a sale, they are sadly mistaken.  In the vast majority of cases, if a buyer thinks a seller is grossly overpriced, they are better off watching that listing and waiting for some price reductions.  But truthfully, if a seller was going to take $200,000 for their home, they wouldn't be pricing it at $300,000.  Common sense must prevail in this market, or a … (6 comments)

Karma.....And Why To Get Personally Involved With Sellers In Trouble - 04/10/08 10:49 AM
I continue to feel very sorry for some sellers out there who are really in trouble with their houses being worth less now than what they paid for them a couple of years ago. I've been curious if the media is correct in saying that these poor homeowners didn't know what they were getting into when they signed those mortgage papers, so I've asked them straight up when they call me to help them out. And guess what? Almost all of them tell me that they blame themselves, because they knew they could get into trouble if the market turned! I … (1 comments)

What Casket? - 04/09/08 10:06 AM
A gentleman calls me up last week and tells me that his house has been on the market for a year with another Realtor and she hasn't been able to sell it, his contract is expiring, and he needs some aggressive action to get it sold, so he wants me to come over and look at his house. I looked it up on the MLS, thought it looked good on-line, and it was priced very fairly....so I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I told him I would stop by and talk to him. When I pulled up to the … (7 comments)

Market Picking Up in Illinois - 04/08/08 06:40 PM
I don't know what's happening in other markets, but the real estate market in Arlington Hts., IL is definitely picking up.  By "picking up" I don't mean that prices are rising, because they are not. But I do mean that it seems like more and more buyers are getting serious about buying again.  They seem to be recognizing that prices are very attractive for homes right now, even if it took about a year for sellers to realize the new pricing structure.  Once the buyers see that they can get a home for a reasonable price, they are willing to jump … (5 comments)

 
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