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10 Safety Tips for todays Sellers

Larry Jensen

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 4:56pm. 10 Views, 0 Comments.

As if selling your home in today’s market did not pose enough challenges on you, scams targeting the Real Estate market are growing.

Selling For Sale by Owner? You better be vigilant!

The summer started off with a local couple robbing Rent Rolls from Real Estate offices. In some cases they also took laptops and ID's right out from the Real Estate office. Then we saw an uptick in scams. People pretending to be NYS Licensed Real Estate Agents trying to book showings for homes. In some cases they were successful.. n old Rental scam reemerged where a person pretends to be the owner of a home, rents it out to an unknowing person. The scamer makes off with the Security Deposit and at least, the first months rent. Some of these targeted homes were never…

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Open Houses...Not Worth the Risk to Sellers

Larry Jensen

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 8:29pm. 31 Views, 0 Comments.

Do Open Houses benefit the seller? Its a highly debated subject among Realtors and I have discussed it at length with many of them from all over the country. 

Lets first look at what an Open House is. There are basically two types and the names vary by area.

• Public Open House: This is usually done on a Sunday somewhere between 12pm and 5pm though some innovative marketing gurus have started Twilight Open Houses for those homes that have special appeal due to landscape lighting. It is hosted my the listing agent or another agent at the office and the public (aka Guests) are invited in to view the house. Most agents attempt to have guests register prior to viewing the home. This is usually accomplished by asking them to fill out a form or sign in…

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Does anyone really know what is happening?

Larry Jensen

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 8:29pm. 21 Views, 0 Comments.

As a Real Estate Broker, I believe it is my job to keep track of the industry, try to make some sense of it and inform my agents and clients what is happening locally.

One way I do this is by keeping tract of Real Estate reports. I have over a hundred news feeds I scan through every day. Looking at each headline today, something really stands out....Confusion!

Let's take a look at a few headlines that cam in this morning:

• Mortgage Rates edge up
• Some see hints of a bottom
• Sales of new homes sink.
• Lennar readies for New Home surge
• US Real Estate Confidence drops

Each headline seem to contradict the next. SO what is happening...Uncertanity!

We have always had a saying in Real Estate, It's Local. And that is what we are seeing here. When we…

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Federal Short Sale Guidelines or HAFA are getting closer!

Larry Jensen

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 8:25pm. 26 Views, 0 Comments.

Most of us dread April 15th, but this year, April has a whole new meaning. That's because on April 5th. the New Federal Short Sale Guidelines will take affect.

Ask most REALTORS about a Short Sale and unless they are experts at it, they will run from it. Why? Well let's take a look at the current process.

At this point the seller and buyer are bound by contract and this is where everything goes horribly wrong. Unlike a traditional sale, there is…

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