10 Value Added Realtor Benefits~Are You Listening?
August 14th, 2008 categories: Home Buyers, Home Sellers
10 Value Added Realtor® Benefits ~ Are You Listening?
Good listening skills take practice, concentration and work. We all know the difference between u-huh, u-huh…and actually being “heard” and understood. A good Realtor® has honed their active listening skills in order to become a Great Realtor® by knowing the right questions to ask and by listening to the answers. Interested in improving your business and personal listening skills? Try a free online listening test. Check out any book store for good titles or try, Listening The Forgotten Skill by Madelyn Burley-Allen.
I’ve been a Realtor® for 16 years helping real estate buyers and sellers on the Main Line Pa and Chester County. I work at my listening skills professionally and personally. Because I’m curious, I ask a lot of questions. I like to understand how things work and how we each think and feel differently. Read the rest of this entry »
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10+ “House Homework” Tips For Fall Cleanup
August 4th, 2008 categories: Chester County, Home Buyers, Home Sellers
10+ House Homework Tips and Lowe’s 10% Discount
August is the perfect month to mark your calendar. The First Day of Autumn is Monday September 22, 2008 Called the Autumnal Equinox, when the Day and Night are the same length of time. This is the perfect target date for completing your Fall Cleanup.
I would like to be the Realtor you recommend whenever you hear of someone who needs to buy or sell property. Feel free to call anytime, 610-889-5509 direct, 610-651-2700 office, ask for Judy Peterson, to learn more about my Real Estate Buyer, Seller and Relocation Services. Read the rest of this entry »
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First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit~Good News For Buyers
August 1st, 2008 categories: Financial, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers
First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit-Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008~Helps Main Line Chester County Buyers
The President signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 on July 30, 2008, reference H.R. 3221. The House Vote was 272-152 and the Senate Vote was 72-13 according the National Association of Realtors®. We’re combining this refreshing Summertime news for First Time Home Buyers with our Photo Friday selection from my trip to San Diego.
Puzzled About The First Time Home Buyers Credit? Read the rest of this entry »
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Home Buyers Ask How Much Should I Offer?
July 16th, 2008 categories: Chester County, Home Buyers
Main Line Pa Chester County Home Buyers Ask How Much Should I Offer?
Real Estate Buyers and Real Estate Sellers need a strong compass to guide them through today’s real estate market to smooth sailing and a successful settlement day. Two questions a buyer should ask? Is the property priced right or priced too high? How did the Sellers price their home?
Sellers may have listened to a real estate agent who over-valued the property in order to gain the listing. Commonly called “Buying the Listing”. It’s understandable that Sellers want the best price but it’s a common misunderstanding that a Realtor determines the price. The marketplace will always determine the price!
Buyers, Sellers and professional Realtor’s® will factor all 4 Major Points on the Pricing Compass: Location, Condition, Pricing and Marketing. The location is a factor that Read the rest of this entry »
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10 Ways Happy Home Buyers Plan To Buy
June 30th, 2008 categories: Chester County, Home Buyers
Buyers Who Plan To Buy and The Realtors® Who Love Them!
I’ve been helping Main Line Chester County Home Buyers Plan to Buy since 1992. One thing I know for sure, my happiest Buyers have a Home Buyers Plan To Buy. A Home Buyers Plan to Buy ensures your home purchase will be a great home, a good investment, and will save you time, money and aggravation.
I’m a Realtor® and an Accredited Buyer Agent. My style is to work with Buyers as a Real Estate “Consultant”. What’s the difference? A Real Estate Consulting relationship is an ongoing relationship that focuses on YOU! I frequently get calls from Buyers who say something like, “We saw this house and we’d like to go see it today”. We can do that, but…
If there are 10 Steps To Buying A Property, that’s like starting with Step #9, or “putting the cart before the horse”as they say. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apple or Twinkie?-Realtor® or Salesperson?
April 25th, 2008 categories: Home Buyers, Home Sellers
What’s the difference between an Apple and a Twinkie Or a Realtor® and a Salesperson?
One’s good for you, the other – not so much!
Not every Real Estate Agent is a Realtor®. Did you know that?
In Real Estate the difference between a Realtor® and a Salesperson is like the difference between an Apple and a Twinkie.
You don’t feel so good. You have a pain. You go to the Real Estate Doctor. You tell him that you want to sell and buy a house.
“What did you have for breakfast?”, he asks. You say, a Twinkie. “For Lunch”, he asks? You say, a Twinkie. “And Dinner?” You say, a Twinkie.
“Go home, take two aspirin and call a Realtor® in the morning”, is your real estate doctor’s advice.
The Realtor® Straight Scoop!
Ok, so that’s a little fanciful. But, here’s the straight scoop. Every salesperson is not a Realtor® with the trademark signifying that they are a member of The National Association of Realtors®. The major difference between a salesperson and a Realtor® is that a Realtor has taken an oath to subscribe to a stringent and enforceable Code of Ethics with Standards of Practice that promote fair, honest and ethical treatment of all parties in a transaction. Non-member licensees have taken no such oath, and are not morally bound by the ethical practices and principles set forth in the Realtors® Code of Ethics.
In short, you get what you pay for. It could be that what you get is limited services, a smorgasbord menu to pick from, nobody minding the store, old style “caveat emptor”, buyer beware real estate.
“Act in haste, or regret at leisure”, was part of my Grandmother’s wisdom. Take the time to do your homework. Ask the right questions before entering the real estate marketplace. Questions like, are you a Realtor? A member of the National Association of Reators®?
Any good Realtor® will be thrilled that you are an informed consumer showing that you know the difference between a salesperson and a Realtor…mmm…. probably best not to ask if they’re an apple or a Twinkie, though!
As your Realtor®, there are easily over 200 important services I and my Broker, Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors perform for my Clients at our Devon Home Marketing Center Corporate Headquarters. Selling faster and for more money? I can make it happen!
Now that’s a difference you can take to the bank.
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5 “Must Have” Reasons You Need Title Insurance
April 23rd, 2008 categories: Home Buyers
What’s A “Cloud” On The Title?
Don’t Let a “Cloud On The Title” Rain On your Real Estate Parade –
Remember, Title Insurance is more than a line item on your HUD-1 Settlement Sheet. You need to know if there might be a “Cloud” On The Title. No Clouds and a Clear Title is where all of the ownership rights, liens, liabilities have been cleared or paid giving you a Deed with clear and marketable Title.
5 “Must Have” Reasons You Need Title Insurance –
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Fraud or Forgery – Mishandled, misfiled, deeds, tax liens and payoffs
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Wills/Trust Provisions– Undisclosed heirs and owners
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Similar Names – divorce, spouses, previous spouses, relatives
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Marital Status Misstated – Failure to review Property Settlement Agreements.
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Recording Errors – incorrect “metes and bounds“, “Historic Properties”, inconsistency in recorded deed and tax records
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Shocking News About Title Insurance – 3 Things You Must Do To Protect Your Property
April 23rd, 2008 categories: Home Buyers
Shocking 40% of Property Uncovered By Title Insurance –
I was shocked to learn that as of 2005 almost 40% of the property conveyed in the United
States was not covered by Title Insurance.
The topic came up in one of my annual Continuing Education courses that I take to keep current on changing real estate practices, with a statistic published in, Title Insurance for Real Estate Professionals, by Dearborn Real Estate Education
Curious about what the statistics might be for Pennsylvania real estate transactions, I decided to investigate. Read the rest of this entry »
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