Found 3 blog entries tagged as buying a home.

I didn’t expect the answer Mr. X gave me, nor how fast he said, “I effed up, didn't use an agent”. At least he was honest in telling me; “I didn’t know what I didn’t know”. And I was honest in telling him; “now you do”. He described how a friend called and said a home in their community was coming on the market. They were told that the seller "already had interest and wasn't even going to list". This was one of the spots Mr. X wanted badly, so they jumped on it. Without a second thought, without contingencies, and without an agent. As he said, they now realize that a purchase of this magnitude should never be rushed or taken lightly. These are tough conversations and unfortunately, they happen often.

The Anti Agent Push

As the real estate market…

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Skilled buyer agents are critical to a successful home purchase. Recent changes to real estate law regarding buyer agent compensation are prompting a new batch of "disruptive" and "innovative" ideas. Simply put, there is no substitute for the guidance provided by an experienced buyer's agent. The internet is ripe with "do it alone" advocates; that advice is straight stupid. Buying a home is a rather significant purchase, most buyers are not savvy to the process.  What could go wrong? Well...consider an inquiry that I received.

"After several missed opportunities a listing appeared in XXXX for an unoccupied home as an estate sale and the asking price was in line with market rates, so we made an offer of asking price. We engaged an inspector, but…

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If it bleeds it leads, even if it's not accurate. Despite the constant caterwauling from the mass media about a housing crash, we are not seeing distress around the greater Atlanta market. That message however, is often taken at face value and some home buyers expect a bargain basement spring. Best advice as to what home buyers should expect in the spring of 2023...understand that it's not the spring of 2011.

Home buyers had a rough couple of years. While rates were certainly favorable, the lack of inventory resulted in a punishing home buying experience. FOMO, the "work from home" chatter and pandemic circus contributed to the beating; buying a home was not a pleasant experience. That's over; and while rates jumped, balance has returned as has the…

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