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As I read Corey Hart’s blog post about Phoenix real estate values and the wacky statistical report posted on Trulia, I started to hear news reports just released about the Washington DC regional real estate market. To dig a little deeper, I looked at a subscription service called RBI which is produced by a division [...]
Twice in the past month I have sat with clients at closing and they asked, “where is the house survey?” The house location survey is an accurate drawing of the property that will show the corners, fences, driveway, house, shed, deck, or patio and include some very important measurements. Your lender doesn’t require it In [...]
One interesting thing about living in Northern Virginia is that your friends and family will be motivated to come and visit. With Washington D.C. just a short drive away (10 – 25 minutes on the weekend) and destinations like the Smithsonian, Air & Space Museum, National Archives or the Cherry Blossoms, who can blame them? [...]
It is time to tell you that there is one essential ingredient when it comes to marketing a house. Back when they first sent me to real estate agent boot camp in the days of telephone cold-calling, the sales gurus talked about condition, location, motivation and pricing before we were shown the Criss-Cross directory and [...]
It isn’t unusual for a home buyer to ask the seller, in their written offer, to give a specific dollar credit at closing to pay some of the buyer’s closing costs. And with mortgage folks favoring 20% down payments then that credit can really help with the other typical closing expenses. Does your offer? Offering [...]
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