house prices: Pricing It Right - 11/02/18 12:41 PM

Pricing It Right

One of the hardest parts of your job as a real estate agent is the ability to price a seller's home correctly. There are so many variables that go along with accurate pricing and if agents do not consider all of these, they may be costing their sellers thousands of dollars in lost potential sales revenue. More often however, because of the inability to price correctly agents walk away empty-handed without ever having the opportunity to sell the home because the price the agent came up with is not consistent with the seller's expectations. Agents can … (3 comments)

house prices: Stop Asking Me if we are in a Housing Bubble! - 12/15/17 02:03 PM

Stop Asking Me if we are in a Housing Bubble!
When home prices are skyrocketing to new record highs it is natural to wonder if what goes up will be coming down. The question I get asked all the time is when will this happen, are we in a housing bubble, and when will it burst.
I want to assure you that our market is not in the same position it was when our market saw its last big correction. To get a better idea of what is ahead you need to look back and analyze what happened when … (1 comments)

house prices: Don't Panic! Market Fluctuations Are Very Normal - 08/28/15 01:53 AM

Don't Panic! Market Fluctuations Are Very Normal
I am sure in the past week many of you have had buyers or sellers voice concern over the state of the real estate market in relation to the stock market challenges as many people are sensitive to stock market fluctuations.
While there is no disputing that China is experiencing a market correction which has a ripple effect across the globe (and even as I write this, we are seeing a rebound in our stock market as China's market has improved over the last few days), market fluctuations are not uncommon. This … (1 comments)

 
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