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How to Get a Handle on the Housing Market: Shrink it to a Manageable Size

From 16,000 Houses Down to . . . a Dozen or So “Before you’re addicted to heroin, you have lots of worries; after you’re addicted . . . you just have one.” –George Carlin on the “virtue” of being a heroin addict. “I’m not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it...
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Playing the “Moving On” Card in Real Estate Negotiations

When it Works — and When it Doesn’t; or, “Good!  Go Lowball Someone Else!” Fear of loss can be a huge motivator in real estate sales. For home Buyers, it means losing out on their dream home to a higher bidder. So, what do home Sellers fear losing? A good Buyer. “The Runner-Up House” Which...
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$64,000 Question for Sellers

From Dozens of Questions . . . to Just One After all the market analysis, Comp’s, showing feedback, etc., once a Buyer shows up with an offer, there’s really just one question Sellers (and their Realtors) have to contemplate. Namely:  ‘Is this offer the best (or close to it) that I can expect to get...
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