real estate: Oh inventory, where for art thou?
- 08/28/20 04:27 AM
When you hear a real estate talk about "Inventory", they are usually referring to actual homes that are listed for sale in the area. The balance between inventory and buyers in the market looking to buy homes drives whether the market is a "Sellers Market" or a "Buyers Market". At the moment, in the Atlanta area, we are in a seller's market. This means that there are too few homes for sale for the number of buyers looking to buy.
What does this mean for sellers? It means that you may see multiple offers on your home quickly after your home is … (13 comments)
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real estate: Set the rule book aside
- 08/10/20 10:37 AM
One of my favorite quotes used to be, I am allergic to full price offers. Not so much anymore. I have found that the current state off the Real Estate market demands I take some Claritin and set the old rule book aside. Don't throw it away as I am sure it will still be useful in the distant future, but for now, things have changed.
Where we used to expect a list price was around 3% higher than the seller would take, and we would offer just under that number to see if we could get lucky, not so much anymore. … (3 comments)
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real estate: How is the Real Estate Market?
- 04/29/20 07:49 AM
I can be at the gas station filling my tank, walking down the street, or talking to a friend on the phone and many times I hear the same question asked, How's the Real Estate Market? I usually give a fairly concise answer that it is good, bad or in the middle. But I usually don't have exact numbers in hand to offer. With all the recent shutdowns in the market place due to the Virus which shall remain nameless, I was surprised to see just how strong it has remained.
First quarter this year compared to last shows my county, Cherokee … (1 comments)
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real estate: Free Advice!
- 11/14/19 04:28 AM
Let's face it. We all have a friend or neighbor that is a Plumber, Doctor, Nurse, Attorney, or any of the other thousands of job holders that may have information the rest of us need. How often have you caught yourself calling a friend who is a Nurse and asking him/her about a fever or rash instead of going to the Doctors office? Or checking with your CPA or Attorney friend about a question that you swear will only take a second for them to answer? Happens all the time.
It also happens in Real Estate. We agents get asked all the … (10 comments)
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real estate: It's a people business, or it's a business, people.
- 08/14/19 07:26 AM
I was thinking about how agents around me conduct themselves when pursuing Real Estate. Interestingly, some agents are immersed in a culture of money from day one. hey even shout, Show me the Money! It seems that they are blind to anything not directly related to earning a buck. I do understand competition and the need to profit from ones vocation.
On the other side, I have spoken to agents about their businesses and have asked them if they making money. The answer is always, well of course, I sold X homes last year! Unfortunately, many of these agents have no clue … (5 comments)
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real estate: Here, There, and Everywhere
- 02/25/19 11:30 AM
People tend to move around alot these days. It used to be that most people were born, raised, and died all within a few miles. Not so much anymore. I was looking at a Facebook page of someone I went to High School with and realized they are living in the LA area. Last I heard they were in NC.
I also heard recently that on average, most people live in 11 different homes during their life. I thought, no way, and then started counting up all the residences I have lived in. Yep, just about 11.
You would think that with all … (7 comments)
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real estate: What Super Bowl? Oh, that one.
- 02/04/19 05:44 AM
First off, let me say that the only football I watch every year is the Super Bowl. And to be quite honest, I do so for two main reasons, 1) I like to watch the commercials, and 2) its the only time my wife lets me pig out on chips and dip.
So this year, my routine was changed a bit. I had 2 different sets of clients want to see properties this past weekend and another want to write an offer on a commercial property. I knew I needed to get this done before my commercials, I mean the game started.
Missions … (11 comments)
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real estate: So you want to go into Real Estate...
- 01/14/19 05:46 AM
Interestingly to me anyway, over the past several months I have had a few past and present clients ask me how they can get into real estate. For a variety of reasons, people I speak to are restless and looking for another career. They believe, I think, that real estate is an easy way to improve their lot in life. For many, it is.
For many it is not. For those that are looking to get into real estate, some things are required. For one, patience. For another, the ability to work without much supervision and to have the discipline to work … (4 comments)
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real estate: Communication - Noun
- 11/16/18 06:27 AM
The Exchange of information between people, e.g. by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior. – Encarta Dictionary
The above sounds so simple. We do this all the time, every day. We use words to convey our wishes and desires. We use facial expressions to convey how we feel. We use computers and cell phones to keep up with all the friends we would never even think about without these devices. In short, we communicate.
But do we really? Maybe we are just going through the motions.
