Buyer’s Market Phenomenon: More “Dual Agency” Deals? I don’t have any hard data, but at least anecdotally, it seems like the number of homes being sold by the listing agent — that is, they represent the Buyer as well as the Seller — is on the rise. (One of the quirks of real estate is...Read More
Casing a Home in 10 Minutes Flat (In a Good Way)One of the many, behind-the-scenes things that good Realtors do for their clients is preview. Whereas a showing is when a Realtor views a for-sale home with their client, a preview is when they look without the client along. Schedule permitting, I preview as much...Read More
Phew! And That’s Just to Take a Look . . . With a “traditional sale” (no bank involved), here’s how Realtors set up a showing: You call the listing agent’s front desk, request the showing, and wait for a confirmation with showing instructions, i.e., lockbox code, alarm location (if any), etc. (Realtors can now submit...Read More
“I Can’t Find Anything I Like” “Water, water everywhere [but] nary a drop to drink.”–Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” One of the conundrums of a housing market supposedly flooded with inventory is Buyers who lament that they can’t find anything they like. What’s going on? Is it just their imagination? Actually,...Read More
