Here's the third installment of our "7 Habits" series, following up 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Buyers and 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Sellers. What, you didn't know this was a series? Yeah, me either until about 10 minutes ago... Here we'll explore seven habits that highly effective real state agents practice. In an act of shameless self-promotion, we'll throw in that if you are a Phoenix home buyer or seller, you need to only call Thompson's Realty to find an agent that … [Read more...]
7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Sellers
Pretty original title eh? Apologies to Stephen Covey... It fits though, and there is something to be learned from how home sellers have approached the often arduous task of putting their home on the market, and more importantly, closing the transaction. Effective Home Sellers Habit #1: Be Realistic What your neighbor sold their home for last year, or even last month, doesn't matter. What you “lost” because you didn't sell your home at the peak of the market doesn't matter. Those fancy … [Read more...]
How not to sell your Phoenix home
*Sigh* Anyone that has read this blog for any length of time knows that lousy listing information on homes for sale is a pet peeve of mine. Here is today's winner. It covers pretty much every aspect of what makes a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) entry wrong. First, there is only one photo. It's of the front of the home and the most dominant aspect of the photo is the SUV parked in the driveway. The directions field normally contains, shockingly, directions to the home. Typically … [Read more...]
Going FSBO? Here’s One Way to Waste Your Time and Effort
First, let me begin this with saying I am not “anti-FSBO” (For Sale By Owner) or anti-limited service brokerage. Yeah, I’m a real estate broker and of course I’d prefer you enlist me to help you sell your home. But if you really know what you are doing, and you have the time, and you want to sell your home yourself, go for it. Knock yourself out. There is clearly no shortage of homes for me to help sell.But, if you are going to go FSBO, or go with a limited … [Read more...]
Housing Rumble: US News & World Reports “Do You Need an Agent” Debate Concludes
UPDATE: Here is the link to vote for the winner of the debate. The debate over at the US News & World Reports Housing Front blog has ended. Here are links to all the posts: Day 1 (Thompson) Day 2 (Healy) Day 3 (Thompson) Day 4 (Healy) Day 5 (Thompson) Day 6 (Healy) Sometime later today of the Home Front Blog, there will be a voting poll set up. Read the posts, and vote for who you feel “won” the debate. I know who I'll be voting for, you should vote for who you felt … [Read more...]
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