Good Schools = Buyer Demand (What’s New?) Local San Jose Realtors are running ads in newspapers in China and India telling potential immigrants to “buy a home” in [San Jose’s] Lynbrook school district because it produced “two Intel science winners.” –Thomas Friedman, “America’s Real Dream Team“; The New York Times (3/21/2010) Nice piece by Tom...Read More
“No Time Like the Present” for Home Repairs One of the things I’ve repeatedly seen over the years is Sellers, in preparation for going on the market, finally tackle all the projects they put off while they lived in the home. Like replacing an especially stained Living Room carpet; refinishing that horribly scratched hardwood floor...Read More
Realtor Freudian Slip?One of the things I do in a Listing Presentation — basically, a job interview for Realtors — is give prospective clients a quick overview of the contracts that go into a deal (as a former corporate lawyer, I actually truly enjoy this part!). Typically, I’ll drop in “dummy” names for illustrative purposes,...Read More
Waiting on Leaves, Not Green Grass Snowy exterior shots in July are definitely a no-no. It either means the Realtor is out to lunch, the owner is — or often, both. However, snow shots in March –at least in Minnesota — are another matter. The holdup isn’t that the (now uncovered) grass is brown; that...Read More