Oops: Founder and former CEO of ForSalebyOwner.com, Colby Sambrotto listed his 2,000 square foot New York condominium on his own through online classified ads and FSBO sites, but after six months, he opted to hire New York broker Jesse Buckler who immediately advised a price change as the listing was not attracting the right buyer. [...]
To be brutally honest, I don’t think things are as bleak as the nice people from the Huffington Post would have you believe. And I find their closing example insulting: a man who just can’t find people to sell fire extinguishers door to door in the desert heat in the middle of summer for what [...]
Take a look through books, blogs, and magazines oriented towards Realtors and before long you will find something on pictures for listings. Usually it runs towards tips and tricks for taking really great pictures of listings to show a home in its best possible light. Sometimes it’s merely advice (or ads) to let a professional [...]
The rarely seen owner and CEO of Realty ONE Group — and my broker of record — Kuba Jewgieniew actually sat down for an interview with the Las Vegas Sun. Here’s the highlights. REALTORS: If you are considering a change and you like what Kuba has to say, why not give me a call and [...]
Not very long ago, it was common to have a second mortgage just to avoid private mortgage insurance. The first mortgage would be the traditional 80% of the purchase price. The second could be a conventional, ARM, or even HELOC for 10% or even 15% of the purchase price (MSN seems to think these are [...]
You just missed them. Right above this line of text. That blank spot? That’s it! In a market like this one, where everybody is out to get a real estate deal before it’s too late, a lot of people are looking for an edge — a way to get the great deals that nobody knows [...]
Most Realtor’s websites are dominated by two things: “Look how wonderful Suzy or Jack Realtor is”; and property search. This site is different. I would rather show you that I know what I am doing than toot my own horn. And the search link takes you to my brokerage’s site. Why? First, because I see [...]
By now I think we all know that foreclosures are up, which is driving prices down, which is encouraging buyers to get out there and buy “bargain” homes while they can — sales are up in 17 states, including Nevada. One huge group of buyers is the first time buyer. They see that they can [...]
While homebuilder confidence remains near a record low, it turns out that actual housing starts are up 22% mostly due to apartments (official Census report). It sounds like the homebuilders have put in a “panic bottom”. Renters, beware of the NAR lease scam. “In this scam, rental property is offered to consumers, who are led to [...]
