Cindy Leiterman's (cindyl) Blog

With the passing of the stimulus credit and the implementation of the first time home buyer's tax credit, we as real estate professionals are hoping the buyer's will be seeking our help and expertise in purchasing a home.  Since first time home buyers have limited or no experience in this area, i...

We had a whale of a snow storm last night.  It was just nasty.  This morning the sun is shining.  Hopefully the sun will be with us all weekend.  If you're looking for something to do on Sunday and you are in the market for a new home, stop by my open houses. I'm having an open house from 12:00PM...

I was invited a few days ago to attend a home buyer's seminar as a the real estate expert.  It was sponsored by a local credit union.  It was perfect timing for obvious reasons and the attendance was great for a cold Thursday night.  It was scheduled from 6:30PM until 8:00PM. As the first speaker...

With the passing of the stimulus package, we expect (pray) that there will be an increase in the number of buyers looking for homes.  Please consider the following tips if you have or will have your house on the market: 1.  List your home with a real estate professional.  They have experience in ...

Sometimes I wonder what ever happened to professional courtesy.  Lately I've discovered that agents have been showing my vacant properties without scheduling a showing.  When I call them to question them, they respond "I didn't think you'd mind or I tried to get a hold of you". I make a point of ...

Have you ever asked yourself "how does this real estate thing work anyway?"  Well I have the answers.  Attend an upcoming seminar.  You're invited to attend a home buyer's seminar to be held on Thursday, February 19th sponsored by Fox Communities Credit Union.  The seminar will be held at the Ram...

It's a buyer's market.  How many times a day do you hear that?  The simplistic definition of a buyer's market is that there is more housing inventory than there are buyers for those houses.  For buyers it should be a quick and easy process.  Why then do some buyers have a hard time finding a home...

My seller called me about reducing the price on one of his properties.  I believe the home, which is new construction, is currently priced properly.   I get good traffic through it but haven't received an offer yet. I told my seller to hold his price as long as he could.  My problem with reducing...