Kayla returned from Manhattan for the long Thanksgiving weekend, and we were talking about the sluggishness in New York City market, which has been going on for 2+ years. By now agents have learned that there's no use fighting it - you have to learn to adapt. It was...
An older post that still gets hits: Punky asked what's in that “awesome I got everything going for me” house. These thoughts are culled mostly from conversations with our buyers, personal observations, multiple bidding wars, with an emphasis on investment value and...
Sellers should do more to their properties today to get them sold. Even those who were nicely updated with the golden Tuscan look or cherrywood floors and cabinets just a few years ago look dated today. Modern photography doesn't hide it, and in some cases can make...
It's happening everywhere - hackers are stealing funds thought to be wired to escrow companies. It's a real threat - be careful! Hat tip GW: James and Candace Butcher were ready to finalize the purchase of their dream retirement home, and at closing time wired...
Sellers need to do more updating and improving to get their home sold these days, but you don't want to go crazy. Here are a few quick ideas from Bob Vila: 10 Kitchen Updates You Can Do in a Day You don't have to live with your ugly cabinets one minute longer! There...
At least you get to choose the realtor, instead of getting stuck with whoever shows up. I was able to install the mobile app from the Play Store but couldn't get it to work (I'm rocking the Pixel 2 now). Hat tip Eddie89! You’ve hailed rides using a mobile app before,...
We might be seeing some whipsaw effect with today's buyers being overly cautious. Either that, or we've ran out of the buyers who jump in too fast or too high, and just the deliberate ones are left: Millennials aren’t exactly jumping for joy after purchasing their...
The rest of my five minutes on pricing (5:03 to be exact) - when to lower: The first half: https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2018/07/15/pricing-guide/
My thoughts on how to interpret your pricing results:
