listings: Scrooge Real Estate Agent - 12/26/08 02:48 AM
I was thinking about an experience I had on Christmas a couple years ago.
I got a call from an agent who wanted to show one of my listings on Christmas. They not only wanted to show it that day they wanted to show it on short notice. The same year … (52 comments)
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listings: Honolulu is Close to Getting Electronic Lock Boxes - 07/03/08 02:29 AM
I placed my order yesterday for my first shipment of electronic lock boxes. They will be coming in sometime in August. I have been looking forward to this for some time. Our Honolulu Board of REALTORS® made the decision to go with SentriLock, REALTOR® Electronic Lockbox. Several years back the board … (24 comments)
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listings: What Takes More Than Three Weeks and is Quite Annoying? - 06/21/08 09:09 PM
Have you ever heard that joke?
Unfortunately this is not a joke. After three weeks of trying to reach an agent to schedule a showing, I am still waiting.
A little over three weeks ago, I set up appointments for my buyers to view 6 of 8 properties they wanted to … (48 comments)
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listings: Your Home is Not Selling - 05/07/08 03:55 AM
Your home has been on the market for many days and it is just not selling.
Let's start with a few possible reasons:
Hard to show (tenants or owners who restrict showing appointments)Dirty or in need of repairsDated, could use upgradingFunctional obsolescence - 5 bedrooms with only 1 bath for example.No curb appeal … (16 comments)
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listings: Why Some Homes Are Not Selling. - 04/04/08 05:49 PM
I was speaking to a potential seller that seemed like he/she was heading for a bi failure. It made me think about why some are not successful selling their homes in our market.
Our real estate market has been stable for the last two years.
Average prices ands median prices have been level to a … (18 comments)
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listings: Overpriced and Falling Apart - 12/11/07 03:03 AM
This morning I had a couple who are first time buyers riding with me looking at potential properties. This is one of the parts of real estate I enjoy the most. I love nothing more than putting a buyer in their first home. I find it so rewarding.
The last listing we … (31 comments)
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listings: REALTORS® Can Be The Worst Sellers - 09/12/07 03:33 PM
I have run into several listings that are over priced and under marketed. When I checked the tax records, I found it belonged to the listing agent. In a couple of cases they belonged to agents in the area, who I consider pretty good agents.
Yet when it comes time to sell a … (42 comments)
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listings: August 2007 Real Estate Sales Activity for Ocean Pointe - 09/01/07 08:38 PM
Ocean Pointe a planned community in Ewa Beach, Hawaii (makes up part of tax map key 191).
Single Family homes: Average sales prices of single family homes are down a little from 2006. Sales volume is has seen a little bigger drop from 2006 levels. Inventory has come down a little more … (0 comments)
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listings: July 2007 Real Estate Sales Activity for Ocean Pointe - 08/10/07 06:21 PM
Ocean Pointe a planned community in Ewa Beach, Hawaii (makes up part of tax map key 191).
Single Family homes: Although year to date average sales prices of single family homes arte down a little from 2006, we saw a little bit of a rebound in June and July. Sales volume is … (2 comments)
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listings: Team Selling of Real Estate, the Team Includes the Seller - 06/30/07 03:43 PM
To be successful in selling a home it requires a team effort. There are many members of the team. I am not talking about the whether the Realtor is a solo agent or part of a sales team within their company, when I refer to the team in this post I … (23 comments)
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listings: Sellers Who May not Really Want to Sell - 05/25/07 10:26 AM
Have you ever wondered if your client really wants to sell their home? Does you client make unreal demands on the marketing of their home?
Showings only at extremely limited times.The home is always messy.Not respond on a timely basis to anything.No open houses.There is also the one who thinks their home … (12 comments)
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listings: Overpricing is a Terrible Practice by Some Agents to Steal Listings? - 04/20/07 04:52 AM
There is type of agent that pops up every now and then, who makes us all look bad. They cost the seller's time and money and they cost quality agents a listing every now and then.
It just happened to me and Lielane Peralta, who is a new agent in our office, … (83 comments)
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listings: Tenants Can Make Listings an Adventure - 02/23/07 06:30 PM
We have all been there. You compete and earn a listing for a piece of property. You are excited to start the marketing. There is one complication though, it is currently rented out.
I try not to get involved with listings that have tenants unless they are on month to month … (27 comments)
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listings: Are You Taking Steps to Protect Vacant Listings? - 01/03/07 05:42 PM
I know this issue varies from community to community and neighborhood. On Oahu we have a new problem to deal with. The stealing copper is becoming a major problem. Drug users have begun to climb under vacant homes and saw off the copper plumbing to sell for scrap metal. I have … (11 comments)
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