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Scalability…

Saturday, 28 June 2008 23:34
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If you are a regular reader here, you know how I tweaked out a listing using a load of current technology.  And I am quick to admit that this has been an expensive process.  but, for a listing that is close to $1m, I think it is a worthwhile investment.  But, most homes on the market aren’t in that market.

But I still think that they deserve a higher level of exposure than they are currently getting.

So, today I negotiated a completely different type of property.  We will be utilizing some of the technologies that we brought out for 9010 Brixham Court, but doing in a way that is more applicable to a property that is affordable to most people.

Obviously, I’m not ready to roll it out in front of everyone… but I hope to have it ready to introduce late next week.

Is your home a Showhome?

Friday, 27 June 2008 22:57
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Today was an interesting day.

Randy Travis of Fox5 here in Atlanta was on location on one of my listings, 9010 Brixham Court in Suwanee, shooting some video for a story about a vacant home staging service.  The home in question has a property manager from Showhomes of Atlanta.  There isn’t a problem with this home.

But, apparently that isn’t always the case.  Another company didn’t deliver what the promised.  And now the home owner is getting headaches and spending money instead of avoiding headaches and saving money.

Look for the story in July.  Of course, as soon as I know when the story will air, I will post up about it.

From the comments that were made at the house, the crew from Fox5 was pretty impressed with the house.  The furnishings were immaculate, and well-suited to a listing bordering on $1m.  The Home Manager team keeps the home immaculate and ready to show all of the time.

For vacant homes, it is a great way to stage and keep the home lived in.  Vacant homes seem to have more problems.

And if you want a couple of pretty acres suitable for building up near Ellijay… with a spring… I might be able to get you a good deal.  And those things are TOTALLY unrelated.

Not into the mailbag… Sellers…

Tuesday, 24 June 2008 23:38
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I did a series of posts on questions that I get on a regular basis (or interesting enough that they make an impression by getting asked just once).  This isn’t one of those.  This is the question that most consumers don’t know to ask… and it comes in two parts.

Can’t we push the price up some for a little negotiating room?

You can try.  But that doesn’t mean it is going to work.  So far this year there have been about 4 homes come on the market for each home that has sold.  That means that the competition for the sale is fierce.  To boil it down to the base, homes that have “a little negotiating room” aren’t getting shown… and so they don’t get offers to negotiate.  There are more than 10,000 Single Family Residences on the market right now.  In almost every price range, location and criteria set, there are a pile of homes for buyers to choose from.  When they are parring the list, the over-priced homes get cut.

That doesn’t mean it is hunky-dory…

And I will be hitting that tomorrow.  Buyers also need to be realistic when it comes to offer time.

Looking for the Gwinnett real estate expert?

Monday, 16 June 2008 15:24
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I hate to toot my own horn, but if I don’t, I doubt that my competition will…  So, here it goes.

When the AJC needed perspective on Gwinnett real estate…

Their reporter called me.  Apparently, I was inescapable…  I do write monthly market reports, and I don’t pump sunshine…  I tell it like it is.  If it is good, I will say so.  If it isn’t, I will say so.  I do subscribe to the NAR position that all real estate is local, but I don’t try to use that to camouflage a weak market.

Have a link…

Here is a link to the AJC Gwinnett real estate wrap up.  The story is well written, and balanced.  The market here isn’t all sunshine, and the numbers bear that out.  It also isn’t bloodshed… and the numbers bear that out.

Every month I study the numbers.  I look at the news and the trends all of the time and try to glean where the market is heading.  But, more importantly, I try to make sure that I can back up what I am saying.  I hear a lot of people preaching doom and gloom… or preaching that it’s peachy… and they don’t have anything to back it up.

Have another link…

Here is my April/May 2008 market report on my blog.  Here is the report on my website.  Of course, if you are reading this later in the year, you can always find my most recent report on the front page of my website at GarageHomesUSA.  It is usually on a content rotator near the top of the page.  If you don’t see it right away… it should be there in a minute.

Thanks for tuning in.

Talking with a Stager…

Thursday, 12 June 2008 21:34
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I had a Broker Open House today (some call them office caravans or just broker opens), and one of my guests was Angel Walker, a local stager.  I’ve talked with Angel a few times, and she has even written a post on staging for my blog and website, and she is always a pleasure to talk with about real estate.

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