Monthly Archives: December 2011

The way all Brokerages work is that they belong to an association that catalogs properties for sale, that buyers can search. In our State agents input the Listings, and in most cases agents write the Purchase, and Sales Agreement for … Continue reading →

About three months ago a property I liked sold for a price I thought was fair. It was completely redone from the studs out. Everything was new, and the finishes were to the period of the house. I was told in an online … Continue reading →

We were dressing up a house for sale so we took a trip to Restoration Hardware. They have a lot of vintage fixtures, drapes, and decoration. In one house we threw in a leather couch, and arm chair with the … Continue reading →

In keeping with my last post about Real Estate search sites I’d like to deal with some of the realities of searching online. Number one is that to see inside of a house you need some one to let you … Continue reading →

There are a lot of what we would call Discount Brokerages that are offering online services. Some of those services, like from redfin, are online searches for residential property. The functions have really become incredible. A national site that offers … Continue reading →

The Multiple Listing Service publishes statistics each month about how many properties sold. Then they have commentary by the Brokerage company executives about rising, or falling inventory levels, and how that effects sales prices. One point that I always want to … Continue reading →