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Monday, February 1, 2016
Belmont Village townhouse for sale. Convenient and upscale living at a price you can afford!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Over-pricing can Hurt Your Home Sale.
Pricing your home too high can actually hurt you in the market. Homes on the market longer than average lose dollars compared to more accurately and aggressively priced homes that generate interest in multiple buyers who compete to buy your home.
Is your friend looking to sell or buy a home?
Looking to Sell Your Charlottesville or Albemarle Home?
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Quinton Beckham
The Beckham Team
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
www.thebeckhamteam.com
434.242.6212
Is your friend looking to sell or buy a home?
Looking to Sell Your Charlottesville or Albemarle Home?
Homes for Sale in Charlottesville Map Search
Quinton Beckham
The Beckham Team
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
www.thebeckhamteam.com
434.242.6212
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Homeownership Tax Deductions
It's not just that Interest Rates are low. It's not just that home prices remain low.
You can also reduce your taxes owning a home.
For more information on Homeowner Tax Deductions, click here
There are so many good reasons to move from renting to owning your home. Call me, email me or check out my website and let me work with you to get you a home that meets your needs!
Homes for Sale in the 10th and Page Neigborhood
Homes for Sale in Belmont in Charlottesville, VA
Condos and Townhomes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
The Beckham Team
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
434.242.6212
www.thebeckhamteam.com
You can also reduce your taxes owning a home.
For more information on Homeowner Tax Deductions, click here
There are so many good reasons to move from renting to owning your home. Call me, email me or check out my website and let me work with you to get you a home that meets your needs!
Homes for Sale in Belmont in Charlottesville, VA
Condos and Townhomes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
The Beckham Team
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
434.242.6212
www.thebeckhamteam.com
Friday, January 16, 2015
This Month in Real Estate - January 2015
National Real Estate Data
If you are looking to buy or sell a home in the greater Charlottesville area, I would like to help you. Call or email me for more information on how these numbers affect you.
Homes for Sale in Belmont in Charlottesville, VA
Condos and Townhomes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
The Beckham Team
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
434.242.6212
www.thebeckhamteam.com
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
What does 2015 Hold for the Real Estate Market.
I was talking with a client this weekend who asked me what I saw in my crystal ball for real estate in 2015. Truth is, I don't own a crystal ball. I don't even own anything that could be called crystal. Nevertheless, predicting what is to come is an age-old tradition amongst real estate agents that has become only more complicated in the information age.
We have lots of sources of information and there is a tendency to think that we can truly narrow and predict everything that is going to happen for a particular piece of property at the drop of a hat. That's not true. In fact, I would wager a lot of it is crystal ball chicanery designed to make us look smarter than the average bear and 'seal the deal' with a particular client. Now, that's not to say that all of it is verbal sleight of hand.
So here are a few predictions that have a very high likelihood of being true both here in the Charlottesville Real Estate Market as well as the Nation as a whole.
We have lots of sources of information and there is a tendency to think that we can truly narrow and predict everything that is going to happen for a particular piece of property at the drop of a hat. That's not true. In fact, I would wager a lot of it is crystal ball chicanery designed to make us look smarter than the average bear and 'seal the deal' with a particular client. Now, that's not to say that all of it is verbal sleight of hand.
So here are a few predictions that have a very high likelihood of being true both here in the Charlottesville Real Estate Market as well as the Nation as a whole.
Millenials are Moving into the Market
The tried and true generation that has fueled the market up to now has been Baby Boomers. This is an easy thing to say as they have been the largest percent of the working / consuming population for decades. They placed a much higher value on being in one city for life and it showed in their propensity to buy a home and settle down. But that's not so true today. The largest cohort of population by age group is 23-year-olds. Followed closely by 24 and 22-year-olds. This is a huge number of people who are in the age bracket where they married and start families or choose places to settle down and work a job for a while. As this groups gathers their buying power they can make an impact in the market and help to push up home prices a small amount over the next decade.
