5 Thing that Home Buyers do that TURN OFF Home Sellers

On today’s market, every savvy seller wants to know what turns buyers off, so they can get their homes sold as quickly as possible, for as much as possible. But buyers, take note – there is a minefield of seller turn-offs you can trigger that hold the potential to keep you from getting the home
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10 Documents Buyers and Sellers Need to Have

Here is a list of 10 documents you will need to buy or sell a home. Have these documents organized now before you are looking to buy or sell your home to help alleviate some of the home buying and selling stress. 1. ID (e.g., driver’s license, state-issued ID, passport). Who must produce it? Buyers

Sellers need to get realistic

Sellers whose homes have lingered on the market for months–or years, in some cases–are banking on this spring to turn the tide. Foreclosures and short sales are still flooding the market, which means many sellers are still up against big inventories and some big bargains that may pull away buyers. As such, more real estate pros
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Are You Turning Off Potential Homebuyers?

Have you ever wondered why there has not been an offer on your home yet? You may think your home is immaculate and the best place to live, but here is a list of six homebuyer turn-offs that can make buyers cringe at the thought of your home, and action steps you can take to
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Stage 5: Escrow, Inspections and Underwriting

Stage Five: Escrow, Inspections and Underwriting Insider Secret: It’s critical that you attend your home inspections. Why: When it comes to inspections, many first-time buyers expect that a home will either pass or fail.  Except in a few jurisdictions where the government imposes certain condition requirements for a home to be sold, the home inspection
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Stage 4: Negotiations

Stage Four: Negotiations Insider Secret: Your family and friends can cause you to lose your dream home. Why: With so much information on the web and the news every day about the recession and the buyer’s market, everyone seems to be an armchair economist/real estate savant.  But much of that news is national and based
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Stage 3: House Hunting

Stage Three: House Hunting Insider Secret: “Distressed” doesn’t always equal “discounted” – in some cases, a “regular” sale can be a deeper deal. Why: Short sales and foreclosures have grown to comprise roughly 30 percent of the homes sold on today’s market, even higher in some areas. The average sale price of foreclosed homes was
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Stage 2: Getting Pre-Approved

Stage Two: Getting Pre-Approved. Insider Secret: Working with a mortgage broker referred by your real estate broker or agent may save you money. Why: Bolstered by the real-life stories of a couple of bad apples, TV pundits and some consumer advocates have spun the tale of a real estate industry cartel, whereby sinister agents hook
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Stage 1: Deciding Whether It’s the Right Time to Buy

Buying a home is not a discrete event; it’s a process – a sequence of events that happens over time, sometimes over as long as several months or even years! Here’s to helping you make the best decisions at every phase of your homebuying process! Stage One: Deciding Whether It’s The Right Time to Buy.
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If you can qualify for a loan, now is the time to buy!

If you are able to get a loan, real estate is ‘as affordable as it gets’ according to data from Moody’s Analytics. Home affordability has returned to pre-housing bubble levels or even fallen below the average in many U.S. markets. In September 2010, the ratio of home prices to annual household income had fallen to
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