Dual agency – permitted in most states, banned in others. Dual agency is a situation where a real estate agent is working for both the seller and the buyer - that’s the theory anyhow. In practice, a seller enters into a contract with a real estate agent to market and sell their home. A buyer comes [...]
Part of the home buying process is the negotiation phase where buyers make offers and sellers make counter offers. It doesn’t always follow that trend, of course. There are times when a seller will reduce the advertised price hoping to attract interest and then be unwilling to negotiate any further reductions. When it comes to [...]
There are a lot of home buyers in the market at present and along with them are probably ten times as many home sellers. As a home buyer, is it worth the cost of engaging a buying agent? It’s a good question yet as a question it is factually incorrect. Let me explain. Real estate [...]
We could be called brave, we could be called gullible but most of the time we are just plain ignorant when it comes to buying real estate. In fact, we are often not helped by the very people we rely on for help – the real estate agent. As a buyer, you have to be [...]