Where we live is changing as a Nation
As the average age of home buyers begins to drop, the places they buy are changing as well. This generation is noted for wanting to live in smaller, more efficient, more green homes. They do not believe that those homes are solely located in rural areas but are looking for easier access to the city, decreased reliance on cars for transportation and more urban areas. Ass to this that New construction remains at all time lows and there is simply not as much housing available in suburbs and rural areas for first time home buyers to buy.
Mortgage Rates will Rise.
They will, I swear. I know, I know; we said that in 2014 and it didn't really happen. But it is coming. I think people who are a little younger than I do not remember the 80's. In the 80's I bought a house and got a mortgage rate of 14%. All of my friends were so impressed I got a rate that low! So here's the low down. When rates go up, how much house you can afford goes down. By a lot. And it's coming. Maybe in a small dose this time around but it will continue. It's the way of the world that as the markets improve the rates go up. And the market has very little else to do after the crash than improve. Some of the rate increase will be offset for FHA borrowers in the decrease in costs for Mortgage Insurance Premiums that FHA is enacting.
Home Prices will go up, but not as much as you think
Once the market began to recover home prices JUMPED up at a pretty good rate. This was mostly rebound; markets trying to get back to something close to their original value. I don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but that's over. Now we are back to something more normal. Normal meaning something before the market went crazy with unsustainable growth. If you're selling, however much you may read blurbs that say home prices are up 10%, it's just not true. At least not how you think. Average home prices may be going up a lot, but the average home values are not going up that fast. The prices are climbing faster because we have fewer and fewer distressed, foreclosed or short sale properties on the market. So now, if you want a $400,000 home you actually have to pay $400,000 for it. This raises the median price. The values are not climbing that fast. They are starting to stabilize and their growth will be largely dependent on the demand and the economy.
And of course, if you want to buy or sell a home in the Greater Charlottesville area, then I want to help you.
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, #301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
Monday, January 12, 2015
The Most Important Client in the World
Who's the Most Important Client in the World?
I find myself in lots of conversations with other agents lately about whether what our industry is composed of 'sales professionals' or 'service professionals.' This is a very telling conversation. Many agents across the country have built million dollar businesses by consistently applying proven sales models to their businesses. Their contact network grows and as a result of that their volumes grow and they hire additional help (which they do carefully to get talented people) to handle the increased number of clients successfully.
I have no issues with this whatsoever. You do have to plan your business and get help in order to grow and when managed correctly, the growth results in improved service for your clients. It's something I have frequent dreams of. I would love to spend the day working with clients on important things like choosing the home that truly meets their needs. A place that they can spend the next ten or twenty years in. I want to help people who are retiring get the best return on the home they are selling that is now bigger and costlier than they really need and spend time with them to really know what they are planning for their life so I can do my part even better.
When I have these sales vs. service conversations, I think back on my favorite parts of this profession and wonder, what part of all this is actually sales? I mean, there are certainly portions that are sales. When you want to sell your house I have to get the word out there that its for sale. I need to have good timing with then it goes on the market and know the neighborhood and market as a whole to get you buyers who are ready to buy and wanting your house. Definitely sales. But not at all what I spend the majority of my time on.
Good agents spend the majority of their time on predicting the "bumps in the road" for their clients and taking action to smooth those out before they are on the horizon. Good agents spend time with their clients to find out what they actually are wanting and helping them get there. When yo want to buy a house you are not just making an investment in your family's future; you have an image in your head of the life that you want. Room for the kids to play and not be so cramped that every morning isn't a jumble of backpacks and stepped-on-toes and dropped lunches. You want a dining room for holiday dinners. Do you want to spend your weekends walking the Downtown Mall or roller skating at Carver gym on a Friday night? Do you picture a yard where you play soccer with the kids or a place that you plant your own vegetables every spring?
