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Buyer walked after 4 days. Their flake-out might be your (or your client’s) gain! Click here to see a 2/2 condo in gated area for $129,900. Last one like it sold June 5, 2008 for $155,000. Click to see pics and info. Heather Barr is a Realtor and a happy workaholic. She eats more than someone [...]

OMG. The creative financers are back. Received a purchase offer from a buyer who (1) is upside down in her current mortgage and (2) can’t get approved for a new mortgage because her income is “unusual” (i.e. it’s from disability insurance and oil stock dividends). Here’s an idea: if you owe more on your current [...]

Zillow launched a new online mortgage quote system today at their Mortgage Marketplace.  Must give credit to The Phoenix Real Estate Guy, Jay Thompson for blogging about this first. From Jay: Zillow’s system does not take your name, phone number, email or Social Security Number. Lenders get your request and respond with a detailed loan quote [...]

It appears that my post from yesterday, If you want to sell, take the offer, was somehow hi-jacked by spammers (scourge of the Earth), and filled with links to an online gaming site. The good news is that the spam-links are only visible if you use Google Reader; otherwise my post looked perfectly normal. I’m [...]

Well, it’s happened. Writer’s block. The good news is that I’ve noticed a lot of new readers lately on my humble little blog. And new visitors to my main website as well. I’m pretty sure they’re going there to search the MLS, since real estate is once again the preferred party chit-chat topic. Everybody wants [...]