How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home

July 26, 2011 HomeSelling

photo credit: kenteegardin Guest blog post by: Carl Vogel Before you put your home up for sale, use the right comparable sales to find the perfect price. Knowing how much homes similar to yours, called comparable sales (or in real estate lingo, comps), sold for gives you the best idea of the current estimated value [...]

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Good Faith Estimates for Buyers

July 20, 2011 HomeBuying

Mortgage lenders are required by law to provide buyers an itemized, “good-faith” estimate of their closing costs. Occasionally buyers will have this document in hand at the closing ready to question each item on the final closing statement that does not match the estimate exactly. Two of the lenders I work with and recommend to [...]

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In A Buyer’s Market, You Still Need An Advocate

July 12, 2011 HomeBuying

This is the best market for buyers we’ve seen in a very long time. It’s amazing to me the houses on the market I thought should’ve sold long ago are still sitting there. That’s power for buyers. Interest rates are at generational lows, and there are many properties that qualify for 100% financing in the [...]

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Steve’s Top Three Sweet Deals of the Week – June 17

June 17, 2011 HomeBuying

Every week I pick what I believe to be the Top Three Sweet Deals for real estate in Shawnee OK. These Sweet Deals are chosen for their presentation for the market, convenient location and value in our current buyer climate. For buyer representation and to see any of the homes in the Shawnee OK area, [...]

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