These are all important things when determining your overall satisfaction with a house. Sometimes its even telling a client that they can't have it all. These take time. These are not about the next sale or lead or client. These are about you, the client.
I believe that this is what makes us a service industry.
When you are in the sales industry, the most important client in the world is the next one.
When you are in the service industry, the most important client in the world is the one I am sitting across from right now.
If you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Charlottesville Area, I would be very happy to help you.
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
3510 Remson Court, Suite 301
Charlottesville VA, 22901
quintonbeckham@me.com
Cell: 434.242.6212
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
So you want to have your own business? Start with a job.
I have spent much of my adult life looking at those who owned their own business and feeling a tinge of jealousy at what I perceived as their independence, their wealth and just the general freedom that seemed to emanate from them in their day to day lives. I have grown up a lot since I had those first musing dreams of success and I know now that my starry eyed idol-worship of them skipped a lot of steps along the path as I compared my life as an employee to theirs as a business owner.
Every Real Estate Agent I know entered the profession because they wanted some combination of the financial success, the freedom and the ability to be "on their own." Indeed, what finally motivated me to move from a relatively successful career in healthcare to Real Estate was the desire to work only for myself. Thankfully, a lot of what I learned as I ran non-profits in different parts of the country prepared me a little for this transition. Though you may or may not agree with me or have shared similar experiences, here are some notes from what I have learned.
It's work! It's difficult and it is sometimes tedious. You have to get through the job part before you can get to having a business.
Every Real Estate Agent I know entered the profession because they wanted some combination of the financial success, the freedom and the ability to be "on their own." Indeed, what finally motivated me to move from a relatively successful career in healthcare to Real Estate was the desire to work only for myself. Thankfully, a lot of what I learned as I ran non-profits in different parts of the country prepared me a little for this transition. Though you may or may not agree with me or have shared similar experiences, here are some notes from what I have learned.
1. You don't start out with a business, you start out being "self-employed."
The only real difference in the beginning between working for someone else and working for yourself is that you now have a boss who doesn't pay you a penny. No one, and I mean NO ONE starts out with a business. We only start out with jobs. We have to build websites. We have to choose how to market ourselves. We have to learn about SEO and websites and blogs. We have to learn how to write contracts and what to say and not to say to potential clients. THIS. IS. A. JOB.It's work! It's difficult and it is sometimes tedious. You have to get through the job part before you can get to having a business.
2. No matter what your background is, you have to do research.
When you are a new agent you have to figure out what sort of agent you want to be. I think this has a lot to do with the Brokerage you choose. We all have different desires and approaches and personality types. Try to figure out what you really want. If I only want to be self-employed, then I need a brokerage that sets me up with leads, that markets themselves and passes the leads along and I take them through houses to set them up to buy. If I want to be a business owner, then I need a brokerage that teaches me how to do that, that provides the tools but allows me to run it myself. Brokerages can not be all things to all agents - we have to choose. They come in different flavors and sizes and costs and some provide business cards and signs and others let you build your own. But in the end, it's about whether you want to be your own business owner or you want to be self-employed. They are very different things. The brokerages that cater to those types are different too. They are not better or worse, they are just different.
3. You are going to need some support.
No matter where you get it - home, other agents, church, friends - someone needs to be your cheerleader. When we work for someone else, we punch a clock and we get a paycheck. There is a definitive payoff for everything we do. When you are your own boss, that payoff is a lot less concrete and does not come in regular intervals. When you have had a regular old job for a long time, you need encouragement while your psyche adjusts to not having that instant gratification of earning a certain amount every day. It's a little scary. Having those people who give you an emotional boost is extremely important.
