Many buyers ask their agents questions about what they think the market/seller/interest rates will do. It seems the prevailing attitude by many real estate agents is to laugh off such questions, or retort with a witty comment such as, "My crystal ball is on the fritz." Their response is more like
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06/14/2011
You may have seen this already, but I thought it was something cool to share if you haven't. An architect has turned his 300 sf Hong Kong apartment into 24 living spaces. Is it a dream home? Probably not. But it's a cool home nevertheless. Like interesting houses that employ eco-friendly or
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06/07/2011
Throughout history, and still today, a big fuss is made over ridiculous "low-ball" offers from Buyers. What's the big deal? Reject them. If your price is right, a buyer will appear. If you keep getting buyers, who appear unreasonable, perhaps you should reconsider who's being ridiculous. A low-ba
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05/26/2011
I have a lot of people asking me how to best prepare for a home purchase in the next year or two. Here are a few tips. I'm more than happy to answer any additional questions anyone considering a home purchase in the next 2 years may have. How much should you save for a down payment? If you CAN, t
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05/09/2011
I was reading an Angie's List magazine column this morning and I couldn't help but feel for some of the commenters who were (and perhaps still are) distrusting of real estate agents. For example, one commenter said: "One caveat about using a home inspector: Make sure you use someone who is recomm
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05/04/2011
If you are trying to decide whether or not you should rent or buy in today's economy, I ran across this great little tool that can HELP you analyze what might be best for you. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calculator.html I say "HELP" you analyze what is best because in ord
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02/24/2011
FHA Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium just went up another .25% On a $300,000 loan, this means the monthly payment just went up $62.50 per month! This goes into effect on loans insured by FHA on or after April 18, 2011. I hope our new construction buyers with FHA loans have homes to close on befo
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02/16/2011
What does romance have to do with real estate? Probably not much. Nevertheless, my last blog entry focused on romantic things to do in the Salt Lake City, Utah in response to Salt Lake being ranked by Amazon.com as the 14th most romantic city in the US. The ranking was based, however on things s
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02/16/2011
Well, it's Valentine's Day and I better get out of my office soon, but first I have to post this blog entry I've been working on for the past week. A local news station posted a story about Salt Lake City, Utah being on Amazon.com's Top 20 Most Romantic Cities. I bookmarked it, hoping to come bac
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02/14/2011
This is in no way a suggestion that the market has hit bottom in any of these areas, but in the fourth quarter of 2010 home prices were actually up in 6 Salt Lake County cities. We'll have to wait until we are into the Spring season to see if the trend continues in these areas and if it spreads t
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02/08/2011
