I’ve only been doing real estate for 17 years in northern Colorado, having come to it as my second career but I know most of my colleagues, despite younger folks coming on board. I eventually meet them, too. But I don’t know the Listing Agents who are popping up on our northern Colorado MLS with Denver as their agency address. Competition for listings is fierce with so few of them coming on the market right now. I get it. But are we doing our clients a disservice by listing properties where …
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Can Your Buyer Make Multiple Offers?
In a fast seller’s market like the one happening in northern Colorado right now, a buyer may find that she wants to make multiple offers on different properties in hopes that she gets one of them. Unethical maybe even illegal? It depends on your state but there are a few strategies that could be possible if the client also seeks the advice of a real estate attorney. Some attorneys are recommending putting short expiration dates on the first offer, so buyer can then move on to the next. Let’s …
Getting in on the Home Buying Game
The house didn’t do much for my client. It was okay but had very little character. It met all the other checkpoints: room for guests, half bath on the main, basement ceiling was higher than normal, good-sized garage, great location near the bike path. “I guess we should make an offer.” As real estate agents, it’s not what we like to hear from our clients. We like them to be excited about a possible new home and smile a lot at the Closing Table. But with a resigned shrug of the shoulders, …
This & That
Downtown Loveland Looks like downtown Loveland will continue its revitalization with the unanimous approval by City Council to move forward on a proposal by Brinkman Partners. Dubbed the South Catalyst, the project will span First to Third streets between Cleveland and Lincoln Avenues. They hope to start construction the first of 2017. Brinkman Partners developed the Gallery Flats in downtown …
