Archive for Sellers
Have You Seen Your House Listing Lately?
It’s kind of shocking.
I was going through the San Antonio MLS (Multiple Listing Service) this morning, looking at houses when I started looking at expired listings. When you list your home for sale, you and your Realtor® will sign a document giving the agent the permission to list your house for sale. You [...]
“No Strings Attached” Real Estate
Strings? What strings?
While reading a recent comment by a fellow Realtor® on another site, I noticed their use of the phrase “no strings attached.” Immediately, my mind shifted into consumer mode and thought, “well if they’re selling real estate with no strings attached, what are the other Realtors® doing?”
Maybe I was just being [...]
More About Dual Agency In Texas aka Intermediary
A bit of followup.
When I wrote my post about dual agency, “Dual Agency, Double Commission, and a Bad Idea For You.,” I was reacting to some of the posts I had been reading recently and wanted to give my opinions to my readers. This time, I’d like to discuss Texas’ version of dual agency [...]
Dual Agency, Double Commission, and a Bad Idea For You.
Who represents who?
In several real estate industry blogs and forums, I’ve been seeing a lot of mention of dual agency lately. Whether dressed in fancy terms, disclosed or undisclosed, there is only one reason for dual agency – double commission for the listing agent. In Texas, we call it “intermediary” and it is [...]
San Antonio – This Is What I Want For Christmas…
…Other Than World Peace And An iPhone 3GS.
It’s that time of year when everyone starts thinking of the toys and presents, gadgets and gizmos, new kicks and latest threads. It’s Christmas Eve and my wife and I haven’t even gone shopping for each other yet. She knows a few things that I want, [...]
Short Sale Disclosure In San Antonio
Shhhh… Don’t Tell The Neighbors.
Today, in an email from Trulia, I noticed an interesting question about short sales and disclosure. Real estate agent Cathy Cataletto of Staten Island posed several questions to agents across the nation regarding short sales and how we (and if we) are to disclose them (real estate laws vary widely [...]
Listing your home isn’t a game.
My biggest fear.
When looking through the San Antonio MLS listings on the market, especially in our current market, I sometimes get a bit scared by what I see. It’s not 100% of the listings I see, in fact, it’s a small percentage, but it scares me nonetheless.
What is it that I see? Listings that seem [...]
San Antonio Move-Up Buyers And The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.
What to do now that the tax credit has arrived?
As you’ve already read in “First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit – The New Extension And Expansion,” the new changes to the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit allows for so-called “move-up” buyers to receive a tax credit of up to $6,500. So how does [...]
When your closing isn’t going to happen on time. Don’t panic.
Frustrating, isn’t it?
I had a closing the other day. Or at least I was supposed to. It didn’t happen. I’ve been lucky in my real estate career and had most of my homes close on time or within agreed upon extensions. I don’t have the horror stories some agents have about [...]
New Area Information By Zip Code (Market Stats And More)!
Getting information about your area just got easier!
Announcing a new feature here at RErockstar.com – area information by zip code! In order to provide San Antonio home buyers and sellers with more information about the neighborhoods they live in or plan to move to, I have begun work on a project that will eventually [...]
