ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE

Tag: real estate

  • Are You Swoopers or Sleuths?

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    Dianne Goode
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    Buyers want to know how many homes they can see in one outing.  Well, that depends. It depends on how much time we have.  2-3 hours is typical. It depends on how far apart the homes are.  The more time spent driving between houses, the less time we have to spend inside them. And it…

  • A Sad Story

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    Dianne Goode
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    I first met Tony (as I will call him) about a year ago. He asked me to come talk to him about listing his house. I calculated that the house would sell for around $170,000. Tony said that wasn’t enough. “I need more than that,” he said, and he listed his house with another agent…

  • Encouraging News!

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    Dianne Goode
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    Instant view: New home sales surge in December (NEW YORK Wed Jan 26, 2011) Reuters reported that new U.S. single-family home sales in December rose to their highest level in eight months and prices were the highest since April 2008, raising cautious optimism for a housing market recovery. The Commerce Department said sales jumped 17.5…