house: The Value of Being Pre-Qualified
- 01/21/16 12:37 AM
When embarking on the search for the perfect home, you are very strongly advised to get pre-qualified for a home loan. If you're wondering why, just read the following very compelling reasons for doing so: - A better relationship with the seller You need to sell yourself to the seller. You'll stand a much better chance of being taken seriously if you are pre-qualified for a home loan that covers either the asking price or the amount you're prepared to offer. A smoother transaction Waiting until you find the home of your dreams and then starting to apply for finance is only going to delay … (2 comments)
house: PRICING COMPETITIVELY - THE CRITICAL FIRST 30 DAYS
- 01/21/16 12:24 AM
As the saying goes: “you never get a second opportunity to make a first impression” and how true it is in so many aspects of life. This very much applies to selling your home too and during the past few blogs we’ve examined the significant impact that good and bad pricing and presentation has on the process. It probably won’t surprise you to learn that a property always generates the most interest when it first hits the market. Our graph below shows how activity level falls after the first three to four weeks on the market. It therefore logically follows that the time you … (0 comments)
house: Winning Strategies for New Home Buyers
- 01/20/16 11:51 PM
In a previous blog, we explored eight great reasons to become an Albuquerque area first time buyer right now. We hope we inspired some would-be house owners to think very seriously about taking the big step of finding a home of their own. Today, we'd like to offer some simple strategies to help you along in that process: Identify your needs - No one has exactly the same requirements from their home, of course. That's why there is never a "cookie cutter" one size fits all solution. Therefore it's really a good first step to sit down and define not only what facilities you need right … (0 comments)
house: Five Great Reasons To Invest In Property This Year
- 01/19/16 07:58 AM
With the year now well under way, many property investors will be considering their options for 2016, so here is some food for thought if you're considering either starting or enhancing your portfolio this year:
Property is a great safe haven investment - With the volatile events in the stock market since the beginning of the year and other uncertainties very much in investors' minds, real estate is again being widely viewed as a very solid long term safe haven investment. A real estate investment is currently very likely to make money while you hold it and when you sell it. Rental demand … (0 comments)
Just before you view an existing home, one of the key hopes that's certain to be at the forefront of your mind is that it has been cherished with the sort of care you would lavish on it. At 7201 General Kearney Drive NE Albuquerque, NM 87109, this important box is most definitely ticked, as this wonderful almost 2,500 sq.ft. corner lot home in the Heritage East Subdivision has been meticulously maintained. No matter where you look, there are clear signs of the pride and excellence with which the only family that has owned this 4 bed, 3 full bath property … (4 comments)
Who doesn't want a great deal of living space in an exclusive luxury home setting! Our brand new listing at 1771 Alif Road, NE Rio Rancho provides exactly this and so much more. As you arrive for your private viewing, you will be immediately struck by the amazing curb appeal of this prestigious 4,100 sq.ft. custom built home on 1.8 acres with 5-6 bedrooms and an in-law suite with its own multiple private entrances. Your positive impressions are immediately reinforced on entry to the home, with its expansive great room with superb levels of natural lighting via its … (2 comments)
house: Fine Albuquerque Area Real Estate Performance Sustaining Through Winter
- 01/12/16 04:40 AM
The latest real estate statistics, just released by the Greater Albuquerque Association Of Realtors, amply demonstrate the continued very strong performance of our local market this winter. The stats show that, in December, detached home sales were up by almost a quarter (23.02%) on the same period in 2014 and, equally impressively, not far off figures posted in October. This is a powerful illustration of the forward progress in the area, especially considering that it is a market snapshot at taken in and around the traditionally slower holiday season. Another significant figure is that the average number of days on the market was … (0 comments)
house: The Importance of Dealing in the "Now" in Real Estate
- 01/08/16 03:54 AM
Anyone expecting a quiet news week for most people's return to a full working schedule after the holidays will have been sorely disappointed. Before most of us even started work on Monday, news was already filtering in of a significant fall in the value of Chinese stock markets, with knock-on effects that have been felt throughout the rest of the week here and all over the rest of the world. As if that weren't enough to create instability in markets, Monday also saw Saudi Arabia cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, raising tensions in the Middle East. Wednesday then brought us North Korea's announcement … (0 comments)
house: Get Your 2016 Home Selling Plans Right from Day One
- 01/01/16 01:31 AM
2016 is finally here and we’d like to wish you health, wealth and happiness throughout this brand New Year. If you're planning to sell your home this year, here are five suggestions of things you can do right now to make the process go smoothly when the time comes to list. Make a time plan - Decide exactly when is going to be the best moment for you to sell. A number of factors will figure in the timing and some may relate to other plans you may have, such as retirement/job relocation. If you’ve just been generally considering moving up or down … (2 comments)
house: How A Changing Home Buying Landscape Will Benefit Sellers and Buyers
- 12/31/15 04:51 AM
We've spent a good deal of time in recent blogs looking at the return of the first time buyer, after many years of relative absence. The key reason behind the slump in getting on the house ownership ladder was, of course, the Great Recession. Huge job losses and less available credit, plus the general uncertainties of those very unfortunate few years, saw a diminution in enthusiasm and actual ability to buy a first home. Last month, however, we reported that the first time buyer is well and truly back after a long general absence. As we said then, it is really difficult to … (1 comments)
house: When Can We Own A Home Again?
