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The declining number of homes for sale in Tallahassee is causing an old question to resurface in Tallahassee, as buyers want to know my thoughts on whether to write a back up contract on a home. The question is being asked more and more due to the fact that our Tallahassee MLS IDX Feed (the [...]
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During the boom of the housing market, it was very common for a buyer to find that he was one of multiple offers when buying a house. But the real estate market in Tallahassee has changed, where people who want to sell a home are many, and buyers are few. So if you are fortunate [...]
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Helping people discover how to buy a house over the past 21 years has revealed 7 inalienable truths that are contrary to the instincts they have when we first meet. Ironically, the very things they initially want to do would cause them to lose money and spend a lot of time getting frustrated. Fortunately, when [...]
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Ok, if you have been here before, then you know I love reader questions, especially when they relate to selling a home or even determining the best asking price for your home. Recently, a reader in Michigan dropped me a note to get my thoughts on solving a home selling problem. Meredith wrote: We live [...]
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As I write this article about the home sellers property disclosure, I want to start with an apology for the continual omission of the apostrophe that you will observe when I write “seller’s” and “sellers.’ “ The funny thing about all of the different browsers on the internet is that many of them cannot handle [...]
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Most people end up “backing in” to their relationship with a Realtor when they go to buy a home, but recently a reader wanted to know more about how compensation works for a real estate buyers agent. Sadly, most people meet a real estate buyers agent during the process of looking for homes, and this [...]
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Today’s homebuyer is especially cautious, so let’s review some of our best home buying advice to help you avoid making some big mistakes. We all know that the real estate market has been rocked. Tallahassee home values have been falling for more than five years, and the bottom is not yet appearing in our rear [...]
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There are millions of baby boomers around the world trying to decide where to retire, and if long-term reader “Bill” has anything to with it, they are going to choose Tallahassee. Bill has given the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog great feedback over the years, and his recent comments center on the fact that Tallahassee needs [...]
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I am concerned that the next wave of “putting a finger in the dike of the housing crisis” cures will be built around risky loans created solely to help you refinance a home. In response to yesterday’s Weekly Special Report “The Great Falling Home Supply Mirage,” several readers were quick to comment on thoughts they [...]
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Anybody who has been in the real estate business for more than a week can tell you that “real estate is local,” so why are most real estate companies focused on marketing a house for sale in Tallahassee on the large aggregate sites that are anything but local? I suspect it has something to do [...]
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