buying a home: Your Down Payment May Be Stopping You From Getting Your Offer Accepted
- 05/16/13 02:35 AM
Welcome to the Wild West of real estate where we are experiencing one of the most incredible seller markets of all time. Home sales are brisk to the say the least and competition to buy is intense. Orange County homes priced under $700,000 are typically getting multiple offers within a few days of being listed. This is also the case in many parts of the country. So let’s have a close look at a key item that may just set your offer apart from the competition – the down payment. There is no doubt that the offer price is very important, … (19 comments)
buying a home: Please Include a Cake with That Offer!
- 01/17/13 12:28 AM
So just how heated is the Orange County Real Estate Market? Buyers are competing for very little good inventory and competition to buy is as high as I have ever seen – yes even higher than at the height of the last real estate boom. So what’s a buyer to do to make their offer stand out in a crowd – bake a cake of course! This is based on a true story and not made up. One of the buyers that I am currently working with diligently checks her new listing updates multiple times a day. Whenever a new listing … (21 comments)
buying a home: The Wait is Over - "Finally, it is time to buy a house."
- 08/12/12 09:28 AM
Finally, it is time to buy a house. Buying real estate is a good long-term investment for many reasons, some of which have only become apparent in recent weeks. Making sense of the story Housing prices rose sharply in May compared with April. The S&P/Case-Shiller Index, a closely watched real estate index, rose 2.2 percent in 20 of the nation’s big cities. Prices rose more than 3 percent in Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. Nationally, the increase was the first in seven months. More importantly, the increase matched other data and evidence this spring that foreclosures slowed and inventories were … (1 comments)
buying a home: Biggest Mistakes Buyers Make in a Hot Seller’s Market
- 08/10/12 03:12 AM
In the current seller’s market that exists in many parts of the country, buyers need to perform near perfectly to attain the home of their dreams. In South Orange County where I am a real estate broker, many of the best new listings that come to market are receiving multiple offers . . . and in just a few days on the market. So what can you do as a buyer to enhance your odds of getting your offer accepted?
1) Get Serious and Work with a Buyer’s Agent – while this sounds like a given, many buyers are casually … (50 comments)
David Grbich is the Broker Owner of Ventana Coastal Properties serving the needs of buyers and sellers in Orange County, CA. David is Ranked #1 Agent in the San Juan Capistrano area per ActiveRain.
Welcome to the Wild West of real estate where we are experiencing one of the most incredible seller markets of all time. Home sales are brisk to the say the least and competition to buy is intense. Orange County homes priced under $700,000 are typically getting multiple offers within a few days of being listed. This is also the case in many parts of the country. So let’s have a close look at a key item that may just set your offer apart from the competition – the down payment. There is no doubt that the offer price is very important, … (19 comments)
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