buyer agent: Burlington County NJ - Actual year by year October settlements 10/00 to 10/08 - 12/01/08 07:47 AM
There were fewer homes sold in October 2008 than any October since at least 2000. This shows that a lot of people are putting off the home purchase and a lot of sellers are putting off the sale of their home. But 351 homes did get sold in October 2008. … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Come into the house from the cold. - 11/29/08 08:51 AM
Last week I showed 2 homes that were very similar in almost every way to a potential buyer. One of them was priced 15,000 lower than the other and both were vacant. Any Realtor knows that there is nothing colder than an unheated house in the winter. In this case the … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: A letter to the renting community. - 11/26/08 12:31 PM
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If you would like to know what homes are available in a particular neighborhood or are interested in locating a home with the features and price range that suit you - just ask.
If you are in the market for a home in Camden county or elsewhare in the … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Is it hard to get a mortgage now? - 09/29/08 05:44 PM
Well, is it? That is what I keep hearing but it is mostly from wet behind the ears folks that came into the business thinking they were going to make a lot of money. They bloated the ranks of real estate agents and mortgage professionals alike. Now they are jumping … (8 comments)
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buyer agent: Dual Agent: Analogies - 09/20/08 01:16 PM
We have all heard the attorney analogy regarding dual agency.I was reading a blog that made the statement. "You wouldn't use a quarterback working for the other team." Not sure I like that one but then thought of..."Can you imagine a sports team in which both sides have the same coach."I'm … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Lead generators and seller's agents "handle" buyer agents - and buyers. - 09/11/08 05:24 PM
The quote below came from the teaser page of a spam email from DirkZellertraining dot com that I usually just delete. This time the heading (Hiring Experienced Buyers Agent - The Proof In the Pudding) caught my eye.
In general buyers don't realize that they really are being 'handled' … (1 comments)
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buyer agent: FHA guidelines still evolving - financing repair costs. - 09/06/08 06:36 AM
I first posted this in May and since then FHA has become much more widely used. As it should. It is still evolving though so another look seems justified.
For those who are not up on FHA it is a good time to look at this type loan. There is … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Dual Agent remorse - 09/04/08 08:37 AM
I got an email through Trulia the other day from a young lady that was interested in a house in a town where I work. She had seen my profile and answers to questions I had given in Trulia. She had looked at a number of homes by calling the number … (4 comments)
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buyer agent: HUD homes in South Jersey (NJHomeBuyer.com Realty) - 08/15/08 09:45 AM
In 1997 I began taking the South Jersey HUD list from the newspaper and posting it on my website. At the time, it was the only online place it could be found. As HUD wised up and started posting that I continued for some time. When they got to the point … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Homes in Camden and Burlington County NJ (price range stats) NJHomeBuyer.com Realty - 08/15/08 09:30 AM
Homes for Sale in Medford NJ 08055
Today (8-15-2008), there are about 244 homes for sale in Medford, NJ. Of these 218 are single family detached homes and of those the prices range from about 174,900 to 4,995,000 . The median prince of the detached homes is about … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: So you think you can negotiate the commission with your agent when selling your home: Maybe not. - 08/11/08 10:23 AM
When a consumer comes to a Realtor looking to list their home they are told the commission is negotiable. They 'negotiate' the commission with the listing agent they select. The home is listed. They would do well to look at that listing agreement carefully. They will notice that no buyer … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: A walk to the beach. - 08/06/08 08:02 AM
I toured a few open houses in Ocean County NJ this past weekend. One of them was advertised as walking distance to the beach. I guess it depends on how long you want to walk.
I have a friend with a house less than 4 blocks from the beach. It … (3 comments)
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buyer agent: FHA and Condos - 08/02/08 06:57 AM
I read a recent article in the Chicago Tribune that stated,
"Also, approvals for condos take eight to 10 weeks, twice the processing time for single-family dwellings."
It does not. To get some real facts I contacted Eric Bornebusch a senior loan officer at JPMorgan Chase.
Here is what … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Feeding the Rain From Cherry Hill NJ - 04/23/08 09:27 AM
Do you want to really subscribe to blogs. Make life easier for yourself.
You've seen the caption over the photo of members that says "Subscribe to blog"?
Click it. What just happened? Aside from it now showing up in your list of subscribed blogs I have no idea. I suspect … (3 comments)
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buyer agent: Is the Realtor Code of Ethics REALLY strict - as advertised? - 04/21/08 07:29 AM
Lets take a look at the heading and the first 2 articles: Define: Customer= Define: Client=
As a consumer, do you want to be a client - or a customer of "YOUR" Realtor?
