Brad Fricke's (bradfricke) Blog

I just finished reading an article one KETV.comtitled "Omaha Housing Sells Up".  In the article is states that pending home sells increased for three consecutive months for the first time since 2006 according to the MLS.  Sales where up 9% overall for the month of May.  The bracket with the most ...

Using subliminal messages to sell a home.... I did an open house for some great sellers a while back that did an outstanding job staging there home.  When walking through the home I noticed the Scrabble game set up on the table and had to post it for everyone to see.  Now this is creative  

Use Caution when buying new construction and planning for a tax credit. Agents protect you buyers when purchasing a new construction home and planning to take advantage of the tax Credit.  I would get it in writing that the builder will have the home closed in time for your buyer to get there tax...

If you you or someone you know is able to buy a home or has been thinking about it.  NOW IS THE TIME. Is this the best it is going to get no body knows that for sure, but it is arguably the best time there has been in a long time.  The inventory is just starting to come down which means there is ...

When is an appraiser working out of there area of expertise? I purchased a new construction home by Hearthstone Homesan area volume builder.  They are known for having the most square feet for the money in Omaha.  They do complete subdivision of homes that are all very similar in size and price r...

Great news for Nebraska real estate.  Nebraska is rated number 48 of the 50 states in foreclosures down 71% from 1st quarter last year and down 29% from fourth quarter.  This is great news for real sellers.  The less foreclosure homes on the market the sooner home values will start to rebound. Se...

We all spend a lot of time taking just the right photos of our listing or for marketing materials to have other agents use them.  I had an aerial photo of a private lake community in the MLS so that people could see the entire lake and found it on another agents listing.  When I called him he sai...

Check out this photo.  Yesterday Omaha, NE got a bad storm with stright line winds over 70 MPH.  I was looking at damage photos on KETV.comand saw this photo that I thought the active rain community would injoy.  I like the link the the curb apeal article to the right of the photo. This also remi...

It is official.  I went on to the MLS and looked at the roster and RE/MAX The Producers is now the largest RE/MAX office in Douglas County Nebraska.  Having joined RE/MAX just over two years ago we are now the largest office in the most populated county in Nebraska.  We have doubled the size of o...

Today I wanted to make some comments on my blog about how we need to stop and appreciate everything we have.  Why you may ask.  It was nine years ago today that my sisterwas killed in a car accident at the age of 25.  It has changed my way of thinking forever.  So today in this blog I just wanted...