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Life & Real Estate in Glendale & Beyond
Google tells me that a ton of people want to know, “How do I sell my home?” I think that the process starts with picking a great Realtor. Naturally, I would think that, since I AM a Realtor. On the other hand, I have been involved in hundreds and hundreds […]
In the last couple of weeks I have enjoyed the fleeting popularity of a listing agent with the current “screaming hot deals”. I have reviewed nearly 50 purchase contracts this month, alone. Chitlins- a well written, well documented purchase contract can make or break your chances of buying the home […]
The internet is a double edged sword for the average home buyer. For the first time in history the public has access to an amazing number of homes for sale. Pictures, comparable sales, neighborhood market trends, walk scores, school scores, demographics, and more, are available instantly and easily. But finding […]
It is a common myth. A home owner feels that a dollar saved in commission is a dollar earned toward their bottom line. It makes sense, right? However, it just isn’t true. In this short video I’ll explain why looking for the lowest commission may actually HURT your bottom line!
Regular readers will recall my 1st Quarter Housing Report for Glendale where I outlined the extremely low inventory of homes for sale. In fact, low inventory is a problem throughout Southern California and there is a pretty large buyer pool out there. Competition for homes is intense. In order to […]
Today we start a new series of videos: Myth Busters: Real Estate. Today’s myth The real estate sales person with the most number of signs in my neighborhood is the best agent for me. Really? In today’s episode we will find out how to tell the difference between a Great […]
I wrote this article last year, at just about this same time. At the time we had 296 single family homes for sale and I thought the inventory could not go any lower. I was so wrong. So very, very wrong. In February we had just 141 homes available and […]
Where is the best place, on the internet, to shop for homes? Depends- are you “shopping” or “buying”? Shopping If you are window shopping (you are not ready to visit any homes) almost any website is great. Most will allow you to search by zipcode or town and narrow your […]
So- let’s talk about Realtors fees, shall we? Times are hard, prices are down and it is normal for a potential home seller to question the fee a Realtor charges for selling a home. In this series we will talk about how many people see commission- what is reasonable, what […]