Did you notice that even though the heading is "Duties to Clients and Customers" not one article mentions … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: The Verdict: The Ummels Lose - Agent Little Didn't Violate the Law. - 04/19/08 07:01 AM
The Verdict: The Ummels Lose - Agent Little Didn't Violate the Law. Cherry Hill, NJ, April 19, 2008. A jury in the case involving Marty Ummel, buyer of a 1.2 million dollar home in California, decided that her agent, Mike Little, did not violate the law. Mrs. Ummel says she … (1 comments)
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buyer agent: Do you have or need a secretary? - 04/11/08 03:30 PM
How many of you have an unlicensed assistant or a secretary. If you do, how do you use them. It seems to me a full time secretary would cost (at least) $30,000 a year. That would be cheap if it didn't result in a reduction of my net income but I … (22 comments)
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buyer agent: Real room sizes and published (MLS) room sizes - the size of the stage. - 04/09/08 06:53 AM
Did you ever try to match the room sizes in the listing with those in the home. Buyers often do that and come away confused or cynical.
Some agents use the largest wall to wall size and ignore that a closet or stairway or other obstruction takes up a large segment … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: Perception: stylish outfit and fancy car - then there is me. - 04/02/08 03:27 PM
How much business am I losing by not being stylish and driving a fancy car. I drive a 5 year old Town and County. Not fancy by any means but it will seat 7 total if I need it to. It is functional. Will a new one get me more business?
As … (18 comments)
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buyer agent: Market Stats and Trends, Cherry Hill NJ Real Estate - 03/30/08 01:39 PM
I went back 2 years (April 06 to March 08) and looked at sample listing and sold history. The only month within that time frame that more homes were listed than sold was December '06. I don't think that month is meaningful because listings generally are depressed in … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: Government homes may be a good deal - or not. - 03/04/08 07:44 PM
Often HUD and VA foreclosures are a good deal but they should be looked at with a critical eye. Lots of buyers are ready to pounce on them without looking at other homes on the market...Just because someone got foreclosed and the government ended up with the home does not mean … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: Buyer Broker Compensation: why all the confusion - 03/01/08 06:06 AM
There seems to be confusion between Listing office to seller issues (a listing ageement with a beginning and ending date and an agreed upon compensation amount)Buyer to seller issues: (beginning with an offer to sell by the seller and then an offer to buy from a buyer)Buyer Broker to buyer … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Buy now...or wait for the bottom?: - 02/29/08 01:10 PM
There are all kinds of projectins out there:
The bottom is here:
The bottom will be in 6 months:
The bottom will be at the end of the year:
The real answer isn't the same everywhere but no one really knows anywhere when it will be (or has been) for sure.
But suppose you … (2 comments)
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buyer agent: Getting new clients from prior clients - How do I.... - 02/20/08 12:46 PM
I hear a lot of Realtors say that all of their clients or customers become their friends. That makes me feel a little antisocial. I don't HAVE that many friends. Heck, I don't even want that many. Some of my clients I wouldn't want as friends even though I think … (14 comments)
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buyer agent: Agent needed: Why do agents move from one office to another? - 02/19/08 05:17 PM
I have a small real estate office and I’m thinking of adding another (full time) agent. I am NOT looking for someone to train that is just out of school. Ideally this person would have at least 5 years of experience in South Jersey real estate (that does not mean just … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Do you know your listing? - 02/18/08 06:14 AM
Do listing agents take much time looking at their clients homes? I was called for feedback on a home I showed a couple days ago. My client had no interest in the home after seeing it but I wanted to give the agent something they could use.
I suggested … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Due diligence and the path to home ownership. - 02/15/08 05:39 AM
I think of myself as a buyer’s “due diligence” tool. Due Diligence: It is more than “to be diligent”. When one enters into a contract they should not do so blindly. Yet, they generally don’t have the background to personally make a complete or sufficient evaluation of all the things they … (0 comments)
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buyer agent: Buyer agents (Exclusively) NJ - 02/14/08 09:32 AM
It has been many years since I worked for a company that listed homes for sale. I know. In real estate classes they say, and, indeed the conventional wisdom in the industry is: "The money is in the listings." Heck, almost all members of the National Association of Realtor's, … (2 comments)
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