This week I got an email from a customer who said that over the weekend they had purchased a new construction home. We had plans to meet and review my services, but before we got a chance, they bought a new home and gave up their right to Buyer Representation. This brought up a point that I t
...
01/22/2015
An open letter to the National Association of Realtors Dear NAR, I am writing you today as a longtime member to ask you to take some direct action to help all of the Realtors who are out in the field working hard everyday. Today I received a note from a prospective client. This client was
...
01/19/2015
On January 26, Fannie Mae will roll out a new program designed to facilitate appraisals. The problem is that it will do anything but make this process easier or more effective! The theory is that rather than having the appraisers 'waste' their time finding the comparable sales, there will be
...
01/12/2015
You have made the decision to buy a new house, but how do you get started? Here are 5 things you can easily do to get you going on the path to home ownership: Identify some areas that you like and that are in your price range. This is a step towards getting started, but it is also one that
...
01/06/2015
Happy New Year to all of you! I know many people like to keep their Christmas decorations up a little longer, but I like to get my house back to 'normal,' right after New Year's Day. Every year, as I am putting away the decorations, I sort though my Christmas Cards. I like to keep the photo cards
...
01/02/2015