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sell a home: Sellers Penalized for Negotiating - 05/23/07 04:21 PM
 
It's very common in the Twin Cities market for first time home buyers to ask sellers to pay for some of the buyer's closing costs. Today's buyers may have "A" credit, have a good job, and a good lender, but they have trouble coming up with enough money to pay all of the closing fees to get into the house.
Sellers who are wanting to negotiate in good faith with a potential buyer often raise the sale price of the home to compensate for contributing to the buyer's closing costs.
When the sale price of the home goes up, so does the commission. As a … (35 comments)

sell a home: Selling your home? Do what Target does! - 04/18/07 05:48 AM
Find someone who has been successful, and do what they do.
What does Target have to do with selling your house? Everything. Target has heavenly marketing mojo that we in the real estate business need to rob and duplicate! If you're selling your home, you're in the real estate business. Let me draw two parallel questions:
Why is it that when Walmart is posting 4th quarter losses Target continues to do well? AND
Why is it that there are homes that are selling within 30 days on the market and with multiple offers (yes, they still happen) and others languish on the market?
Reputation: Target donates … (3 comments)

 

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