Archive for June, 2009
The 9 Principals of Value
June 23rd, 2009
Categories:Home Buyer Education
Numerous economic principles can affect the value of real estate. These are great principles to keep in mind when purchasing and remodeling a home. Where you invest your money can have a large impact on the amount it increases the value of your home. The most important principles are listed below.
9 Principals of Value
- Anticipation
- Change
- Competition
- Conformity
- Contribution
- Increasing and Diminishing Returns
- Regression and Progression
- Substitution
- Supply and Demand
Anticipation
According to the principle of anticipation Read the rest of this entry »
| Comments: Please leave a comment.
5 Creative Places to Watch Fireworks and Avoid Crowds
June 23rd, 2009
Categories:East Valley News
Here are 5 creative, different and possibly risky places to watch fireworks and avoid the crowd.
Just a quick disclaimer: If anyone gets arrested trying these ideas out send us an email with your story, but don’t tell the cops we gave you the idea. OK?!
- Safe: Top of parking lots (great idea in Tempe)
- Safe: Rent a high rise condo for the night
- Borderline Risky: Empty builder lots
- Risky: Elevation Chandler building
- Risky: Vacant commercial building rooftops
Idea 1: Top of Parking Lots
- With the fireworks being held at Tempe Town Lake, why not find a parking tower, pull out a lawn chair and enjoy the show. Sure you’ll miss out on the party, but you can bring your own beverages and food.
Idea 2: Rent a High Rise Condo
- its not easy finding tenants these days, there is a good chance you could convince the condo towers to rent out a room for the night. Keeping in mind they aren’t hotels, but they might make an exception for the right price.
Idea 3: Empty Builder Lots
- You might have to do some driving around for this idea, but why not toss some lawn chairs on an empty lot and have some friends join you. The view will be fairly clear since there aren’t any homes nearby (assuming the community is less than 50% built out). I can’t imagine you would get into too much trouble with this idea, but you just never know who might have a problem with a few lawn chairs sitting on a dirt lot. Do keep in mind, builders have to keep the dust down in their communities, so try to keep the trucks off the dirt.
Idea 4: Elevation Chandler building
- For those of you not up for a little risk taking this might not be your cup of tea. Remember the half built building that has been sitting just south of Chandler Fashion Mall, incomplete for years? The building is one of the tallest buildings around and would be a great place to view the fireworks celebrations. Clearly taggers aren’t having any troubles getting to the top of the building.
Idea 5: Vacant Commercial Building Rooftops
- This ties into the elevation chandler building idea. Perhaps there are some other (less risky) buildings you could find access to the roof of and watch the fireworks?
| Comments: Please leave a comment.
ACRE Designation
June 22nd, 2009
Categories:Off Topic
Real-estate Con-sult-ant: [rē′ əl, e stā′t, kən sult′nt] – pronoun
1. Consults with you, rather than selling to you; 2. Believes Real Estate isn’t one size fits all; 3. Offers a menu of choices; 4. Customizes a plan based on your needs, goals and budget; 5. Provides complete transparency of all fees; 6. Has extensive Real Estate and Business background;
The Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE) is a designation held by the few Realtors who understand the value of their services and want to provide their customers with more options than the standard flat rate commission structure.
While other real estate agents may refer to themselves as consultants, an agent with the ACRE designation will have a firm understanding of the meaning “Consultant”. They will have a menu of services and they will offer their customer the flexibility to choose the services that fit their needs.
Contact Flinsk Real Estate for additional information regarding the consulting services offered and how you can benefit by working with a ACRE designated Realtor.
| Comments: Please leave a comment.
ABR Designation
June 22nd, 2009
Categories:Off Topic
Why should you work with an Accredited Buyer’s Representative when you’re looking to buy your home?
The answer is really quite simple.
When you work with an ABR®-designated real estate professional, your interests as a buyer become the interests of your ABR®. That’s your ABR®’s business: working with buyer-clients like you to help make the home-buying experience as go as smoothly as possible.
