Thanksgiving. A good time to take time.
To all my friends and clients,
Thought I’d take time to send a note of gratitude along with my Top 10 Best..(read more)
“If we’re patient and look long enough, we’ll find the perfect house.” That’s what some people say when new home shopping.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to find a place that meets most of your needs and wants. But waiting for perfection may be a mistake.
By comparing houses on..(read more)
How do I go about finding these “Best Buys?” I’m a student of the real estate market! Every day I spend several hours searching through the MLS listings for my clients. I get into as many of the homes for sale as I can so I have first hand knowledge about location, condition and price. Here’s how I select the 10 homes you see here...
First, and you’ve..(read more)
I’ve been watching the little pile of snow under the laurel bush at the end of our driveway, waiting to catch the last moment of its existence as a sign that Winter is finally over. I know I’ll never catch the exact moment because it’s always changing and it will disappear before I actually see it so I won’t be able to crow about my un-official beginning of Spring.
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Not everything is a great buy but these listings will not likely be here next time you check. Inventory is level to this time last year and some sellers are getting traction in the market with aggressive pricing and/or conditioning with location on their side.
Andover:
In town small solid colonial $324,900 Short sale
Almost new 2400 sf colonial $594,900 Seller relocation
Waterfront 2 acre lot..(read more)
I've just been searching our MLS looking at properties for a client and I'm amazed at how many listings have only a few photos (a lot with only one!), no room measurements, no features, no visual tours...nothing to excite buyers and make them want to pick up the phone and call and make an appointment to see the house.
It takes an expert to be known as the..(read more)
If you're a Buyer who's been sitting on the fence, waiting for the market to bottom out...Don’t Wait Much Longer! In the past 30 days, we’ve seen increased activity in the Andovers.
Is now the right time to buy a home? I feel very optimistic about the current state of the housing . In fact, I think it's always a good time to buy a house if you buy the right home, at..(read more)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Continued Buyer's Advantage Conditions
Months of inventory available is up 51.5% from December 07 to March 2008 in North Andover and up 48% in Andover for the same period, while year over year inventory levels are down 50% tempering a free-fall in values.
Good selling opportunities are available this week in Andover with the % of homes going under..(read more)
Are you my Buyer?
As the president of your own professional sales corporation, your job is to create and keep customers with whom you enjoy working and who appreciate the extent of the job you do for them and how you treat them. Then you’ll have an abundance of ‘clients for life” and remember, not everyone is a GOOD buyer for you.
CHANGE: And just as a company..(read more)
