Blog articles with Buyer Tips
The utter disappearance of housing supply, whether due to the virus or other reasons, caused a flurry of activity from buyers who were NOT at risk and felt the urge to buy. When the urge to buy exceeds the urge to sell, prices go up and appraisers can’t dampen it on their own.
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Now that winter is here, “cocoons” begin to form and listings dwindle. But that has been our market for 9+ months — NO LISTINGS. If you have one, clean it up, price it well, make it available, and have a place to move in 30 days, it will sell.
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When an agent is a salaried employee, it begins to erode the exclusive relationships and VALUE that I provide clients. It’s not the salary, per se, it’s a different mindset when you’re getting paid regardless of any value you provide. I’ve been salaried and the mindset can make one lazy.
Pictorial market update using graphics from my database.
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Some neighbors should be disclosure items themselves (if you know what I mean). By the way, the rule of thumb for determining if you should disclose a “rough” neighbor to your buyers: Would you wish you knew?
Your Economy : The economy, to a thinking lay-person, is how many people are satisfied with their financial position and prospects. To a non-thinking lay-person, “economy” is like politics and religion; don’t discuss it because eyes get glazed. Once you turn 40 or 50-years old, the economy is much more individual and opaque. That is,
The momentum has shown a flat and healthy appreciation only slightly approaching zero and staying in the “Buy” phase even though a Seller’s market. Momentum is positive = “Buy”.
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When buying or selling a home in California, there are 2 words that every agent needs to understand and manage for their clients in order to serve them properly: Risk and Leverage.
Real Event Horizon : When a buyer or seller makes a decision, there are experiences that they may not have to help their decision. What I call the real estate event horizon is, simply, the specific time that a client’s decision is pivotal and critical in the sale or purchase of a home. The “horizon”
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