The Reverse Offer is that a buyer motivator or is it just a bad strategy?Is this for desperate home sellers a poor strategy? Have you heard of the Reverse Offer? This is where a seller writes an offer to the buyer. This Strategy has been considered controversial at best. I have heard agent using it n a case by case basis, where the interested...
The City of Beverly Hills, CA will celebrate 9.02.10 Day. I am sure most readers are familiar with the famous zip code, not necessary everyone connected the dots, but on the second day of the ninth month of this year will be 90210. The date matches the zip code. I think it was very clever of the Mayor of Beverly Hills to do something...
Did you know that President Obama signed the bill eliminating HVCC? This past Friday on July 23rd he signed the Dodd-Frank Act, which was to reform the financial markets. A byproduct of this is the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) is set to be eliminated in 90 days. Let’s not all rejoice yet. The “appraisal independence standards” will be written by law makers...
The age old question: What sells a home? I have read many articles, posts and comments. There is a big school of thought that many agents, brokers believe that the answer is: The Price. I am a firm believer Price is just one of the components. The real reason a house sells is the Realtor®. The Realtor® recommends the price and the marketing strategy....
Did you know that 31 percent of California’s 1st Quarter Sales were Foreclosure Properties? Did you know that 31 percent of California’s 1st Quarter Sales were Foreclosure Properties? As some of you know I wrote a post earlier, that in 2009 foreclosure sales accounted for 51 percent of all the sales. California Association of Realtors® just published this report about the First Quarter sales....
