Looking through the archives, I came across this story – To Sell or Not To Sell? From September 2005
Browsing Category Sellers
Why Must the “Full Commission” Myth be Contantly Perpetuated?
There is no “full commission” anymore, just as the term ” discount ” is irrelevant. … Heck, I even do pro bono work (sometimes not intentionally).
Will Sellers Believe Us Now?
When we say that print advertising is a means by which to satiate sellers and not an effective way to market a house, will sellers finally take note of the reality of the market? The LA Times’ shuttering / merging of its real estate section is a sign of the times, and one that Realtors and Sellers should recognize (I think that Buyers already know this).
Proof that Gas Prices are affecting buyers in Charlottesville area
Getting feedback from Buyer’s Agents is one of the most persistent challenges a listing agent faces, yet good feedback is absolutely crucial to understanding buyers’ mindsets to help best advise sellers.
…The trouble is, when showing forty plus houses a week, it’s that more challenging to elicit feedback from Buyers Agents …
Are homebuyers and sellers the only ones who need transportation?
Kaine thinks so . (thanks to Richmond Sunlight for pointing out this article ) Kaine is proposing a statewide 25-cent increase in the grantors tax, which is now 10 cents per $100 of assessed value, that owners pay on the sale of a house. … Make no mistake – Virginia’s (and the localities’) transportation systems need help; they need maintenance and they need new infrastructure – roads, bike paths, rail lines – but taxing only one segment of the population that uses the system is wrong.
Negotiate anything
If more Realtors and buyers and sellers could or would recognize these simple facts, we would all be better off. … quite well – and each time it was irrelevant, but important to the buyer to have – if only to work through it.
Best listing remarks of the day
Seen in the Charlottesville MLS this morning for a new listing in a great location close to Barracks Road and Barracks Road shopping center – !!! … APPLIANCES ON PREMISES ARE NOT WARRANTED (May not work) HEATPUMP OR FURNACE IS DISMANTLED.