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When you've finally picked out the condo, house or townhouse that interests you, it's time to write the offer. Together with proof of Earnest Money, and lender approval, I'll present the offer to the selling agent.
Presenting an offer is a little bit more involved than simply faxing paperwork to the listing agent and then waiting for a response. It is important to get the offer over as quickly as possible. Bargains (in any market) don't last long. Then I call the listing agent to let them know the offer has been sent.
When appropriate, I follow up in the conversation by sharing appropriate details with the listing agent. For example:
I can give the selling agent some personal background about my clients and what they are looking for. I can explain why they are qualified to buy or how many homes my client has looked at. In some cases, it's appropriate to tell seller what the buyers appreciate about the home.
I sometimes provide the sellers with a comparative market analysis to show the sellers the rationale behind the offer we are making.
Of course, it's my job to explain and review all of the major details of the offer;
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contingent or non-contingent,
inspections,
date of closing,etc.
and of course, price.
When necessary I discuss a brief timeline outlining the expected milestones between the offer and settlement.
The buуеr'ѕ аgеnt is the individual that represents buуеrѕ whеn thеу рurсhаѕе a hоmе. This аgеnt nеgоtіаtеѕ with thе seller's agent (thе listing аgеnt) to соmе tо a final price аgrееd uроn by thе buyer аnd ѕеllеr. Thе buyer's аgеnt is paid оnсе thе dеаl goes thrоugh.
In thе rеаl estate аgеnt community, the buуеr'ѕ аgеnt іѕ often rеfеrrеd to аѕ the "selling аgеnt." Thіѕ іѕ pretty соnfuѕіng to nоn-rеаl еѕtаtе fоlkѕ. Thе term selling agent іѕ ѕtіll used tо track a rеаl еѕtаtе trаnѕасtіоn'ѕ рrоgrеѕѕ in thе Multiple Listing Service (MLS,) ѕо you mау fіnd thаt real еѕtаtе аgеntѕ ѕtіll refer tо buуеr'ѕ аgеnt аѕ thе selling аgеnt.
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Across the country, first-time home buyers have been putting in offers on homes, but many of them keep losing out.
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One working mother says she’s put in 30 offers on homes in the $100,000 range in the Atlanta area, bidding $2,500 to $3,000 above the asking price, but each time she’s been outbid. “We have to be on top of the game and be able to drop everything and check out a house or it will be gone,” says another couple in Alexandria, Va.
Tight housing inventories are playing a role. For example, in Boston home listings are down 57 percent and in Atlanta area home listings have dropped nearly 40 percent in the past year.
Also, “investors have been pushing home prices higher faster than expected,” Diana Olick reports for NBC. “But the higher prices get, the more investors may get out, because they won’t be able to find such great bargains any more. That in turn will let regular buyers back in, even if they do have to pay a little more to own.”
Julie Nesbitt
Julie Nesbitt knows the back trails and by-ways of Northern Virginia real estate.
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