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Real Estate Agent - Re/Max Boone Realty
RECENT BLOG POSTS
The first episode of my show has been taped, edited, and turned in so it can be scheduled to be shown. Some of you asked me to talk about my experience. It has been interesting! I decided I would talk about the changing world of mortgages because it's on the news every night right now. I had no t...
11/14/2007
I'm curious why agents encourage people to let their listings expire over the holiday. Unless the people need a break, why would you do this? If there house is not on the market, how are people going to buy it? What about the buyers who get transfered or have to move over the holidays. This does ...
11/14/2007
I have been thinking about people in my area and their opinions on the market. Personally, I think it's a buyer's market, based on inventory and rate of sales. In reality, the buyer's market is the normal market and always has been a normal market in Mid-Missouri. The rare periods of intense dema...
11/13/2007
I just taped the first segment of my show "The Truth About Real Estate". This show will be a series, covering a new topic with each episode. The first show covers the new FHA Secure mortgage, and other options for people who are struggling with an adjustable rate mortgage that has re-set. I'm jus...
11/12/2007
It's interesting if you walk through any neighborhood at night and every home seems to have the TV on. Even if people aren't home, there'e the tv, left on for the dog or cat. Increasingly, people come in to my office to talk real estate and compare and contrast it with what they saw on tv. It's k...
11/09/2007
Most sellers have the same goal, they want to make sure they maximize their profit without having to spend too much time with their property on the market. After all, keeping you home spotlessly clean at all times would wear out Marth Stewart or any other domestic diva. If you want to make sure y...
11/08/2007
I saw this at the top of a newspaper ad for an auctioneer in Columbia Missouri. I called him. I have a house I own thats been on the market for 2 1/2 months. (That's not too long in this area). He told me last year he was hired to auction 24 homes in a builder's unsold inventory. He took out a hu...
11/02/2007
I received an email last night talking about how Realtors need to help home buyers avoid predatory lending practices. The email talks about mortgage companies who use a bait and switch type of scenario. For example, a loan officer tells you they can get you a loan and what they need from you. The...
10/23/2007
I was recently complaining that it was taking a lot longer to sell homes than in the past. My mother, an agent in another area, suggested I check the data comparing this year to last year. I found out that our sales volume has only decreased 6%. I don't think it's really worth complaining over a ...
10/22/2007
I just went to a community meeting to discuss affordable housing. I thought the people there might be in agreement on some ideas of affordable housing but was surprised by people's ideas. There were people who said old houses that cost less to buy or rent are not affordable because they cost to m...
10/18/2007
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