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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs: Prosper, Texas
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When we hear the word 'short sale' in today's housing market, there is a collective UGH!  But, maybe it doesn't have to be that way.  When things seem bleak, we have to dig deep and think of creative ways to overcome obstacles.  We Realtors have he unique position of middleman.  There is very lit...
01/08/2010
A city the size of Dallas, Texas???  It's intimidating.  The breakneck speed of the traffic, the close proximities of the exits from the highway, the very existence of this thing alongside called the 'surface road'.  Not to mention the maze of neighborhoods - traditional and non-tradition - and t...
01/05/2010
What value would you put on the home of a celebrity or celebrity athlete selling a home in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburbs?  This isn't California.  We don't add an extra zero to the list price just because the home is currently owned by someone who may be well-known.  This is Texas.  One of the re...
01/05/2010
The great thing about having offices in Prosper and Plano is that I can work all over the Metroplex and be in a position to compare and contrast living in the suburbs of Dallas and the suburbs of Fort Worth.  One of the hottest areas for growth in 2010, according to news sources and online search...
01/04/2010
In 2009, most of the residential leases I worked were actually of homes that weren't even offered in the MLS as lease listings.  I either converted a listing for sale to a lease upon request from the prospective tenant, or a lease client called and asked me to find a home they could buy who would...
01/04/2010
You'll be shocked at how far your home purchase dollars can go.  We're starting out 2010 with a custom home listing that is a huge value:  2841 Creek View Court, Prosper, Texas 75078.  MLS#11304314.  This is a Dave R. Williams custom home with 4808sf of living space.  The home sits on a lightly t...
01/02/2010
2009 left me, like many of my peers, feeling as if the tail were wagging the dog.  Quite literally, the big banks took their huge bailout loan, then proceeded to tighten lending restrictions, cut off certain loan programs, and created an environment where people were fearful to even ask for a hom...
12/31/2009
It's almost January 1st.  All veteran agents are putting the finishing touches on their business plans and getting ready for the starting gun to go off, beginning another real estate cycle.  If you have ever been to a bargain basement sale, or seen an Ultimate Fighting Competition, you know the k...
12/29/2009
As I predicted around mid-year 2008, the biggest trend in real estate in Prosper, Texas in 2009 was leasing of large square footage single family homes.  And, we missed a lot of opportunities to do even more leasing, as people tightened their belts to stay in their homes throughout 2009 or reject...
12/28/2009
Hey, Realtor:  Pat yourself on the back and keep plugging in 2010!  It's the end of another year, and you need to take a moment to congratulate yourself.  You're still around!  You managed to dig in your heels and pull out enough business in 2009 to still be in this industry.  That's a real accom...
12/24/2009
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