The lack of communications seems to be at the root … (3 comments)
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real estate: New Website up and running!
- 11/17/17 04:34 AM
den Boer Homes is pleased to announce their new website is up and running. There are still a few additions to be made, but on the site you will find information on how den Boer Homes can help solve real estate issues for both Buyers and Sellers.
Also available is a video library. Watch videos about various real estate questions and see actual full motion listing videos like those made for every den Boer Homes listing. The den Boer Homes Blog page is full of insightful messages about daily life in the Town Lake, Woodstock Ga. area. Come read about what is … (2 comments)
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real estate: The Eclipse Effect
- 08/21/17 12:03 PM
I just came in from watching the Eclipse. Here is the Atlanta area, we were treated to about a 97% totality.
The picture to the left was taken by my daughter out in Oregon at a spot were they were 100% totality. Very cool right?
Even neater are the little shadow crescents that form during the event. The whole office turned out to see and be seen at this event.
When we were near the peak of our totality, it suddenly got a bit cooler and the air seemed to glow. We all watched, protected by cool sunglasses that kept us safe.
What a great … (2 comments)
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real estate: You are a class act, he said.
- 05/03/15 11:49 PM
Saturday afternoon was spent doing a final walk through with some buyer clients. Usually these take me about half an hour. This one took 2 hours! But it was well worth it.
I met my clients at the house and we walked through checking the repairs and the house in general. Things looked great and as we stood talking about how excited they were to buy this home. About then the listing agents showed up.
We spoke to the agents for about half an hour and everyone had a good time. The listing agents left and as my clients and I stood in the … (4 comments)
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real estate: And there is a winner!
- 12/17/13 09:54 PM
I woke up this morning and heard there was a big lottery winner in Atlanta! I figured it had to be me. So I rushed downstairs to get my tickets and, low and behold!, I will still need to find a way to fund my retirement. No dice. The big zero. The odds were completely against me winning, but I still wanted to gamble!
Do you feel this way when you look for a Realtor to help you buy or sell a home? Of course not. Gambling with a few bucks is one thing. Gambling with your home is quite another. … (5 comments)
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real estate: Go Google yourself!
- 07/17/13 04:34 AM
Well, of course I mean that in the nicest way. Have you ever searched on Google for yourself? Just type in your name to the little search box, hit enter, and see what you get. You might be very surprised!
As a Realtor, I like to see my Googled name produce lots of hits. This means that after I have met some great potential clients, they can look me up on the Internet and see that I appear many times in Real Estate locations. They will be able to see blog posts like this one and read about me to their … (4 comments)
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real estate: The Investors are coming, the investors are coming!
- 09/16/11 01:27 AM
Did you know that about 1 in 5 properties sold today will be to an investor? I was also surprised to learn that close to 50% of all transactions are cash deals.
With prices and interest rates low, there is no better time than to invest in real estate! With this in mind, I recently joined up with OwnAmerica, and became a certified Investor agent. This allows me to offer additional tools to my investor clients.
If you are interested in investing in real estate, please let me know. There really could not be a better time to … (6 comments)
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real estate: Texting while Buying!
- 02/11/11 12:50 AM
Do you text while buying?
The ubiquitous cell phone has turned into a major data center device. We can now browse the web and a million other things while on our phone. What a fantastic thing for home buyers today. Our phones can now show us all homes for sale in an area around where we are standing. The can also retrieve information on those homes as you stand in front of it!
Prudential Georgia Realty and The Community Realty Group have rolled out texting on all listings. Now you can text a number listed on the for sale sign and … (2 comments)
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real estate: Rainy Days and Mondays...
- 10/24/08 08:27 AM
It is raining today. It is cold, windy and nasty. This is the first rain we have had in quite some time and we really needed the rain. With a deficit of over 11 inches of rain this year the yards have had a tough time keeping up. So, I guess out of the miserable conditions of today comes some good.
I have to go out into the rain today to go see a client. I expect that I will get rained on, blown around, and generally feel miserable at having to be out in the elements. My client will probably … (0 comments)
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When you hear a real estate talk about "Inventory", they are usually referring to actual homes that are listed for sale in the area. The balance between inventory and buyers in the market looking to buy homes drives whether the market is a "Sellers Market" or a "Buyers Market". At the moment, in the Atlanta area, we are in a seller's market. This means that there are too few homes for sale for the number of buyers looking to buy.
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