listings: Seriously, Could We Get Some Bank Owned Listings...Now! - 10/22/09 01:57 AM
Each day I look through the new listings and run several saved search updates for buyers I am working with, and it surprises me to see almost NOTHING is getting listed. Some of the REO listing agents that I pay attention to have nearly sold out of all of there listings. Most of the sales I am putting together now for my buyers are short sale listings because that is about all that are out there that are priced correctly.
For months we have been hearing about the 2ND WAVE OF FORECLOSURES that are coming. I look in the paper and … (6 comments)

listings: Are you qualified for a Mortgage? - 05/27/08 02:55 PM
Tonight I took a call from someone who wanted to see one of our listings.  So I sent the appointment and then asked some qualifying questions.
1) Do you rent or own a home? She said they rent.
2) Are you approved for a mortgage? She said no.
3) I said normally I have people get pre-approved before I show a home.  Can I have one of my lenders call you to do a quick over the phone approval?   She went talked to her husband and apparently he said NO. She came back on and said, "We don't want to see … (6 comments)

listings: Short Sale Headaches - 05/05/08 09:54 AM
I have a two short sales that I am representing buyers and have offers we are waiting for a response on. I also have two short sale listings. One with an offer on it and one new listing. 
I personally don't like short sales from either end because they take so long to get a response.  From doing some shorts sales on both the buyer and seller side I have learned that the listing agent really has to work the phone to get anywhere.  Because of that I now use a 3rd party to assist me to negotiate the short sales on … (10 comments)

listings: Rogers, MN Market Update - 04/30/08 07:51 AM
 Here is what is happening in the Rogers, MN (55374) Real Estate Market in the last month:
 Currently there are 150 total homes listed for sale.  Overall there are 12 sales pending with 9 sales in the last month.  Those are very surprising numbers because if you look at some of the surrounding cities I have updated recently there has been more activity.  For townhouse listings there are 48 active listings with only 2 pending and 3 sales in the last 30 days.  The under $200,000 price has 34 listings, 1 pending sale and 2 sold listings in 30 days. 
These once … (3 comments)

 
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Chuck Carstensen

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