Seen in the Charlottesville MLS this morning for a new listing in a great location close to Barracks Road and Barracks Road shopping center – !!! … APPLIANCES ON PREMISES ARE NOT WARRANTED (May not work) HEATPUMP OR FURNACE IS DISMANTLED.
Browsing Category Sellers
Words all home sellers and listing agents should read
Tracking the Bloodhound Unchained conference in Phoenix via Twitter … and in particular, Russell Shaw, listing agent extraordinaire (which is likely underestimating him) … for a quick bona fides on Russell Shaw, read this : If you think traditional Realtors have had it rough imagine what it is like for the discount real estate companies. … The small discount companies aren’t even doing that well. some of the tweets about his presentation, in 140 characters or less: Courtesy of @AndyKaufman : Russell Shaw – I haven’t run a print ad in 16 years.
Notes from a mortgage broker in Charlottesville
Thanks to a conversation in a closing yesterday morning:1 – Many of his lenders are eliminating second mortgages in favor of PMI (which is tax deductible).2 – The 22903 zip code may be marked by Fannie Mae as a “declining market” – our closing yesterday indicated as much.Lesson:Times are changing; choose knowledgeable representation you trust.
Seeking a defense of Single-Agent Dual Agency
Will anybody defend the practice of the same Realtor representing both a buyer and seller on the same transaction? Find out at VARBuzz.
How not to sell your house
2 – Don’t call the Realtor with qualified buyers back for nine hours. 3 – Don’t show the house until after 5pm.The above are two reasons that unrepresented sellers frequently have a harder time selling their properties…. The property is going to have to be mighty special and unique to make us alter our schedules.In a buyers’ market (which we’re in, if you didn’t know) – I advise my sellers to do (almost) whatever it takes to get buyers through their house. You just never know when the “right” buyer is going to walk through the door.
Image stabilizer for real estate photography
The bane of my existence when photographing properties I am marketing is camera shake. This video, (hat tip to Book of Joe), shows an easy way to fix that problem. Now, to get a new listing on which to try out this trick …
Assessments, property taxes and shifting market values in Albemarle County
Working with real estate assessments in Albemarle County