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Narrowing Your Search – Translating the MLS Information from Realtor-eze to English!
June 28, 2021
Each day, you get an email with multiple listing service information for homes that the computer thinks might meet your criteria. So how do you figure out which homes actually do fit your wish list without visiting them in person? Here are a few hints: We used to have to ...
Continue ReadingWhat’s a View Worth?
What’s a View Worth? My first condo won me over with a spectacular view of Rock Creek Park and the National Cathedral. I could look out any window from my top floor unit and see neighborhood dogs chasing frisbees, and the season changes were stunning. When it finally sold, the view was ...
Continue ReadingIs This a Good Time to Sell my House?
When someone asks a real estate agent if this is a good time to buy or sell a house, the answer is almost always a resounding “Yes!” That answer is programmed into our brains on our first day of real estate school, and throughout our careers, the Yes is reinforced. Sometimes ...
Continue ReadingYou Call That Dump a Penthouse?
When I lived in New York, my apartment could have been the set for the old classic, “Barefoot in the Park”. It was the top floor of an old brownstone at 46 East 83rd Street, just off Madison Avenue. The address was very posh. The apartment was not. I learned ...
Continue ReadingHow Not to Beat an All Cash Offer in a Bidding War
Their ads are all over your television screen. You see buyers swooning all over the house of their dreams. And then there is a voice in the background telling them how important it is to have their mortgage lined up so they can take on the other buyers (some of whom ...
Continue ReadingGranny’s House Has Three Prices
There is an exciting new option for people who are charged with selling less-than-perfect houses, and a total game changer for anyone with an older home that needs work. RLAH has teamed up with two contractors and a staging company to allow you get professional pre-sale renovations and other preparations. And ...
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