4. You absolutely must have concrete goals.
It's not enough to just say, "I don't want to work for someone else." Which, incidentally, was the first sentence I uttered when I decided to be an agent. It wasn't until I made a budget, measured out what it would take for me to live where I wanted to live, what was the cost, how much did I need to sell every month, how would that affect my life and how much volume in sales would that take - it wasn't until I made something that led to a concrete goal that I could measure myself against that I became my own boss. I now had something to look at to say to myself, "Your evaluation this month sucks. You need to get to work and get leads and make those leads clients." We have to have a real direction or we flail around and get nowhere or even worse, get distracted by every new little promise of leads and clients and soon have lost total focus. Pick something and WORK AT IT.
5. You have to have an open mind.
I was pretty sure I knew how to run my business. I have been CEO of companies that provided healthcare to millions of people with multi-million dollar budgets. Of course I could run my business.
Wrong.
This was totally different. Some of the precepts are the same. But all of the sudden there were no signposts. I no longer had a secretary or an IT department. No one was there to pick up the slack in the areas I didn't know about. I had to have an open mind to all of the other agents around me. Listen to them, learn from them and show up to trainings in my Brokerage, even if the topic felt boring or I thought I knew it. I needed to learn and develop new habits.
So how am I doing so far?
I am sure I still have more to learn. It's been about eight months since I started being an agent full time. I joined Keller Williams because I didn't want to be a brokerage's agent, I wanted to be my own agent. I wanted to build my own business and I wanted to have my own plans. As I reviewed brokerages I could see that although it is not perfect, KW wasn't going to tell me what kind of agent to be, it was going to give me a ton of educational resources and let me pick and choose.
I also joined KW because I really identified with their mission statement, their commitment to community and their desire to help others. Like I said, I have spent twenty years in non-profits whose goals were to help others, to make a difference. I like that there is a part of KW that is all about that.
Two notes on that: I want to make money; money means I have options. I wouldn't want to join any brokerage that did not have some kind of focus on helping me succeed in making money. Without money, there can be no charity. And two, please do not read this and think I am suggesting that KW is the only brokerage that has community and charity as a focus - I know many other agents in different brokerages who are charitable and have a sense of community. This was just the path that worked for me.
And how much money am I making? I won't give you a dollar amount, I think that smacks of hubris a little and I am sure that for many of you what I am making would seem like a pittance compared to your sales numbers. What I will say is that I am meeting the goals I set. In two weeks I move into the place I want to live in. I am on track to have all of my 2013 expenses covered by August 31, which is my summer season goal. I am pretty proud of that. Your goals may not be that simple, but hey, I am new at this!
Do you want to ask me more questions? Feel free. I am happy to offer what little bit I know.
Do you have tips for me to think about? PLEASE go ahead and add them, I am certain I have more to learn and that there many many people who have a lot to teach.
But if you are thinking of being an agent or are new to being an agent, my advice; settle in, set some goals, make a plan, get to to work and pay attention to the agents around you. You can totally have your own business, but you have to build it.
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Saturday, April 13, 2013
51 Ways to Make your Home Sell Faster - Tip #7
Back into Spring with the latest of our tips to make your home sell faster!
Homes for Sale in the Belmont Neighborhood
Luxury Homes for Sale in Charlottesville
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Homes for Sale in the Belmont Neighborhood
Luxury Homes for Sale in Charlottesville
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Local Food in Charlottesville, VA - Bellair CSA
The Bellair Farm in Albemarle County, VA has a history dating back to the 1700's. As a part of its current mission to "develop an ecologically sound plan for Bellair Farm so it can be sustained as an agricultural, historic and natural resource benefitting the local community" the Bellair Farm is now offering participation to the community in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
CSA Programs allow members of the community to participate in the support of, and directly benefit from, local farms by purchasing shares of crops to be grown that year. It benefits both the farm and the community as the person purchasing the share in advance gets the produce at about half of the market price. It benefits the farm by allowing them to have monetary resources when they most need them - in the spring when farmers must buy seeds and equipment for the coming season - without having borrow money from lenders. The community benefits by having a direct connection to a local food source, maintaining agricultural land and otherwise providing for a more stable and sustainable local economy.
