Sellers have the advantage in this market. My office and I work hard to do everything to keep our clients informed. We use every tactic we can find to give our client the best advantage over other buyers in a bidding war. In order not to grossly overpay or buy without rights, our clients will
4 Buyers Real Estate is one of a small number of real estate firms that works exclusively for house and condo buyers. We do not list property for sale, so we can be the best at getting buyers their best deals. We do this because: We are more effective as a team. We can pool
Long before you apply for a mortgage, it is a good idea to check your credit score. Credit scores determine if you qualify for a loan and the rate you pay for your loan. If your credit score is low, you may not be able to get a mortgage, even if you have the down
Here’s a quick primer on how to read the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and alternate real estate listing sites. Most of my clients “web around” to sites like Trulia and Zillow to look at images of properties for sale. We create customized searches with our database, but the raw data is out there for everyone
What is good about distressed properties: In a market where prices are this high, any discount is a discount. What is wrong about distressed properties : Many conditions of these sales require that you give up your right to inspect, your right to get your deposits back, and any leeway for delays in your financing. The
The spring market is coming, and so is the spring marketing. If you are reading headlines and looking at charts, you will likely come up with the wrong conclusion. Below, I will show you some liar’s graphs. But first, the data those graphs were based on. The actual data (from Zillow): The real estate economy
Are you looking at buying a condo in a building that’s still being built? Here are the tell-tale signs that you are being given the hard sell: You are brought into a showroom. You are offered a drink, and sometimes food. You are shown the materials that will be used. You are shown a chart
A couple of weeks ago, James Morrison at Banker and Trademan asked me for a video interview about the seller's market. He was hearing a lot of celebration because volume (number of sales) and price are both up in our area. He wanted to know how an exclusive buyer's agent sees the seller's market. https://vimeo.com/152736383
It is so easy to use a tiny sample and a hyperbolic headline to prime potential buyers to get ready to buy desperately. Don’t fall for it! Real estate owner-favoring propaganda is alive and well, and not frozen-over for the winter. Recently, an article appeared online with the title, “Five Somerville 1-BRs You Can Buy
There's a new scam in town. It is the child of an old scam. It is very lucrative for the perpetrators, until they get caught. Here's how it goes: Unsecured emails have been tapped by the evil-doers. The perps write to the buyers, just before closing, from the email address of their agent, lender, or