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Home Buying and Selling Real Estate Home Buying and Selling Real Estate Straight advice you won't find anywhere else for buyers, sellers and agents. Elizabeth Weintraub, a real estate veteran of 33 years and Sacramento Broker-Associate, writes this site for The New York Times. Articles
Experienced Real Estate Agents Work With Happier Clients
2007-07-18 08:00:00 Is it true that experienced real estate agents work with happier real estate clients? Or are clients happier working with an agent who has experience? Hey, it's no secret that because... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Agents , Work , Clients
Remodeling Homes Around Pets is Popular Trend
2007-07-16 08:00:00 Some pet owners know no boundaries when it comes down to tackling pet-friendly home remodels. I have one client who doesn't have a living room, for example. Well, he and... More About: Pets , Popular , Homes , Trend , Round
Roof Certifications Give Home Buyers Peace of Mind
2007-07-13 08:00:00 Sellers who pay for roof certifications are in an excellent position to answer a buyer who asks, "What about the roof?" Because not every house has a new roof. If your... More About: Peace , Home Buyers , Home , Mind , Roof
Choosing Home Offer Pricing
2007-07-11 08:00:00 Although purchase offers consist of many variables, the most important aspect for many home buyers is choosing the home offer price. Picking the price to offer on a home is... More About: Home , Offer
Should Your Agent Advise on Home Price?
2007-07-09 08:00:00 Finding a home to buy is the exciting part, but for many home buyers, deciding on the home offer price is terrifying. Home buyers regularly turn to real estate agents to... More About: Agent , Price , Gent
The National Flood Insurance Program & Why You Need It
2007-07-06 08:00:00 Although you may not live in a designated flood plain, chances are you still need a flood insurance policy. Two days after my husband I moved into our 1898 Victorian... More About: National , Insurance , Program , Gram , Flood
A Comparative Market Analysis Benefits Home Buyers, Too
2007-07-04 08:00:00 It doesn't matter if you're a home buyer or a home seller, you should get a comparative market analysis -- referred to in industry lingo as a CMA -- before... More About: Market , Home Buyers , Analysis , Home , Benefits
Senior Living in Active Adult Communities
2007-07-02 08:00:00 As home owners move closer to retirement age, it's common to start thinking about downsizing or making alternate housing arrangements for senior living. For the next 20 years, experts predict we... More About: Living , Senior , Adult , Comm , Communities
Home Selling Tips for Pet Owners
2007-06-29 08:00:00 It's hard enough to command full-price offers in buyer's markets today, but sellers who are home selling with pets face a distinct disadvantage. Because I care for a number of... More About: Selling , Tips , Home , Owners
How to Post Internet Home Listings
2007-06-27 08:00:00 Even if you have no graphic design experience or the first clue about posting Intern et home listings, you can do it. I wouldn't go so far as to say a monkey... More About: Home , Post , Listings
The Lockbox or Appointment-with-Agent Controversy
2007-06-25 08:00:00 One of the choices a home seller gets to make is how the home will be shown to a prospective buyer, and sellers need to choose between a lockbox... More About: Agent , Controversy , Rove , Rover , Lock
DIY Tips: Remote-Controlled Ceiling Fans
2007-06-22 08:00:00 While it's wise to harbor a healthy fear of electrocuting yourself when working on home wiring, almost anybody can install a remote-controlled ceiling fan. Here's your first tip: turn off the... More About: Fans , Tips , Remote , Troll , Mote
Short Sales / Foreclosures Impact Credit
2007-06-20 08:00:00 Smart home sellers do not make any decisions regarding disposition of a home in trouble until talking to a real estate lawyer and a tax accountant because short sales affect... More About: Credit , Foreclosures , Sales , Closure , Short
Who Makes Money on Short Sales?
