Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
This was quite a busy week with all of the news coming out of Washington. I finally have some time to sit down and write, so here are my thoughts on one of the recent happenings… I work with a lot of first time homebuyers, so the $8,000 credit was of particular interest to me. First time buyers (and those that don’t currently own who haven’t purchased a home in the past 3 years) will
In the last week, I’ve shown 28 houses to 7 different buyer clients. A couple of them have found the right home for them and we’re working on offers. One of them is in a multiple offer situation right now. Another agent in my office was involved in a different multiple offer situation yesterday. A couple of my sellers are working on offers too. Negotiations on both sides seem to be taking longer, but deals
Sometimes I see these words written in the MLS listing for a property. Sometimes agents tell me this when I call to schedule showings or when I’m called to give showing feedback. “Sellers are motivated” gives me pause for a few reasons. First, and most importantly, if you’re the seller in this situation, I really hope you’ve given your agent written permission to say such things. If you have not given your agent written permission
I recently listed this nicely updated 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Ansaldi-built colonial in Manchester. The home is located in the Martin elementary district and is less than a mile from the Case Mountain Recreation Area. This home offers 1,997 square feet of living space, plus an additional 350 square feet of finished basement space. The kitchen has been thoughtfully renovated with generous amounts of cabinet space and a large eat-in area with vaulted ceiling. There
One month ends and another begins, so that must mean it’s time for some more real estate statistics for the Greater Hartford area. As always, data comes from the CT Multiple Listing Service, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and is for single family homes only. Here is the data and let me just say the results are not pretty. My analysis follows after the chart… My observations… 1. First off, let me just warn