buyers market: Today's Homebuying Dilemma--200+Homes! How Many Does a Buyer See? - 02/28/09 07:24 PM
Home buyers across the U.S. are in facing a stressing situation-Too many homes to choose from and it is overwhelming. With foreclosures, short sales and traditional sellers that need to sell homes due to relocation or family changes, there are hundreds of homes on the proverbial real estate shelves! As a … (12 comments)
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buyers market: Make a Great DEAL in this Changed Real Estate Market (And Avoid Being the Biggest Loser too!) - 01/10/09 05:42 PM
Howie Mandle isn't the only one giving people the opportunity of a lifetime....And you don't have to lose weight to be the biggest loser in this real estate market either. Just about a year ago now, I wrote a post about making a great deal in a CHANGED real estate market. As I reviewed … (19 comments)
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buyers market: Do you Have your Eye on a Real Estate SLEEPER? - 11/07/08 02:58 AM
You know what I mean...There is a home you have been watching for a couple of months and it is priced right. In fact, it is a steal of a deal. But you are still on the fence about buying a home and want to wait until that perfect moment. You … (67 comments)
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buyers market: Think Now is a GREAT Time to Make a DEAL on a MN Lakeshore Home? It IS! - 09/11/08 05:00 PM
As recently as five years ago, the prices on Minnesota lakeshore were out of reach for many buyers. Prices shot up in the late 1990's. Lake lots on Coon Lake in Anoka County that went on the market in 1998 for $60,000 were re-sold three years later for over three times … (16 comments)
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buyers market: Writing a Lowball Offer in this Changed Real Estate Market—How Low Does a Home Buyer Go? - 04/29/08 01:41 AM
When is a lowball offer insulting? 10% less? 20% less? 50% less? And is it the percentage less than the original list price or the current asking price?Well, my answer is it depends.As a Realtor working in the north and east Twin Cities metro for the past several years, I have … (52 comments)
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buyers market: Making a GREAT Deal in this CHANGED Real Estate Market! - 02/04/08 06:16 PM
For the past couple of years now, the term "Buyer's Market" has been synonymous with the real estate market. Obviously this is the opposite of the "Seller's Market" term that had been used for the prior decade. I too, tossed around these descriptions until recently. A few months back, I decided … (76 comments)
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buyers market: Showing an Unhandy-Andy Home is Like Trying to Sell the Weasley Burrow! - 11/08/07 01:35 PM
As a Realtor, showing homes can sometimes be more of an adventure than others. This past summer, I had a wonderful family of clients looking for a hobby farm so they would no longer have to board their horses. They wanted to be located near the schools and employment in the … (26 comments)
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buyers market: Ham Lake, MN Real Estate Market Statistics 3rd Quarter 2007 - 10/10/07 09:29 AM
The sluggish real estate market continues to affect Ham Lake, MN and Anoka County in the third quarter of 2007. Homes are staying on the market longer with an average Days-on-Market (DOM) of 157 days for homes sold in the 3rd Quarter in the Ham Lake area. While homes under $300,000 … (3 comments)
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buyers market: Keller vs Kramer—Is NOW a Good Time to Buy a Home? It ALL Depends on YOUR Location! - 10/01/07 08:28 AM
CNBC's Jim Kramer forgot one of the cardinal rules of real estate last week. Location, Location, Location. Many in the real estate industry have now heard and discussed the infamous comment "now is the absolute worst time to buy!" made by Kramer last week during a segment on national real estate.
At Keller … (22 comments)
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buyers market: Buyers Continue with Upper Hand in Twin Cities Housing Market - 09/19/07 07:29 PM
The Statistics are out for August and the numbers show that in the 13 County Twin Cities metro, home buyers continue to have the edge over sellers in the real estate market. Affordability is up. Closed sale prices are down. Home inventory per buyers remains in the 10 to 1 range. … (16 comments)
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buyers market: Selling a Home in Todays Market?--Make Sure Your Scale isn’t Broken! - 07/20/07 08:51 AM
A few years back there was a weight loss contest at our Keller Williams Premier Realty office in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. It started as a way for people to inspire each others weight loss and help keep to New Year's resolutions. A scale showed up in the office bathroom for participants … (39 comments)
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buyers market: Realtor RADAR…Overheard at the Ham Lake Baseball Field! - 07/11/07 09:29 AM
While getting my haircut a few months ago, there was a conversation going on a few chairs over between a stylist and client about a home for sale. My stylist leaned over and asked, "Ears burning?"
Funny, how Realtors' ears do pick up conversations regarding real estate. No, there is not a … (24 comments)
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buyers market: Myths of a Buyers Market - 07/03/07 01:08 PM
For the better part of two, maybe three, years, communities throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota and the entire U.S. have been in the throws of a full fledged buyers market. Sellers have adjusted their minds and their prices. They have roll up their sleeves and worked to make their homes shine … (21 comments)
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buyers market: Is the "Busy Road Factor" Affecting the Sale of Your Listing? - 06/20/07 02:43 PM
As a Realtor, I am contacted by people on a daily basis to do market analyses on their homes. I work hard to get the price right as it is imperative in a Buyer's market to NOT be overpriced. I check the comparative homes sold in the past 3-4 months and … (22 comments)
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buyers market: A Nosy Neighbor SOLD my Listing! - 06/04/07 07:47 PM
Open houses are not for every home. In fact as the buyer's market of 2005 stretches into 2006 and 2007, I find myself sitting in fewer and fewer residential properties on beautiful sunny Sunday afternoons awaiting that perfect buyer.
This is not for the reasons one might expect. I actually love … (27 comments)
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buyers market: Home Sellers! You’ve Got to Know When to Hold ‘Em and Know When to Fold ‘Em! - 05/27/07 08:21 AM
Sellers have been playing a great game out there; poker faced and toe-to-toe with potential buyers. Sellers have been the great masters of the bluff for well over a year now in some cases. But buyers aren't taking the bait. They have called your bluff and your house is just sitting … (63 comments)
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buyers market: Does "Minnesota Nice" Affect the Real Estate Market? "Yah, You Betcha!" - 04/26/07 10:49 AM
It is not necessary to be a Realtor in the Twin Cities to be aware of the slow real estate market. The Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area has experienced the same slow down as the rest of the country. It is a buyer's market and the media has no problem … (4 comments)
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buyers market: Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks--Moving isn't Easy with a Senior Pet! - 04/24/07 07:20 PM
Our family was planning to move to a new home this year...but for several reasons, we decided against it. A buyers market is a great time to buy a home. With so many options and incredible deals being made on existing homes and new construction all across the Twin Cities, we couldn't wait … (8 comments)
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buyers market: It's a Buyer’s Market—Why You Shouldn't Necessarily Give a Lowball Offer - 04/22/07 08:46 AM
In Minnesota, we are currently experiencing a buyer's market. There are many more homes for sale than buyers in the Twin Cities market right now.
As a Realtor working in the northeast metro, I can pinpoint homes in neighborhoods throughout Anoka and Chisago Counties that haven't sold after being on the … (17 comments)
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buyers market: Buyers' Market Dilemma—200+ Homes! How Many Should I See? - 04/17/07 08:14 AM
Cities across the U.S. are in serious buyers' markets. These markets offers more housing inventory than has been seen in a decade. As a Realtor in the Twin Cities north metro, I have had clients with very loose selection criteria, have hundreds of homes available to choose from. The amount of homes … (8 comments)
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