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How to Ask Buyers for Plano Real Estate Feedback

Harry Ridge — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:07:12 +0000

You have your Plano home on the market and potential buyers are scheduling showings to view it. Even if these buyers don’t submit an offer their feedback is very valuable to you. Buyer feedback is essential because without it home sellers won’t know what things they are doing right and what things they could improve [...]

Dallas Foreclosures and Their Effect on Plano Real Estate

Harry Ridge — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:20:20 +0000

Plano, Texas is a large city located just North of Dallas. Plano is the wealthiest city in the nation with a population of 30,000 or more; and is known for its beautiful parks, well established neighborhoods and top rated school systems score as some of the highest in the County. In 2005 Plano was designated [...]

Is Now a Good Time to Start a Dallas Real Estate Career?

Harry Ridge — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:45:24 +0000

VIDEO – Is Now a Good Time to Start a Dallas Real Estate Career? It seems like every day we hear about more and more DFW real estate agents going out of business, sometimes, whole offices. It must be a terrible time to think about becoming a real estate agent, or is it? It [...]

Is Using a Discount Dallas Real Estate Broker a Good Idea?

Harry Ridge — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:43 +0000

http://webcastcity.com/News/YN-VIPRealty-ZeroCommission In this real estate market there are many Dallas homeowners who have very little equity in their homes. If they find themselves in a position where they have to sell their home every dollar counts especially when it come to sales commissions. But can you really save sales commission dollars and get the market [...]

Is It Better To Buy a Dallas Short Sale or Wait for the Foreclosure

Harry Ridge — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:16:04 +0000

If you put in an offer to buy a Dallas short sale waiting for an answer from the bank can be long and frustrating. A short sale situation happens when a seller’s lender agrees to accept less than what is owed on the mortgage to allow the sale between the seller and buyer to [...]

When is the Best Time to Buy Plano Real Estate?

Harry Ridge — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:10:04 +0000

When is the best time of the year to buy Plano Real Estate? Every spring, as nature comes back to life real estate signs begin springing up all around town. Soon as the for sale signs hit the front yards of Plano homes for sale, activity starts a bustling in the streets as sellers, [...]

Sellers Who Are In The Know Can Compete Against Dallas Foreclosures

Harry Ridge — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:37:27 +0000

Dallas Foreclosures Aren’t Usually the Great Bargain Many Buyers Expect: Unlike what so many home buyers think banks are not giving properties away or selling them for half price. Despite the commercials and advertisements you see about stealing Dallas foreclosures for pennies on the dollar. Many banks will price a foreclosure property near the true appraised [...]

Single Women Buy Plano Real Estate Homes, Too!

Harry Ridge — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:25:49 +0000

There is a record numbers of single women buying Plano real estate for a home of their own. If you’re a single woman who wants to a home owner in Plano the good news is the market is on your side because we are still in a buyers market. Before we get into the ins [...]

Plano Real Estate and Buyer’s Broker Agreements

Harry Ridge — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:39:45 +0000

Plano real estate buyers generally sign a buyer broker agreement with their Plano Realtors before writing an offer on a home. This buyer broker agreement spells out precisely that the Realtor represents the buyer only. This is also known as a “buyer representation agreement”. There are a variety of buyer broker agreements that are [...]

The Drawbacks to Buying Dallas Foreclosures

Harry Ridge — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:28:52 +0000

Dallas Real Estate buyers who are value conscious are lured in by the low listing prices advertised for Dallas foreclosures. They hope to show up at the foreclosure auction and win the lowest bid. Its’ possible, however consider this; many of these houses are not open for inspection prior to purchase. It generally isn’t smart [...]