top omaha real estate agents: Open Houses are an Invitation to Thieves
- 11/13/09 04:32 AM
Open Houses are an Invitation to Thieves Are you still convinced that you need to have open houses in order to sell your home? Set aside the fact that VERY few homes sell due to an open house and that real estate agents are not doing open houses in an attempt to sell your home (Why Agents REALLY do Open Houses) and never mind that the majority of people that come to an open house are not even buyers (How Serious are the Buyers?). Now there is yet another reason to avoid doing open houses. THIEVES! With the economy down, robberies … (2 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: How Serious are the Buyers? Part III
- 03/06/09 12:16 PM
If you haven't already read How Serious are the Buyers? and How Serious are the Buyers? Part II, then do so now. If you have, then this is the final article in the series and covers the most serious buyer of all. Buyers that already have a Real Estate Agent The most serious buyer is the buyer that already has a real estate agent. These buyers have committed to buying a home in Omaha by enlisting the help of a professional. Does this mean that they will have to schedule showings ahead of time rather than just show up like the open house buyers? Yes. Does it … (2 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: How Serious are the Buyers? Part II
- 03/05/09 05:22 AM
In the first part of this series, How Serious are the Buyers?, we examined the least serious buyers - the ones that come to open houses. Now let's take a step up and look at the next level of buyers that are more serious about purchasing a house. Drive-by Buyers that Call the Listing Agent The next step up on the ladder of buyers is the buyer that calls the listing agent to see the house. They may have seen it online, in the Real Estate Book, or picked up a flyer from the for-sale sign. These buyers are willing to make … (0 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: How Serious are the Buyers?
- 03/03/09 11:22 AM
Some buyers are serious, some are not. How do you tell the difference? I've categorized buyers into three easily identifiable groups. Here's the first group, the least serious group. Open House Buyers Buyers stop at open houses primarily for two reasons. First notice I said buyers, the majority of people that come to open houses are not buyers; they are neighbors. The first reasons buyers come to an open house is out of convenience, meaning that they happened to drive by and see that there was an open house. They stopped at the open house because it was convenient. How many … (1 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: The Biggest Thing to Hit Omaha Real Estate EVER!
- 01/14/09 06:20 AM
In a tough market like this one it takes creativity to aggressively market and sell homes. Part of aggressively marketing a home is promoting it to other agents. Many agents market to other agents by offering a selling incentive. They do this by having the sellers pay, for example, a $500 bonus to the selling agent. Not only is this expensive for the seller but it doesn't generate a lot of excitement. I figure if you are going to do something, do it big or don't do it at all. So now I introduce to you my new $10,000 Agent Incentive … (1 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: With the Decline of the Real Estate Values in Omaha Appraisers are Getting Tougher
- 12/24/08 05:50 AM
Appraisers are Getting Tougher As real estate values have slipped the last few years and with lenders tightening their standards for writing mortgages, appraisals have become much more stringent. If you are not familiar with the basics of an appraisal, check out What is an Appraisal? In the heyday of real estate appreciation, and by that I mean 2005 and the several years prior, nearly every house appraised for more than it sold for. At that time lenders did not scrutinize appraisals as they do now; after all since property values could only appreciate, or so people thought, why would anyone … (0 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: How do Realtors Sell Their own Properties?
