buyer’s agents in seller’s market

Looking toward Spring 2022

Happy Groundhog’s Day 2022. It is the turning point from winter, looking towards spring. The holiday runs parallel to, and takes from, earlier practices that recognize that we are roughly halfway through winter. In metro Boston, that usually leaves us in the middle of winter, during the snowiest part of the season. This year is

By |2022-01-31T19:30:11-05:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Buying trends|Tags: , , , |

Real Estate Karma: 2021

I believe in real estate karma. Even in 2021, I am seeing good things happen for our clients. This year, sellers have the upper hand in negotiations, big time. This is the worst seller-favoring market I have ever seen. Even so, our clients are getting the right house for them. Many seller’s agents are acting

By |2021-06-23T12:03:12-04:00June 30th, 2021|Categories: buying process|Tags: , , , , |

You have an accepted offer. Will the deal close?

“Did you know that if a seller receives only one offer on your property, that the probability that it will close is 90 percent. If a seller gets multiple offers, the probability that it will close is only 50 percent….” I heard this statistic in a negotiating training run by Bernice L. Ross. I queried

By |2020-09-04T08:47:37-04:00June 5th, 2019|Categories: buying process, House Hunting|Tags: , , |

An open letter to sellers’ agents

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

2016, the year in real estate

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