tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811495192878640981Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:04:46 +0000housing marketBuyer BrokersBuyer's AgencyBuyerseconomist predictionsfirst time homebuyershome buyinghome saleshome searchhomebuyershomesinternetinternet searchmarket reboundpricingsellershttp://thechicagorealestateblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Deborah Hess)Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811495192878640981.post-1519832399587137272Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:44:00 +00002008-07-04T06:51:35.240-07:00home buyinghome searchhomesinternetinternet search Everything you read these days about Buyers and their Home Search mentions the Internet. A majority of people seem to start there. However, between the number that begin there, and the number that end by purchasing a home, there is a world of difference. Many articles speak of how unhappy buyers are with the lack of response from Realtors they email.The numbers are astounding! 70% begin their http://thechicagorealestateblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/get-satisfaction-from-your-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Hess)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811495192878640981.post-200193849328930489Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:35:00 +00002008-04-23T10:46:43.187-07:00home saleshousing marketpricingsellersIt has never been easy to price a home. These days it is more difficult than ever before. Buyers see everything on the market as being over priced and no one offers full price any more. If a home is priced at or slightly under market value it will attract buyers and have showings but offers on it will be for less than the asking price, sometimes for as much as 10% below the asking price. It isn'thttp://thechicagorealestateblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/price-is-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Hess)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811495192878640981.post-8899551390096334275Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:26:00 +00002008-04-18T06:49:27.857-07:00economist predictionsfirst time homebuyershomebuyershousing marketmarket reboundBuyers who have been sitting on the fence, thinking that a better deal will be found at the end of this economic rainbow, may want to consider leading consumer economist’s latest predictions. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors, predicts that “Existing home sales could start to show a sustained increase within a few months, unless there are some additional http://thechicagorealestateblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/leading-economist-predicts-housing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Hess)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811495192878640981.post-7569192554594249291Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:33:00 +00002008-04-16T13:24:49.763-07:00Buyer BrokersBuyer's AgencyBuyersWhat Is Buyer’s Agency? Should I have a Buyer’s Agent Represent Me in My Search for a New Home? Some home buyers don't want to sign a buyer's broker agreement with a buyer's agent until they get to know that agent. But many buyers agents refuse to show property unless the buyer has signed a buyer's broker agreement. This sounds like a Catch-22 situation, doesn't it? Part of a buyer's reluctance http://thechicagorealestateblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-is-buyers-agency-should-i-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Hess)0