Brokers Blog

You are selling a house & have studied the sales data on houses similar to yours. You compare the size, condition, features, & age. You come up with a fair price.  You decide to "ask" a little higher price to give yourself room to negotiate. This could be a huge m...

Most sellers of real estate obtained a survey when they bought the property.  Now they are selling & the new buyer will also want a survey.  If no major changes have been made to the property then an old survey may be acceptable to the buyer, title company, and len...

Prices continue to drop. Builders seem to lead the way by offering buyer incentives as high as $20,000+-. The builders will often offer "flex-cash" in the amount of 2% to 4% of the price.  This can be used for a price reduction or to buy down the interest rate on a buyer...