The home buying process can be a daunting task if you’ve never done it before — and sometimes even if you have! A common concern that we hear from first-timers is whether or not they are ready to buy, and how they know when to start looking once they are...
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Is Now the Time to Buy a Home?
Maybe. It is certainly a buyer’s market, which means that home buyers have the advantage in negotiations, as well as a broad range of choices. However, since it is a difficult market for sellers, our team’s counsel to inquiring would-be buyers is that they need to be reasonably confident that...
Finding the Right Real Estate Agent for You
I just read this excellent and informative post by Rudy Bachraty of Trulia entitled “How to Pick the Best Real Estate Agent for You.” It gives steps to find your ideal real estate agent in your region — either online or offline. Before your start doing your homework, I want...
Buyers, Are You Able, Ready, and Willing?
This month’s REALTOR Magazine is out, and in it is a fascinating article entitled “Overcoming Buyer Reluctance.” We are regularly speaking with home buyers about their wants and needs for a new home, but many times — especially now — they are reluctant to actually go through with a transaction....
Who’s Buying Real Estate… and Who’s Not
The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) surveys home buyers and sellers on an annual basis, and they have published their findings for 2008. Here is a glimpse at the type of folks buying: Married Couples: 61% Single Women: 20% Single Men: 10% Unmarried Couples: 7% Other: 2% Compared to the...
Is There a Positive Outlook for This Negative Economy?
Let’s just state the obvious: the economy is in (or close to) a depression. So, how can we stay positive — especially about the real estate market — in this negative economic climate? It seems too unstable to be really confident in buying or selling, but things aren’t always what...