Q: Denise, I am struggling with whether to include a closing gift for my clients or not. What do you think? A: While I don’t think a closing can buy your way into people forgiving you for mistakes during the transaction or a lack of client care, a closing gesture can indeed go a long […]
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No Comments » Q: Denise, I have wasted so much time over the years working with buyers who never end up buying. Am I doing something wrong or is it just my luck? A: I don’t believe that any kind of luck, good or bad, has anything to do this with. I believe that agents who find themselves […]
If you have spent hours driving around buyers who aren’t really ready to buy, you know the importance of making sure buyers are pre-qualified before they get in your car. And I don’t just mean pre-qualified with a lender. I mean agents need to take the time to ask some tough questions of the buyer […]
How much do you really know about international home buyers? Take the 10 question NAR Quiz and find out! Click here to go take the quiz
Over the next several weeks I am going to be covering the importance of two little words: “What if?” Simply asking this question in a variety of scenarios will not only help you gauge what your clients are truly feeling about an issue, but it can also be a good tool for your clients to […]
“Aging in Place” has been a buzzphrase for awhile, but what does this mean for what buyers want in a home? Click here to read the full article!
Q: Denise, what do you think about previewing properties? Do you think the market is too fast to have the time to do that anymore? A: Great question! Because the market is so fast is exactly the reason that agents do need to preview new listings. If you are working with a buyer you should […]
Every customer has an expectation when buying a product or service. Most of us don’t even think about expectations… until there is a problem with the product or service we have paid our hard-earned money for. In real estate sales the expectations are numerous. We have all worked with buyers who expect you to find […]
According to Goldman Sachs, more than half the homes sold last year and half of all the homes sold in 2013 were purchased without a mortgage. Click here to read the whole article!
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Contracts are written for a very important reason: to protect all parties in a real estate transaction in the event that something should go wrong. While it is never the intent of any real estate agent to end up on the wrong end of conflict in a real estate transaction, things can go wrong and […]
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