A Real Estate Life
A Real Estate Life People are fascinated by real estate. Look around the cable channels on any given evening and you will find people hunting for houses, building small houses, or renovating old houses. Websites abound with housing values, home searches, and...
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Why I Became a Senior Real Estate Specialist
Baby Boomers and their Parents – Why I chose Real Estate’s Senior Real Estate Specialist Designation. How many people do you know who are in the 50+ age group? You, your parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or a combination of the above? Various statistics show...
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Real Estate Inspector Myths
General Question – Real Estate Inspector Myths “So, Phyllis, when is the real estate industry going to do something about these unqualified home inspectors that won’t reject homes that are about to collapse?” This question came from a networking friend and another...
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How Much Is My House Worth?
Seller Question – How much is my house worth? Please, sellers, don’t take offense, but this is not a valid equation to figure the value of your house. What you and your neighbors paid for their houses, if it was more than three to six months ago, has no bearing on...
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What’s the difference between prequalification and preapproval?
Buyer Question – What’s the difference between prequalification and preapproval with a lender? Why do I need to be pre-approved before I’ve found a house? Should I trust a lender that’s advertising on TV? Years ago, the buying process started with a Realtor® showing...
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What’s the Difference Between a Buyers’ and a Sellers’ Market?
General Question – Buyers’ vs. Sellers’ markets. What’s the difference? What’s the best time to sell or buy? How can I take advantage of the shifts? Simply stated, the difference is supply and demand. It’s a buyer’s market when there is a surplus of houses giving...
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Questions for Your Realtor®!
I love it when I hear praise for a real estate agent and a job well done, but after 25 years in the business, I’ve heard numerous horror stories too. Of course, agents have their collection of tales about unrealistic and uncooperative clients as well. The National...
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