Bellair Farm's CSA Program comes at a cost of $600 per share. This can be billed wherein the buyer sends in a $100 deposit and then pays off the remainder in two equal installments. Each week the shareholder can pick up their share of the crops either at the farm or on a designated day or time at a market in town. Bellair Farm's plan seeks to provide 360 pounds of produce for each shareholder. From 12-20 different types of vegetables are available each week and you have an opportunity to choose what comes in your weekly share so that you have items you will actually use.
Bellair Farm grows its produce using organic standards and a respect for the land.
For more information or to sign up, visit www.bellairfarm.com or call 434-262-9021.
Albemarle County Homes for Sale
Homes for Sale in Cherry Hill
Farms and Estates for Sale in Albemarle and Charlottesville
If you are looking to Buy a Home, Sell a Home, or Invest in Real Estate - CALL ME!
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
CSA Programs allow members of the community to participate in the support of, and directly benefit from, local farms by purchasing shares of crops to be grown that year. It benefits both the farm and the community as the person purchasing the share in advance gets the produce at about half of the market price. It benefits the farm by allowing them to have monetary resources when they most need them - in the spring when farmers must buy seeds and equipment for the coming season - without having borrow money from lenders. The community benefits by having a direct connection to a local food source, maintaining agricultural land and otherwise providing for a more stable and sustainable local economy.Bellair Farm's CSA Program comes at a cost of $600 per share. This can be billed wherein the buyer sends in a $100 deposit and then pays off the remainder in two equal installments. Each week the shareholder can pick up their share of the crops either at the farm or on a designated day or time at a market in town. Bellair Farm's plan seeks to provide 360 pounds of produce for each shareholder. From 12-20 different types of vegetables are available each week and you have an opportunity to choose what comes in your weekly share so that you have items you will actually use.
Bellair Farm grows its produce using organic standards and a respect for the land.
For more information or to sign up, visit www.bellairfarm.com or call 434-262-9021.
Albemarle County Homes for Sale
Homes for Sale in Cherry Hill
Farms and Estates for Sale in Albemarle and Charlottesville
If you are looking to Buy a Home, Sell a Home, or Invest in Real Estate - CALL ME!
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Sunday, March 24, 2013
51 Ways to Make Your Home Sell Faster - Tip #6
In our ongoing series on 51 Ways to Make your Home Sell Faster we now reach Tip #6
Homes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Homes for Sale in Belmont
Luxury Homes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Homes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Homes for Sale in Belmont
Luxury Homes for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Friday, March 22, 2013
51 Ways to Make your Home Sell Faster - Tip #5
Number five in our continuing series of simple tips to make your home SELL!
And yes, we started playing with the special effects...
And yes, we started playing with the special effects...
Keller Williams Realty - Charlottesville
Quinton Beckham
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
51 Ways to Make your Home Sell Faster - Tip #4
The fourth of our weekly installments on 51 ways to make your home sell faster
Homes for Sale in Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville, VA
Homes for Sale in Rugby Neighborhood of Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty Charlottesville
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Friday, March 15, 2013
51 Ways to Make your Home Sell Faster - Tip #3
The third of our Short Weblogs with tips to help you sell your Home faster!
Click the links below for:
All Homes for Sale in Charlottesville
Homes for Sale in Belmont
Homes for Sale in the Rugby Neighborhood
Homes for Sale in Redfields
For more Information or a Home Sale Consultation, Contact me:
Quinton Beckham, Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville VA, 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Click the links below for:
All Homes for Sale in Charlottesville
Homes for Sale in Belmont
Homes for Sale in the Rugby Neighborhood
Homes for Sale in Redfields
For more Information or a Home Sale Consultation, Contact me:
Quinton Beckham, Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville VA, 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Looking to get money back on your remodel? Here's the top ten ways to do it
No matter who we are, we fix up our homes and then when we go to sell them, we want to get our money back. Now, we all know you don't get it ALL back, but here's a look at the top ten ways to increase the sale price of your home with a remodel and what you can expect recoup:
Selling your Home in Charlottesville? I can help you get the most for your home!
