What is more important to the buyer price or cost? In most cases when you are buying a home, price is the biggest concern. What you are really looking for as a buyer though is cost. Here's why that's important. Most people think of the mortgage rate as a fixed cost, but in truth mortgage rates are constantly in flux. Although I can't predict mortgage rates, it's important to realize Continue Reading about More Important To A Buyer Price or Cost?
Real Estate Articles
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Now is A Great Time To Move Up and Here’s Why!
Here's Why You Should Move Up Now if You Can! Right now is a great time to move from a smaller home to a larger home. Let's assume you purchased a home for $200,000 in 2007 and have seen it drop in value by 20% to $16o,ooo. That would mean you would lose $40,000 on the sale of your old home. Now let's take a look at your move up home. It was worth $300,000 in 2007 and saw the same 20% drop Continue Reading about Now is A Great Time To Move Up and Here’s Why!
Selling Your Home? Here’s Why You Should List Now!
If you have been considering selling your home, here's why you should list now instead of later. Over the course of the past few years, sellers have taken a real beating but that is starting to change. There are currently buyers out there trying to take advantage of the great mortgage rates before the anticipated rise in rates by the end of this year. Here's a link to my blog on Continue Reading about Selling Your Home? Here’s Why You Should List Now!
How To Get Your Home On the MLS
What is the MLS As a real estate agent, I sometimes get asked how you can get your home on the MLS, Multiple Listing Service. TheMultiple Listing Servic is the way brokers and agents work together. When a broker gets a listing (unless requested specifically not to), they put it on the multilist service. The MLS is only for professionals in the real estate business and is designed specifically Continue Reading about How To Get Your Home On the MLS
Why You Should Buy a Home Now
Now is a Great Time To Buy a Home and Here's Why! After several years of price drops, most of the nation has seen prices stabilize. Forecasts show we will begin to see modest gains in the housing market in the coming years. More compelling is the current mortgage rates which continue to be at historic lows. Unfortunately, most mortgage professionals believe we will see a gradual rise in Continue Reading about Why You Should Buy a Home Now
Listing Your Delaware Home-Getting Ready
Listing Your Delaware Home If you are listing your Delaware home, you need to prepare it for the sale and that starts at the front of the home. Before you go out and take a look at your "curb appeal", take a minute and think about what attracts you to a home. Most of these things don't take a lot of time or money, but can definitely draw homebuyers in for a look. Remember the saying, "you only Continue Reading about Listing Your Delaware Home-Getting Ready
Jenney’s Run Newark Delaware Real Estate Market Year In Review 2011
Jenney's Run Newark Delaware Real Estate Market Year in Review 2011 Jenney's Run Newark Delaware had 3 home sold in 2011 with the average sales price of $216,167. The high price was $225,000 and the low was $206,000. As of 12/31/11 there was one home under contract. The average days on market was 60. In 2010, Jenney's Run had a much more active year with seven homes being sold for an Continue Reading about Jenney’s Run Newark Delaware Real Estate Market Year In Review 2011
Foreclosures, Short Sales and HUD Homes
New Castle Delaware Foreclosures You need help to find the best foreclosure deals in New Castle County (Wilmington, Hockessin, Pike Creek, Newark, Bear, Middletown etc.). Don't work so hard to find the right deal for you! Have an email sent directly to your inbox at no-cost to you. To keep buyer's informed, I update and send out a FREE New Castle Foreclosure list. Click here and you will Continue Reading about Foreclosures, Short Sales and HUD Homes