- 10/12/08 01:53 AM
When you go to sell your home you want to know "What is your agent going to do to get it sold?" Of course a good agent will present you with a marketing plan. Have you ever wondered though, what do Realtors do to sell their own properties? Are there any insider secrets that only those in the real estate industry have to get homes sold fast? As a top Realtor in Omaha, let me give you a peek behind the curtain and show you how I recently sold a property of mine. Earlier this summer I put a property that … (2 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Real Estate Reality Hour – Afterwards
- 08/23/08 12:32 PM
If you read my blog Real Estate Reality Hour that I posted on Wednesday, then you know I was on the Real Estate Reality Hour this morning on 1290 KKAR and hopefully you tuned in. If you didn't get a chance to listen to the program, it should come as no big surprise that we discussed real estate. We covered a number of different topics. From the overall real estate market, selecting an agent, marketing, appraisals, refinancing, why I chose Alliance Real Estate to how a new agent should select a brokerage and I answered a few questions from callers. After … (0 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Why Agents REALLY do Open Houses
- 08/22/08 12:48 PM
According to the National Association of Realtors only 1 in 400 homes sell due to an open house. Why are open houses so ineffective? Because serious buyers don't go to open houses; they schedule showings through an agent. Think about it, if someone is not serious enough about buying a home to call the agent to schedule a showing, then how serious are they? NOT VERY. These are the people that come to open houses. If open houses are such a poor way to sell homes, then why do real estate agents do them? Is it because agents still somehow believe … (5 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Home Staging got this Millard Home Sold
- 04/05/08 02:26 AM
Home Staging got this Millard Home Sold On 4/3/08 the property I had listed at 16106 Edna St. in Millard Park sold. I sold the home in 45 days; this was after the seller had it listed with three previous agents for a total of two and a half years. Comprehensive marketing and outstanding service are what made the difference. Home staging is just one of the services that I provided that contributed to the sale. In fact I remember the seller telling me after the home staging that his daughter said that it looked like an entirely different house. I … (0 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Omaha Loses Another Fine Realtor
- 02/28/08 04:32 PM
The other day I heard that Jody Schott of CBSHome Real Estate died. Jody had been in the business a long time and was one of Omaha's top agents. She was always friendly to work with and very professional. From what I heard she died of a brain embolism. She was just 41 years old. This is the second Realtor in Omaha to go before her time in the last few months (Tragic Shooting in Omaha takes Nine Lives including one Realtor). Trumm Team - Keller Williams, Omaha, NE Your Home Sold within 120 Days or I will Buy It! … (7 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: How Earnest Deposits are handled in Omaha
- 02/19/08 12:38 PM
An earnest deposit is an amount of money that a buyer puts into escrow as good faith to show that they will complete the purchase of a property. The amount of money is an indication of how serious they are and of their confidence in their ability to close the sale. If the buyer does not complete the sale then the earnest deposit goes to the seller, right? Not so fast. It depends. There are several reasons why a buyer may not complete a sale but would not forfeit their earnest money. First is a home inspection contingency. If the buyer … (1 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Home Staging Report
- 02/09/08 02:33 AM
This is a follow up to If Your Home is not Staged to Sell, then it Won't Sell. Below is a report that my home stager sent me after staging a listing of mine at 1306 Bryan Ave. Unfortunately the house sold in one day so I do not have before and after photos. ** -- ** Hello, I worked with [the sellers] this morning; they were very agreeable andinvolved in the staging plan. Below is a summary of the items we covered:Exterior- Will keep a diligent eye on snow and ice build up on the driveway andwalkways Entry - Will get a … (3 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: If Your Home is not Staged to Sell, then it Won’t Sell.
- 02/08/08 11:12 AM
Home staging is the arrangement of furniture and decorations to best highlights a home's good points while at the same time draw attention away from any negatives. At the same time it neutralizes a seller's personal taste in décor in order to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. Home staging is not interior decorating; it is marketing! Buyers are going to look at many homes and it is the home that shows the best that is likely to be bought. Buyers equate a messy home with being a dirty home and a dirty home with being a poorly maintained … (3 comments)
top omaha real estate agents: Real Estate Marketing for a Fast Sale in Omaha, NE
- 11/26/07 03:51 PM
Real Estate Marketing for a Fast Sale You've made the big decision to sell your home. All the hard work to get your house ready has been done. Now it's up to your Realtor® to make this sale happen. So what is your Realtor®'s plan for marketing your home? The time to find out how your Realtor® will sell your home is not when the for sale sign goes up in front of your home but before you even sign the contract to hire the Realtor® as your representative. Asking a potential Realtor® for a written marketing plan for selling your … (2 comments)
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