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
Saturday, March 9, 2013
51 tips to make you home SELL - Tip #2
I know many of these tips seem silly as you listen to them and you think, "what? no buyer would ever notice that..."
But I dare you, go look out of your windows before you hit the play button, look carefully, then come back and watch...
And as always,
If you are looking to Buy a Home in Charlottesville,
Sell your Home in Charlottesville
Or Invest in Real Estate.
I want to help!
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
But I dare you, go look out of your windows before you hit the play button, look carefully, then come back and watch...
And as always,
If you are looking to Buy a Home in Charlottesville,
Sell your Home in Charlottesville
Or Invest in Real Estate.
I want to help!
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Every day as I look around the house I see things that I think I want to clean, or at least ought to clean, and each day I walk past them to hurry out to the office or to meet clients and show them the more pristine homes that I am trying to sell. At least four times a month I lecture those seeking to sell their homes on the value of a pristine Kitchen, yet in mine, there is a sad lack of organization and floors that you could eat of off.
Maybe housework is the secret, but I am not sure that I will ever know.Is Housework the Secret to a Happier, Healthier Life?
Visit houselogic.com for more articles like this.
Copyright 2013 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
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Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
1885 Seminole Trail, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Let's Talk about Short Sales... But only for 2013
While perusing Facebook and catching up in what my friends across the country were doing I ran across one Tucker Griffin and Barnes' postings which talked about the Debt Forgiveness Act. Forgive me if I sound like I am quoting, and I guess in many ways I am, but Bill tucker is a lawyer in Charlottesville with over 30 years experience leading the Firm's Real Estate Group in all manner of Real Estate related issues. Tucker Griffin and Barnes is an excellent firm with a stellar reputation that, despite being a full service law firm, has managed to stay focused on their community.
Homes for Sale in the Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville
What he pointed out in this posting was that the Debt Forgiveness Act has been extended to December 31, 2013. This allows homeowners who are are at risk of foreclosure - upside down on their mortgages and going through financial issues that could make them fall behind on payments - to have an opportunity to sell the home they are in while avoiding being taxed on the "forgiven" debt. This is an incredible boon to any family that is feeling trapped in a home that they bought at the peak of the market that they can no longer keep up with after the recession.
For the full posting from Tucker, Griffin and Barnes, click here.
If you or someone you know is falling behind on their mortgage payments or at risk of foreclosure, a short sale offers you unique opportunities to get a fresh start without having to file bankruptcy or pay an enormous tax bill. For more information, contact me at 434.242.6212 and I strongly recommend that you read the link above.
Condominiums for sale in the City of Charlottesville
If you are looking to Buy a Home, Sell a Home or Invest in Real Estate, call me -
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Homes for Sale in the Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville
What he pointed out in this posting was that the Debt Forgiveness Act has been extended to December 31, 2013. This allows homeowners who are are at risk of foreclosure - upside down on their mortgages and going through financial issues that could make them fall behind on payments - to have an opportunity to sell the home they are in while avoiding being taxed on the "forgiven" debt. This is an incredible boon to any family that is feeling trapped in a home that they bought at the peak of the market that they can no longer keep up with after the recession.
For the full posting from Tucker, Griffin and Barnes, click here.
If you or someone you know is falling behind on their mortgage payments or at risk of foreclosure, a short sale offers you unique opportunities to get a fresh start without having to file bankruptcy or pay an enormous tax bill. For more information, contact me at 434.242.6212 and I strongly recommend that you read the link above.
Condominiums for sale in the City of Charlottesville
If you are looking to Buy a Home, Sell a Home or Invest in Real Estate, call me -
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Thursday, February 28, 2013
51 Ways to Sell your Home Faster - #1
The first in a series of WebBlogs about making your home move FASTER from listing to Sale!
