Yesterday my son was tripped up when running with our dog. Like superman, he flew forward and ended up with a nice “road rash” along his leg, elbow, and hands. With some TLC, neosporin, and lots of bandaids, he was ready to rock. Later in the evening, I wanted to pull off the bandaids too…
Really you shouldn’t be clueless when buying a house, but I’m talking about C.L.U.E less in this particular instance. You will sometimes see a potential buyer ask a seller for a copy of their CLUE report. CLUE is the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange. This in an insurance industry database which tracks claims made by homeowners.…
Karen Webster recently wrote about the agent responsibility act that is going to be effective in Michigan starting July 1, 2008. What this law does is require people to check a box indicating they understand what services they are not receiving. This law came about due to the concerns that consumers really did not understand…
The National Association of Home Builders released a statement yesterday that builder confidence is down. “Home builders remained considerably downbeat as market conditions continued to erode in May, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. The HMI fell a single point to 19, bringing it within one point of the record…
You’ve been reading about interviewing real estate agents here in Salem Oregon and what questions to ask. This blog is not another one to give you ideas. This blog is about understanding how an agent should be spending the money that you give them to sell your home. What do you need to know? The…
Ahhh…the open house debate.. Sellers have been extensively trained and groomed over the years to demand open houses from their real estate agents. Like clockwork on Saturdays and Sundays, homeowners scurry around their homes in an effort to get the home show ready for the “hoards” of people that will come through the home. Like…
Recently on a forum , a consumer posted this question: Our realtor broke her end of the contract, so now should we? She went on to talk about the situation. When I picked our realtor back in August, I felt she was the best woman for the job because everywhere you go, you see…
A little bit ago I wrote about all of the new construction subdivisions that were occurring here in Salem Oregon. I was recently asked by a reader about one of the subdivisions so I thought it would make a good blog topic. Walnut Creek Estates is located on the corner of Holder and Liberty Rd…
April has ended and is generally considered to be the start of the “selling season.” While inventories are creeping up, they are still only in a slight buyer’s market. Here is where our local markets currently stand. Market data information is from the local WVMLS. Here is what is occurring in the city of Keizer…
As real estate agent, I have the opportunity to go into many homes and get great design and decorating ideas. My current home was a home that needed a lot of work on it. Every year is a project on it. This year I was thinking of tackling the kitchen. The kiddos are old enough,…