2007-06-18 08:00:00 Home sellers who suspect their home values are upside-down or underwater today are turning to short sales as a viable solution. Many home owners believe short sales are something new and... More About: Money , Sales , Short
Open House Etiquette Tips for Home Buyers
2007-06-15 08:00:00 Do you realize that even if you're not actively shopping to buy a home, you can still go to an open house? Open houses are just that -- open to the... More About: House , Etiquette , Home Buyers , Tips , Home
Low Appraisals Don't Mean Your Deal is Dead
2007-06-13 08:00:00 You will always remember your first low appraisal. Maybe not fondly, but the recollection tends to remain. I sold my very first fixer, which I remodeled myself, to the first... More About: Deal , Dead
Repair Requests: What's Unreasonable, What's OK?
2007-06-11 08:00:00 A likely deal killer in many home sales is when the buyer makes a repair request. Helping buyers make sense out of a home inspection is part of the invaluable service... More About: Pair , Requests , Repair , Sona , Quests
Relocation Tips When Buying in a New Area
2007-06-08 08:00:00 Just about everybody harbors some sort of fear when dealing with relocation. When I moved to Sacramento from Minneapolis, I was concerned that the moving truck would arrive in California and... More About: Buying , Tips , Area , Loca , Relocation
Buying Newer vs. Older Homes
2007-06-06 08:00:00 One of the first decisions most home buyers make is choosing between buying newer or older homes. A reader asked me last week whether most buyers today lean toward buying "cookie-cutter... More About: Buying , Homes
How Pending Sales Can Go Bad
2007-06-04 08:00:00 Nobody is happy when a pending sale blows up or cancels -- least of all the agents involved -- but it happens. In California, for example, when a purchase agreement is... More About: Sales
Home Sellers Who Pay to Sell
2007-06-01 08:00:00 A reader called me last week to ask if it's becoming more common for a seller to pay to sell, because his agent told him he would have to bring... More About: Home , Sell , Sellers
Types of Mortgage Loans: Choosing the Right Mortgage
2007-05-30 08:00:00 Whether you need a mortgage loan as a first-time home buyer or move-up buyer, to retire, refinance an existing mortgage or pull out equity, it helps to get a basic... More About: Loans , Mortgage , Types , Gage , Mort
Networking Sells Homes in Buyer's Markets
2007-05-28 08:00:00 In a tough real estate market, the tough get moving. Many listing agents turn to networking to move their listings into pending status. Homes aren't selling themselves. Especially when inventory is high.... More About: Networking , Markets , Mark , Working
Sellers of Expired Listings Have Options
2007-05-25 08:30:00 The day a home is listed for sale is the day the seller should think about the consequences of becoming an expired listing. Most real estate agents try to minimize the... More About: Listings , Options , Sellers , Opti
Short Sales and Foreclosures on the Rise
2007-05-23 08:00:00 Everybody and their uncle seems to think that short sales and foreclosures are the hottest way to make money in real estate right now. Based on my experience, the best way... More About: Foreclosures , Sales , Closure , Short , Rise
Home Sellers' Biggest Mistakes
2007-05-21 08:00:00 In a falling real estate market, home owners can't afford to make home selling mistakes, but many Multiple Listing Services are populated by such tragedies. Some of the worst examples involve... More About: Home , Sellers , Stakes , Mista
Foreclosure Sales Affect Nearby Home Values
2007-05-18 08:00:00 If a home across the street from you has gone through foreclosure, it's likely that the foreclosure sale affects home values, not only on your street but throughout the neighborhood. The... More About: Sales , Home , Foreclosure , Values , Closure
Why Isn't My Home Selling?
2007-05-16 08:00:00 If 30 days go by without an offer, it's normal for a seller to ask: "Why isn't my home selling?" When homes don't sell, there are a host of reasons to... More About: Selling , Home , Sell
Buyer's Market Brings Lowball Offers
2007-05-14 08:00:00 Right now, I don't know a listing agent working in buyer's markets out there who isn't battling lowball offers. Lowball offers come with the territory. Buyers read headlines, see sale numbers... More About: Market , Offers , Mark , Ball , Offer
Garage Trends and Remodels: What's Hot, What's Not
More articles from this author:2007-05-11 08:00:00 My garage is unlikely to win any garage trends and remodels awards. It started out as a two-car garage, but half the garage has turned into a wild jungle of... More About: Garage , Trends , Ends , Trend 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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