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Home Seller

Last week I talked to an agent that had helicopter shots of her listing. The listing was over $2,000,000 she told me it’s something different to get the listing more notice. It’s amazing when people think out of the box how creativity can make a difference on a listing. Tweet This Post

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Here is a horror story from someone who thought they could sell their home and save some money by not having a real estate agent. The same goes for when you’re looking to buy a home. Tweet This Post

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What’s a dual agent

by Andre on January 10, 2012

Q.: What’s a dual agent? A.: The relationship between a real estate agency and real estate is pretty straightforward — you have an agent on the one hand who represents a seller through a Listing Agreement, and on the other hand you have another agent who represents a buyer through a Buyer Agency Agreement. So, [...]

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There is a bill in the senate to extend the loan limits to 2013

September 12, 2011 Current News

Mortgage and real estate trade groups are pressing Senate leaders to take action on a bill that would extend the maximum mortgage loan limits through 2013. The current conforming loan limit for government-backed mortgages is set to expire on Sept. 30. A bipartisan bill introduced in early August would allow the Federal Housing Administration, the [...]

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Sellers take the money and run!!

August 22, 2011 Home Seller

If your selling your home and don’t have to do a short sale. You’re in a great position and here is why. Most short sales or foreclosures take at least 3 months to get finalized. If you can sell do normal transaction your home can be settle 30 days from the date of the contract? [...]

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Sellers who bought post bubble

July 18, 2011 Home Seller

Current home sellers who purchased their home in 2007 or later are overpricing their homes by an average of 14.1 percent, according to analysis of for-sale listings on Zillow. Meanwhile, sellers who originally purchased their homes before the run-up in home values and those who bought during the bubble also overprice their homes, but not [...]

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2011 home staging tips to get you home sold

June 30, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

Here are some homes staging tips. It would be best to talk to your realtor about this and get their opinion. The customers that don’t listen to their realtor have their home on the market a lot longer and wonder why it doesn’t get sold. Declutter. Clutter can be one of the most distracting aspects [...]

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High-Cost Lending Expires After September 30, 2011

June 14, 2011 Existing Homebuyer

In February 2008, to help more Americans get financing, and to help the housing market recover more quickly, Congress agreed to let Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitize mortgages for more than $417,000, based on local home prices. Each U.S. metropolitan area was assigned a temporary loan size limit equal to 25% more than its [...]

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Conforming loan limit to come down in high-cost areas

May 16, 2011 Existing Homebuyer

For the last three years, federal agencies have backed new mortgages as large as $729,750 in desirable neighborhoods in high-cost states like California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Without the government covering the risk of default, many lenders would have refused to make the loans. With the economy in free fall, Congress broadened [...]

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What are your options if your home won’t sell?

March 1, 2011 Home Seller

Many homeowners who had planned to sell their homes are choosing to stay put. If you have no choice but to sell, the important thing is to offset your losses and do everything you can to prevent going into a foreclosure.Consider these alternatives:   Be a landlord. Renting out your home should help you cover [...]

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