- 12/31/15 04:47 AM
Last week we looked at the impending and very welcome comeback of many "boomerang" home buyers to the real estate market in the next few years. Just a reminder that boomerang buyers are those unfortunate individuals who ran into financial difficulties during the recession. They may have suffered a big drop in their credit rating, possibly due to a short sale or foreclosure on their property. If you are one of that number then one of the first questions you may be asking is exactly when can you be reconsidered for a home loan? As always with financial matters, the answer is not … (1 comments)
house: 5 Compelling Reasons to Sell Your Home This Winter
- 12/31/15 04:39 AM
There are still few more hours left in 2015 and therefore if you've been contemplating selling your home, there's still time to take advantage of the fabulous current market conditions. Here are five great reasons why you should be listing right now: - Mortgage rates - They're still very low and it's by no means certain that they will start to rise soon, even though the Federal Reserve just raised interest rates for the first time in 7 years. This year's helter skelter stock market was broadly good for mortgage rates, as they are likely to fall when investors seek safe havens like mortgage … (0 comments)
house: 8 Great Tips for Selling Your Home to First Time Buyers
- 12/31/15 04:35 AM
Much has been written this year about the very welcome return of the first time buyer and it has been a key component of the 2015 real estate success story. This is such great news for many sellers, whose homes fall into the most likely categories that will appeal to first time buyers. Naturally enough, the vast majority of rookie home buyers will be younger people, including the group of people widely known as millennials - folks who reached young adulthood around the year 2000. It's important, therefore, for sellers to gain a better understanding of the likely buying needs and motivations of the … (0 comments)
house: Why Residential Real Estate Remains Such A Great Investment
- 12/31/15 04:32 AM
The recent volatility we have seen in stock markets around the world has inevitably once again focused attention on the strength of residential real estate as an investment. Stocks have certainly been on a wild roller coaster ride in recent weeks, as uncertainty over the health of the Chinese economy has had a profound effect on investor confidence. This week has seen press coverage on the resilience of the property market in such times. Articles have focused on the ability of real estate values to rise as stocks fall. Indeed, it is reckoned that, over the past 60 years, residential real estate has … (0 comments)
house: 5 Great Tips For High Speed Home Sale Preparation
- 12/31/15 04:30 AM
Over the months we've devoted a lot of space in this blog to the importance of careful preparation of your home in advance of the sale. In the real world, of course, you may simply not have the luxury of months or weeks of time before you plan to sell. A sudden job relocation, for example, can put you on a very tight timescale indeed before you need to get the home listed. So what can be done in a few very short days to make the home look as good as possible for prospective buyers? Here are five simple tips that will enable … (0 comments)
house: Seven Mistakes To Avoid To Maximize Your Home Sale Price
- 12/31/15 04:27 AM
As we never tire of saying, right now is a fabulous time to sell a home in the Albuquerque area. A glance at our blog last Friday on the latest real estate stats for the area are a fine testiment to that statement! Indeed, with such incredibly positive signs of the health of the market right now, it's tempting to think that you simply cannot go wrong. While there is perhaps a little truth to this, in order to maximize your return on the sale and sell the home in the quickest possible time, there are still some big pitfalls you need … (1 comments)
house: A 10 Stage Plan To Transform Your Home's Curb Appeal for the New Year!
- 12/31/15 04:20 AM
Want to supercharge your home's selling potential by Monday morning and be ready to sell in the New Year? Given the low inventory levels this winter, you really do need to be making the most of an incredible opportunity to sell your home before the onslaught on new homes in the Spring. One of the easiest ways of fine tuning your home's appearance to potential buyers is to focus on curb appeal. The really good news is that there are some really fast and inexpensive ways you can transform that initial impression viewers get as they drive up and walk into the property. Here … (0 comments)
house: Why Is Our Home Not Selling In Today's Great Market Conditions?
- 12/31/15 04:16 AM
Readers of our recent blogs cannot fail to have noticed how upbeat we are about home selling conditions right now. With the continuance of very low mortgage rates, more closed sales and increased sale prices, plus low inventory in the Albuquerque area, reducing competition and increasing market visibility, it wouldn't be wide of the mark to suggest that this is about as good a situation as a seller could ever hope for. So why, you ask, has my home not sold if all these conditions are so favorable? Unfortunately, just because the market is in fine shape doesn't automatically mean that every home … (0 comments)
house: Experts Predicting An Even Tougher Time Ahead for Renters
- 12/31/15 04:13 AM
For renters, however, the past few days have seen widespread press coverage of yet more doom and gloom, following the publication of a report from the Harvard Joint Centre for Housing Studies and Enterprise Community Partners. In "Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters", the Centre predicts that the number of households that spend half or more of their income on rent is expected to rise by at least 11% from 11.8 million to 13.1 million by 2025! This is further bleak news for renters. Even today, about one in four renters already contributes more than 50% of household income for property rental purposes. Rents … (0 comments)
house: Selling Your Home on Your Own - Why It's Simply A Bad Idea
- 12/31/15 04:09 AM
So you've decided to sell your home on your own. For whatever reason, you don't want to pay commission to a professional real estate agent and are convinced that by word of mouth with family and friends around the neighborhood and maybe a couple of ads in the local Facebook blog shop, you'll be able to save some money. Talk about a false economy. DIY selling, for want of a better name, still goes on and maybe once in a while someone manages to sell their home by themselves. The odds, however, are most definitely stacked against that happening and for a few … (0 comments)
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