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  1. What To Offer In A Strong Buyer Market

    by , 05-05-2011 at 10:30 PM
    It's a buyers market. This means that there are good deals out there. Since it's a buyers market, buyers knew that there are good deals out there. But having good deals in the market is not enough for some buyers. Some are still looking for an even better deal. They want to offer far less than list price, even when list price is far less than market value. This is the attitude of buyers when they know it's buyers market, but sadly they don't fully understand what it means if it's ...
  2. What Will You do with the leads? Should You Force Registration

    by , 04-29-2011 at 11:07 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by abarker View Post
    It really depends on what you would do with the leads, if you forced registration. If you are going to call your leads, and follow up. You will see a much higher conversion rate by forcing registration.

    The most effective way to get quality leads is to allow them to see some homes before forcing the registration. That way they get a feel for your website, and you help weed out some of the look-e-loos who won't be buying anyways.

    If you aren't going to follow up with
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    Tags: idx, leads
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    Agents
  3. The Nuts And Bolts Of Buying Homes

    by , 02-04-2011 at 12:01 AM
    Evaluate your current financial status - this is so far the first and foremost thing that you have to do when you are thinking of buying a property. Every home buyer is supposed to be reasonable enough with their expenses. Just because a lender says you can afford a certain amount, doesn
    Tags: home buying
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    Real Estate Buyers
  4. Mortgage Interest Rates Will Increase This Year

    by , 01-31-2011 at 11:11 PM
    If you've followed the real estate and mortgage news over the past few months, you've noticed that mortgage interest rates have risen quite a bit lately. Due to the slow housing market and sluggish economy, mortgage interest rates were recently at their lowest than they ever have been. The probability is that the interest rates might not be this low again.

    The million dollar question is, "What will happen to mortgage interest rates in the future?"? Nobody knows for ...
  5. Should you Sell, or Turn Your Home into a Rental Property?

    by , 12-01-2010 at 09:52 PM

    Real estate owners have many reasons to move. Some of the time its out of necessity, other times its simply to move into a more desireable home. In the current economy, and with mortgage interest rates as low as they are, the best long term financial decision is probably to rent a house out rather than sell it at a steep discount.

    With today's mortgage interest rates as low as they are, rental rates generally exceed mortgage payments, especially if you've owned your home ...
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