Randy's Blog

The market continues again to stay strong, with several price ranges becoming hot.  There is still time to take advantage of the $8000 buyer credit!  Call me if you need any help! PRICE RANGE ACTIVE PENDING TOTAL $1-$79,999 40 17 57 $80,000-$99,999 41 8 49 $100,000-$119,999 44 14 58 $120,000-$139...

Looking at the recent market activity, it appears the lower price ranges continue to sell.  Only another 50 days or so to claim the first time buyers credit, so I expect the numbers to continue to improve.  Let me know if you have any questions on this report! PRICE RANGE ACTIVE PENDING TOTAL $1-...

I've been in training for the past several months to better my PR in the 1/2 marathon (Fargo Marathon and Deadwood Marathon coming soon), and yesterdays run ended up with another injury to shut me down for a few days.  After battling hamstring pulls for a couple years, I forgot about stretching m...

The correct place to get you FREE credit report is from AnnualCreditReport.com .  Not the place that advertises the Free Credit Report. I talked to another person today who pulled their own credit report and was upset after having to give out their credit card number to have it pulled.  Yes, they...

Here's the market activity for this week.  It looks like sales are beginning to pick up!  Give me a call or send an email if you have any questions. PRICE RANGE ACTIVE PENDING TOTAL $1-$79,999 39 10 49 $80,000-$99,999 40 9 49 $100,000-$119,999 46 12 58 $120,000-$139,999 72 25 97 $140,000-$159,999...

I sat in on an audio conference on Monday, and found some changes that are about to be made to the way a short sale is handled by the major lenders.  On the conference call were rep's from Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac.  Some of the negative changes are: Minimum marketing time of 9...

For several years I have been doing this analysis on a weekly (or so) basis.   It is really helpful to determine what price ranges are selling.  I also compare current activity with years past.  If you have any questions on this report, just send me a note.  I'd be happy to help! PRICE RANGE ACTI...

While cleaning out files on my computer, I came across this older list of 113 Services For Home Buyers.  It's still a pretty good list. How do Buyers Brokers Earn Their Money? •1.      Explain the benefits of a Buyers Broker/Agent. •2.      Determine the approximate price range for which the buye...

 I've been keeping track of past sales in my market area for years, and here's an idea of what we've been through.  Hopefully business will pick up this year!   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 PRICE RANGE Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals $1-$79,999 270 194 166 124 1...

For several years I have been doing this analysis on a weekly basis to determine market conditions.  My full report has more details on it.  It is really helpful to determine what price ranges buyers are looking at.  I also compare activity for this year with the past several years.  If you would...