How To Buy Or Sell A Home In Today’s Market

How To Buy Or Sell A Home In Today's Market Gary Kent San Diego Realtor
How do you buy or sell a home in today’s market? Let me first say I hope and pray that you, your family, and your loved ones are well, safe, and staying sane in this crazy time. So that being said, the question is, “How are we still able to sell homes in this market?”
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A Sign He Wasn’t Ready For

A little bit of a mix-up can lead to a lot of confusion, which is exactly what happened in today’s story.
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What Is “Confirmation Bias”?

Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, you need to avoid confirmation bias. Here’s what I mean by that. Have you heard of the term “behavioral economics”? I was an economics major in college, and this term explains why people don’t always make rational decisions in their self-interest. One of the tendencies of behavioral economics
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Smile! You’re On Hidden Camera

If you’re a buyer, you need to be careful what you say out loud the next time you walk through a home that’s for sale—here’s why. Did you know that some home sellers out there are installing video surveillance devices around their homes to gauge buyers’ feedback during showings? We Realtors are advised to instruct
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Be Wary Of Blind Offers

  If you’re selling a home, be wary of blind offers.   What do I mean by being wary of blind offers? Well, many house-flippers are making offers on homes sight unseen—the downside is that they’re tying the house up by getting it taken off the market with an accepted offer. Then they decide if
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How to Get Your Realtor to Work Twice as Hard for You

There’s a very simple trick to getting your agent to work extra hard to help you meet your real estate goals. Today I’ll share the secret with you. How can you get your Realtor to work twice as hard for you? The answer is fairly simple: Tell them that if they do a good job
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August 2018 San Diego Real Estate Market Update

What are the latest real estate trends in our San Diego area market? Let’s find out. What’s going on with the San Diego real estate market? Not long ago, we were in the middle of a red-hot seller’s market—but, now, things have begun to shift. Nowadays, market conditions vary by area a little more so
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How Hiring a Minimum Wage Agent Costs You in the End

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   If you are thinking of selling your home, you may think you’re saving money by hiring an agent who discounts his or her fee. However, that discount agent will actually cost
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Avoid the Golden Ticket Syndrome

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   What is the Golden Ticket Syndrome? If you remember watching “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” or if you read the book, then you know that people who got the golden
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San Diego Spring Market Update

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   It’s already late March, can you believe it? A few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate by 0.25%. Many expected mortgage rates to follow suit, and they did
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