Imagine being a buyer’s agent and having 5 buyers looking to buy new homes this week all across metro St Louis. You know that you will be working every night, and you will be gone all weekend. Now, one of your buyers has this one house that didn’t sell over the weekend and they want […]
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Paul and Judy Anderson were looking to buy their first home in St. Louis. They wanted to do it right. When they started looking for agents, it seemed like everyone they talked to had a brother, cousin, or uncle in real estate. “How can we possibly choose the best real estate agent for our needs?”
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I was driving down Lindbergh the other day and I noticed a real estate brokerage that had been there forever suddenly wasn’t there anymore. It was kind of a surprise to me, because I’d been in that office before. It was really nice, with a large area in the front to meet with potential clients,
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I had coffee this past weekend with a wonderful couple looking to buy their first home together. They had done their research; they looked online as best as they could to look for questions to ask a pool of three potential buyer’s agents. Because it is somewhat unusual for new home buyers to actually take
Speaking To Home Buyer Concerns As A Real Estate Agent Read More »
If you look at when people buy houses, the first purchase is usually sometime in the late 20’s. That’s when their first stable job kicks in and they are able to save up enough money, if careful, to buy their first home. With what we’ve seen in the market since about 2007 though, that first
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In the office, we talk about stories that are non-linear. They don’t tend to happen in an order that makes any sense. As an example, a home buyer may make a decision to buy a home well before or after they get a mortgage or call a buyer’s agent. Also, there are things that happen
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A while ago I got a call from a couple interested in buying their first home. I suggested that we meet and talk about what they were looking for and to get to know them better. Towards the end of our meeting the husband said that he was looking forward to working with me. I
Why Does Home Buyer Momentum Stop After First Or Second Contact? Read More »
I was looking at some trends in search as real estate websites are usually based off of keywords. You often hear that real estate sales are cyclical, and I know this to be true. What I didn’t realize is that the actions people take, in this case search, is really correlated to what I see
Is Home Buying Seasonal in St. Louis? Read More »
I happened to see one of my friends who is successful in real estate this weekend. I asked him, “Don’t you have an open house to be at?” He laughed and said, “No, I haven’t held an open house in 10 years.” I found that fascinating. After all, when I have listings, I always have
Hold An Open House In St. Louis Or No? Read More »
Savvy-chic! Sophisticated taste! Well appointed! We see these phrases in real estate marketing all the time. I don’t think it really works, but it doesn’t hurt to try. Similar to questioning real estate commercials, a listing agent in St. Louis is never going to advertise their listing is ugly. Sometimes, they don’t even know there’s
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