I’m trying to keep an open mind about the new home value estimator, Zillow.Com, but I’m yet to be impressed. My friend, Erin, e-mailed me this morning and said she loved Zillow, but found some of the square footage data incorrect. It wasn’t adding first and second floor square footage. I entered addresses for several […]
Be Wary of Dual Agency with Your REALTOR®
Today a new client asked me if there would be any issue in working with me since another REALTOR® had previous shown her some homes. She sent me a copy of a Designated Agency Disclosure which the other agent had her sign. It mostly said that the real estate agent was the designated agent for […]
Pick Your Real Estate Professionals Carefully
Last Friday after a disconcerting phone conversation with a buyer’s mortgage broker, I wrote “A Mortgage Pre-qualification is Worthless as Part of an Offer“. The mortgage broker tried to get me to accept a mortgage pre-qualification for inclusion with my buyer’s offer. I insisted on a mortgage pre-approval. Any good listing agent receiving an offer […]
Is Your “For Sale” Sign Selling Your House or Your Broker?
Today I worked on a market analysis for a very nice 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath 2 story house in Bolingbrook. Part of my analysis involves looking at the current competition for a home, so I went to both multiple listings systems for the Chicago area and tried to lookup information on a home I […]
