Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day.
1) REDC Auction: Scam or the Real Deal? – There are different types of auctions for houses, there is the type where you go to the courthouse step and bid on the foreclosures and then there are the auctions like Hudson &Marshall or REDC where you can bid on a property that has been on the market a while. The advantage to the second is you can visit the house before hand and you can use financing, but don’t think you can steal it with a low ball offer.
2) Rants and Raves ! WHERE DO THESE MIAMI PRICES COME FROM? – One of my favorite subjects, why do we still price houses like it is 1992 and people are still looking at pictures in a MLS book. How we shop for houses has changes, so should the way we price them.
3) Is a Short Sale Free? Will it Cost Me Anything? – This is a common question I get too, what will a short sale cost me as a seller? The answer should be not much if anything at all. Although I would add into this equation the cost of getting legal advice.
4) Why Never Taking ‘No’ For an Answer Will Make You Wealthy – This is a great post that is relevant to investors, agents or anyone in life. If you refuse to take no for an answer it will get you thinking out of the box.
5) The Challenge of Being an FHA Home Buyer in a Seller’s Market – Condos, single-family homes, both have different challenges, but both do have challenges with FHA loans in today’s market.
6) Real Estate Agency, and Why I Can’t Help You – If you are working with another real estate agent, sometimes we just need to do the ethical thing and say sorry, we cannot help you.
7) Is Homebuyers’ Negotiation Power on the Rise? – The average price a house sold for 97.3% of the last list price in January.
8) The Difference Between a Blog and a Website – Do you know what the difference between a real estate blog and a real estate website is? Not much.
9) Consumers Are Not Getting Enough Credit in Today’s Market – Access to credit, HVCC, all things that are helping keep the market down.
10) Two Things: Agents and Listings – Great story for Brokers looking to expand, there are only two things to concentrate on. And for agents, take this information to your business. What are the two things that are money making activates, concentrate on them.
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