Kathy McGuriman's (kathy0523) Blog

LANSDALE NEW CONSTRUCTION Turbo Lofts – Lansdale’s Suburban Goes Urban condo community is almost sold out.  Only two units remain in this converted hosiery mill and both are the builder’s samples.  This award winning renovation includes many green features like geo-thermal heating and air-conditi...

1.  Make it easy to show.   Be flexible about showing appointments.  Overnight notice, 24 hour notice can be the kiss of death. It should only be for a short time that you will be inconvenienced by a showing, so make it as easy as possible for your home to be shown.2. Does your home have appeal. ...

The billionaire investor that the brightest watch for advice, Warren Buffett, said, “I buy when people are selling and I sell when people are buying.” In Real Estate, at the moment, there are an abundance of homes for sale (people are selling) and a scarcity of Buyers. That means prices are soft ...

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”  Thomas Edison Here’s an idea.  Let’s all try to put our best foot forward, remain positive about the future.  It’s hard, but I try to start everyday with the mantra “something good is going to happen today.”  I’ve said before, enough with the doom ...

LANSDALE REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE   What’s the latest news in the local Lansdale housing market?  SLOW improvement.  Now that we can compare month to month, non-stimulus data, we are seeing an improvement in the numbers.  The number of new listings in July dropped to its lowest level in more tha...

So it's a rainy Sunday and I am sitting at my open house, no visitors, what's a realtor to do?  And when I say it's raining, I mean it's falling from the sky in buckets.  I don't really blame anyone not wanting to come out in this.   They even canceled the Phillies game.   So on this miserable da...

Some Reasons Why I Won't Show You The HomeYou aren't approved.You refuse to get approved because it is unnecessary and only your business.You say you are paying cash but refuse to provide proof of funds.You are unemployed, broke & admit you have really poor credit.You refuse to meet me in the off...

SHOW ME THE MONEY AND I WILL SHOW YOU THE HOME     Deciding whether it's the right time to buy - You can't "time" the housing market.   Yes it is the right time to buy.  That is if you can.  This is the second in a series of how to purchase a home.  The market is the least important factor you sh...

Show Me The Money and I Will Show You The Home*     Unless you are a cash buyer, you are going to need a loan, or mortgage, to buy a home.  The first step in the home buying process, other than determining whether it is the right time to buy, which is the next in this series, you will need to be ...

This is a great blog poking fun at Washington.  But seems true with some attitudes today.  Worth the read, especially if you would like a good laugh. Item: The Senate passed a measure late yesterday evening to ensure that buyers of homes have their rights to "Housing with Dignity." The act's prec...