Your ABR can help you:
- Define what you want and need in a home
- Learn about important neighborhood resources and market information
- Find the home that best meets your wants and needs
- Formulate your offer
- Develop your negotiation strategy
- Keep track of all the details throughout the entire transaction—to closing and beyond
The ABR® designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC), and is the only designation of its type recognized by the National Association of REALTORS®. Established in 1988 and now numbering more than 50,000 members, REBAC is the world’s largest organization of real estate professionals specializing in buyer representation. REBAC awards the industry-recognized ABR® designation to REALTORS® after meeting the education and practical requirements.
| Comments: 1 Comment »
GRI Designation
June 22nd, 2009
Categories:Off Topic
Choose a GRI!
Make it the best move of your life… use a Realtor with the GRI designation. The designation shows the Realtor has taken an additional 90 hours of comprehensive education and passed subject exams over and above what an average licensee takes and is…
- A person committed to professionally market your home
- A person trained to understand and meet your needs and goals
- A person educated to work harder and smarter
- A leader in the real estate industry
- A person DEDICATED to QUALITY SERVICE-
-
Educated. Professional. Committed. Motivated. Dedicated.
The GRI REALTOR
| Comments: Please leave a comment.
CRS Designation
June 22nd, 2009
Categories:Off Topic
Why Use a Certified Residential Specialist?
The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation is recognized industry-wide as the symbol of excellence in residential sales and is the highest designation awarded in the residential real estate sales industry. The most successful real estate agents are those professionals having the coveted CRS designation. The CRS designation singles an individual out as a leader in the industry. It confers upon that individual the highest level of professional achievement and recognition as the most experienced and educated in the specialized field of residential sales.
Less than 4% of all REALTORS in the U.S. have been awarded the CRS designation.
How can a CRS help me?
Every CRS has undergone a rigorous, specialized course of detailed training aimed at making residential transactions as smooth and worry free as possible
A CRS brings special qualifications to your needs:
- Membership in a local Board, State Association, and the National Association of REALTORS. Every CRS is part of a much larger network of real estate professionals.
- Successful completion of the courses leading to the Certified Residential Specialist designation, one of the most successful residential real estate education programs in the country.
- Every CRS is a real estate professional equipped with special expertise, thanks to advanced study in listing, selling, investment, tax and more.
- A history of demonstrated sales performance through the documented execution of residential sales transactions.
- Every Realtor must conform to the National Association of REALTORS code of ethics.
What this means is that when you work with a CRS, you’re working with someone who is more connected, more knowledgeable and more experienced.
What if my needs are special?
If anything about your transaction is special, seek out a specialist. It’s as simple as that. Only 4% of all REALTORS have earned the right to be called a CRS. Only 4% have developed special residential sales skills and enhanced their residential sales knowledge through study, dedication and experience.
A CRS can help you optimize your transaction by identifying better prospects, clarifying investment potential and helping you to understand the tax ramifications of your real estate transaction. It all adds up to one thing: better service.
What special qualifications does a CRS bring to my transaction?
Your trust in a CRS is well earned thanks to these distinctive credentials:
- A professional designation of residential specialty, the highest in the country
- A higher level of education in residential sales
- Professional affiliation with thousands of other real estate professionals on the local and national levels
- Up to the minute industry information, with respect to taxes, investment, legislation, and other areas of critical importance
- Local market knowledge and special residential expertise unique to your area
Put your trust in the best.
Get the job done right with the help of a
Certified Residential Specialist
| Comments: 1 Comment »
One Step Back, Three Steps Forward for Homebuyers
June 10th, 2009
Categories:Home Buyer Education, Real Estate News
According to the Census Bureau, one in eight adults between 25 and 34 years old are currently living with their parents. Money Magazine states “unemployment for people in their early twenties now touches 14%, vs the national average of 8.5%.” The rest of the article gives parents tips on how to handle the situation when children move back in, here’s the quick and simple of it:
- Don’t baby your babies
- Do help with the job hunt
- Do assist in exit planning
What about today’s homebuyers out there looking for a way to save money for a down payment? Wouldn’t this be an excellent opportunity to save money, pay off credit cards and possibly get a good idea of what home ownership would look and feel like?
If your a future homebuyer thinking about taking a step back by moving in with the folks, plan on taking three steps forward while you are living with the family again.
The Three Steps Forward
- Step 1: Pay off the credit card debt
- Step 2: Start saving for the costs involved with buying a home
- Step 3: Live in the shoes of a homeowner, you might be surprised at what you realize
| Comments: Please leave a comment.