How well do exclusive buyer’s agents do, in the face of a tough seller’s market? Here are results for the hardest seller’s market we have faced, ever! Our report card for 2016: Total amount under original asking negotiated: -$188,359 Total amount negotiated after inspections: -$35,000 Total paid over asking price in bidding wars $229,300 Towns
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® frequently has political initiatives that we are against. As a member, I refrain from assisting them in these actions. I notify my representative that I am a member of the association, but disagree on a particular policy. This summer, my association embarrassed me by fighting tooth and nail against mandatory
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
When a buyer makes an Offer to Purchase, it should be clear and complete. It must give the seller the impression that you are a ready, willing, and able buyer. It should reassure the seller that you are organized, have solid financing, and that you are the kind of people they’d like to sell to.
Everywhere, buyers involved in bidding wars think they are being poorly informed -- at best -- or just plain lied to. Buyers are being frustrated by seemingly false information that is often a lack of information during bidding wars. The resentment is huge! I wonder if listing agents realize that they are creating a
Let my clients go! (and see your house!) Ron Rothenberg 4 Buyers Real Estate “Do they really want to sell this house?” asks my buyer, when I finally arrive with the keys. We’ve been trying to look at this condo for two days. Yesterday, the broker said her assistant would leave the
Sic Transit Gloria Paper Checks Ron Rothenberg 4 Buyers Real Estate Few industries have defended their attachment to paper as ferociously as real estate law. But the reign of paper may be ending, as digital contract signatures become more the norm than the exception. One piece of paper that hasn't gone away
by Rona Fischman "Don’t do what I did," says a chorus of buyer's agents who made buying mistakes in the past. Buyer’s Agents, heal thyselves! A lot of buyer’s agents made huge mistakes when they bought their own houses, before they found out about buyer agency and entered the profession. They worked with agents who