home buyers: Buyer Beware! - 10/14/09 03:36 PM
There are many Atlanta home buyers that believe the home buying process is a total adventure. They do not want to work with a Realtor, after all there is nothing to buying and selling real estate. After all... even a moron could get a license and we are all over paid for … (5 comments)
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home buyers: Best Mortgage Rates Ever! What the Heck Are You Waiting for? - 10/09/09 10:12 PM
I don't know about other agents or how long they say they have been selling real estate, but over the past week I have been inundated with the most incredible mortgage rates I've seen since the 1960's. Loan officers, news articles are all talking about ow gret they are. They are so good … (14 comments)
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home buyers: Numbed to the News! - 07/01/09 08:42 PM
Today's Headlines..."Mortgage Applications are Off By 19%" places fear in the hearts of many. I confess, it is beyound scary even if the news shrugs it off and the stock markets climb higher. That is not where I want to place my money. I think it is safe in real estate...at least at … (18 comments)
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home buyers: The Importance of A Final Walk Through - 06/15/09 08:17 PM
A final walk through in a home is a buyer's right that should never be waived. Buyers of a home that have not yet taken physical possession of a home still have a right to the property. That right is an called an "Equitable interest."
First of all a final walk through isn't a … (27 comments)
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home buyers: What about A Buyer Disclosure? - 06/06/09 11:11 PM
For years, home sellers have all the weight on them to provide all the information. Lead based paint, aluminum wiring, polybute plumbing, LP, Masonite siding, stucco or dryvit issues, termite infestations, flood zones, mold, leaky roofs and so much more. So what about the buyers? What about dead beat buyers? Why … (139 comments)
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home buyers: Timing the Market and Missing the Boat! - 05/19/09 06:27 AM
Most buyers in this market are still on the sidelines waiting for prices to really hit bottom before they leap in and buy 'right!' They are sadly mistaken. They'll miss the boat totally. The bottom is marked by many different signs, and only one of which are home prices. In my own … (30 comments)
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home buyers: Government Fixing Real Estate or Screwing it Up More? - 03/02/09 08:51 AM
How is the Federal government really trying to fix real estate? Many believe that less interferance is better than trying to prop up a major mistake. IMO they are going about it the wrong way. They are trying to prop up failures of bad loans by greedy banks to persons that should not … (16 comments)
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home buyers: Buy a Home with Resale in Mind - 02/25/09 08:14 PM
During the boom times all the 'real estate 101' rules went out the window along with common sense. Buyers were caught up in a sea of presumed intense competition. They purchased anything and everything without giving any thought to future value. No questions asked! They were consumed by the moment, and many … (11 comments)
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home buyers: Specifics Please - Details Needed for 8K Home Credit - 02/15/09 11:23 PM
I have been reading bullet points on the stimulus package $8000 credit all day, but all I have read is lacking specifics. In fact I have read in more than one place they are still are working on the specifics. In every article I have read there are major discrepancies on … (33 comments)
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home buyers: The Fear of Change is Shaped By Real Concerns - 01/15/09 10:03 AM
The economy at every level is in flux right now. Everything is in motion, and unlike the claims in real estate that all real estate is local, it is not so in theeconomy. It is all interconnected. When a banking sector downsizes, there are less persons riding the mass transit to … (32 comments)
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home buyers: The Phones Should Be Ringing Off the Hook! - 12/20/08 05:48 PM
I know that December is normally a very slow time of the year. There usually aren't a lot of buyers in the market, but when there are, they tend ot be good ones. In fact December sales usually are the least of any month when compared to the rest of the … (56 comments)
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home buyers: Has Your Market Slowed to a Crawl? - 11/01/08 02:12 PM
It seems like in the past few weeks..between the gyrations of the stock market, rising mortgage rates, the peak last month in oil prices, the impending elections and negative press...that buyers have taken a major vacation. The phones, and Internet inquiries for the last weeks have been dead. In spite of all the … (40 comments)
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home buyers: Things I have Learned in Real Estate! - 04/05/08 10:18 AM
Over the years of selling real estate you start to see the patterns more easily. We must learn from each experience we are in! It is all about being able to recognise the situations before you get into it, and not waste your time! Time is money! It is easier to … (57 comments)
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home buyers: Is Too Much Credit? The Disconnect Between Credit and Common Sense! - 03/13/08 11:18 PM
I do a lot of reading on different subjects, but recently the topics in our business revolve around credit. Credit used to mean that you could have the peace of mind that if you did not have enough cash on you, you could charge it on your charge card! Think of … (21 comments)
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home buyers: Did You Use an Atlanta Buyers Agent? | Home Buyer Representation - Buyers Beware - 10/16/07 01:26 PM
As an experienced Atlanta real estate agent, I have a saying I use when I go on a listing appointment. It is easy to spot a home that was purchased without a buyers agent or an experienced Atlanta buyers agents. The value test of what you puchased will be found out … (6 comments)
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home buyers: Listing Agents Say "Buy Now!" and Buyers Agents Say "Wait!" - 10/04/07 10:45 PM
Listing agents and buyers agents have each drawn a line in the sand choosing to represent as an agent either a buyer or a seller. The object of each agency agreement is to represent their clients in selling or buying a home. When you think about it, the advice should not … (20 comments)
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home buyers: Federal Reserve Drops Interest Rates! Now What? How will it Effect Us in Real Estate? - 09/18/07 07:26 PM
I guess everyone is breathing a sigh of relief with the Federal Reserve cutting the rates 1/2% today. Not only did the Fed cut the rate, they exceeded the anticipated cut of 1/4%. So what will that mean to us that work real estate? Will it have an immediate impact on … (52 comments)
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home buyers: Home Buyers Sitting on the Fence | Reluctant Home Buyers are Waiting for What? - 08/27/07 11:35 PM
It is no secret to anyone that is a veteran of real estate that we are in a buyer's market, but where are the buyers? Interest rates are still reasonable, home prices, and new homes are is such a plentiful state that it should be easy to pick the perfect home and … (27 comments)
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home buyers: When the caller says...I'm thinking of moving to your town... - 04/04/07 12:59 AM
During the holidays, and spring breaks it is very normal for a callers to say I am coming into town next week the middle of the holiday and I want you to drive me around... At $2.50 a gallon, I pay attention to what they are asking of me. If you ask them what part … (30 comments)
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home buyers: What Do You Say When a Buyer asks You To Drop Your Commission? - 04/01/07 08:40 AM
In the past it was mostly once in a blue moon did a buyer ask you to drop your commission when you are the listing agent. Not so any more. It seems someone has given the buyers a guerrilla war manual for real estate on how to beat up the listing … (78 comments)
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