Everyday contracts are negotiated and in the end- it all comes down to a win win ending. When either party feels that they are being taken advantage of is when all starts to fall apart. Several rules in negotiations is to not go back too many times. The more it gets negotiated it all comes [...]
Homes for Sale decrease in Austin Texas
The number of homes for sale inven otry decreased in the last 3 weeks from a high of 13,853 to now only 12,898 but this is still up from January 1, 2010 with 30% more homes on the market. Pending contracts are down 21.87% from August of last year. Sold sales in last month compared [...]
What has happened to NAR and Keller Williams Realty
The National Association of Realtors NAR has had a drop in membership of 3.5% and Keller Williams Realty has had a increase in 8.5% in membership. Keller Williams Realty is setting the trend and pace for much larger opportunity. Steve Murray is quoted at Mega Camp that there is a huge wave of Shadow Listings [...]
Short Sales & Foreclosures- what is new news!
The second quarter of 2010 there are 4.57% of the homes in the United States in foreclosure. The number of homes in default that are late in making the payment after 30 days is 9.4% . The total number of homes that are distressed properties are 6,216,650 and a total of 3,830,000 are predicted to [...]
What is a great Home for Sale in Kyle Texas
The number of homes for sale in the greater Austin Multiple Listing Service MLS is now up to 13,488 which is an increase of 34% from where we started in January 2010. Kyle now has 246 homes for sale and 63 pending sales and only 27 sold in August. That leaves a 9 month inventory [...]
Finding homes for sale before they go on the MLS
Buyers are always looking for the best buys on the market and the top 10 to 15% always sell the fastest. In fact Austin was ranked as the second fastest homes for sale market in the United States with Sunnyvale California being first. What that means is that when a home is in tip top [...]
Foreclosures or Traditional Resale- what’s the advantage!
Check out the FNMA Homepath website– http://www.homepath.com/ You can search for homes for sale in Williamson & Travis. There are a lot of available properties, especially in Williamson. These are all FNMA-owned homes which makes them eligible for the HomePath mortgage program. As a buyer you can put as little as 3% down on the loan [...]
