Realtor News
This is a story a bit out of our region, up in Des Moines, Iowa, in fact, but it is very interesting as it shows how hard real estate brokerages battle for turf even in corn country. What does that mean for consumers? It means that brokers will spend just about any amount of money…
I spent the morning last Wednesday with Mark and Patty Lovvorn at their home, the Stanley Marcus estate, with Channel 11 shooting a long segment there for their ten o’ clock news this week. Mark had some insights on negotiating with Mr. Marcus — he was tough! He and agent Nancy Johnson also described the…
Listing agent Linda Vallala, who really specializes in that area, just confirmed the pricing of 4026 Hockaday… $799,000. The property was listed for $749,000, which is what Miles paid for it last July 27. Figuring in a 6% Realtor’s commission, should he get asking, which I see no reason why he shouldn’t as the area is…
As more homes hit the market, more rental scams hit CraigsList and other free classified sites, asking for deposits and fees before a potential tenant has seen a contract, or the property for that matter. Scammers are finding plenty of material on home searching sites that they then hijack for their own purposes, which makes…
We got some more good news out of Case-Shiller this week, but we were quick to be warned not to get too excited. I swear, will it ever be Miller Time? Dallas-area home prices rose a record amount in June, 8% over last June, but rising mortgage rates, the growing mess in Syria, and economic…