Looking to buy or sell a home in Charlottesville? I can help.
Click here to see Featured Properties for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Looking to buy or sell a home in Charlottesville? I can help.
Click here to see Featured Properties for Sale in Charlottesville, VA
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Friday's child is loving and giving...
So you've done it, you made the plunge, chose a Real Estate Agent and you are putting your home on the market; you are ready to get it out there and don't want to wait another day! But maybe you should.
One thing that every Real Estate Agent knows and lives by, the longer your home is on the market, the less likely you are get your asking price. Days on Market is the holy grail of negotiating and one of the few unarguable points in determining the how close to your asking price that first golden offer is; the longer on the market, the less likely it is you will get the price you ask for.
In this era of online everything there is simply one magic day for marketing a home and getting the most bang for your electronic debut - Friday. According the Real Estate Analysts Redfin, homes listed on a Friday garnered 99.1% of their asking price in the actual sale. (Remember folks, that is an average, your individual experience will absolutely vary according to the market you are in, your home itself, the neighborhood and local trends.)
Homes for Sale in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia
Nailing the day that a home listing hits the internet is crucial according to Glenn Kelman, President and CEO of Redfin, which covers 19 markets in the U.S. "You get four times the traffic on the day of debut than any other time of the week, and you only get one chance," he says, "Soon, you're yesterday's news." Properties listed on a Friday also sell the fastest, average days on the market being only 81 days.
But what makes Friday so special? Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester says that adults typically work a Monday through Friday workweek (adults who are NOT real estate agents, I should add) and are more upbeat and enthusiastic on a Friday. They also tend to report more energy and vitality on the weekends which could make them more proactive in actually seeing your home or making an offer.
Homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville
So if Friday is the best day to debut, what is the worst? Sundays. Homes that debut on a Sunday end up selling, on average, for 98.4% of asking price. That could be a difference of nearly $5000 on a $500,000 home. Sunday listings have to sit around for a few days before people start lining up home tours for them and by that time, newer listings may make the Sunday debuts seem stale.
Now you can't hang your entire marketing plan for selling a home on the day of the week, but in this market of ups and downs and low inventory and competitive buyers, we certainly can take every little bump to help us that we can get. The number of factors that go into a home sale are so numerous as to be immeasurable, one of the many reasons you need a Real Estate Agent to help you navigate it and get the best price and best net proceeds for your home.
As always, if you are looking to Sell a Home in Charlottesville, Buy a home in Charlottesville or want to Invest in Real Estate, email me or give me a call, I would love to be the agent that helps makes it the absolute best experience for you possible.
Quinton Beckham
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Click here for the complete article from the WSJ
One thing that every Real Estate Agent knows and lives by, the longer your home is on the market, the less likely you are get your asking price. Days on Market is the holy grail of negotiating and one of the few unarguable points in determining the how close to your asking price that first golden offer is; the longer on the market, the less likely it is you will get the price you ask for.In this era of online everything there is simply one magic day for marketing a home and getting the most bang for your electronic debut - Friday. According the Real Estate Analysts Redfin, homes listed on a Friday garnered 99.1% of their asking price in the actual sale. (Remember folks, that is an average, your individual experience will absolutely vary according to the market you are in, your home itself, the neighborhood and local trends.)
Homes for Sale in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia
Nailing the day that a home listing hits the internet is crucial according to Glenn Kelman, President and CEO of Redfin, which covers 19 markets in the U.S. "You get four times the traffic on the day of debut than any other time of the week, and you only get one chance," he says, "Soon, you're yesterday's news." Properties listed on a Friday also sell the fastest, average days on the market being only 81 days.
But what makes Friday so special? Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester says that adults typically work a Monday through Friday workweek (adults who are NOT real estate agents, I should add) and are more upbeat and enthusiastic on a Friday. They also tend to report more energy and vitality on the weekends which could make them more proactive in actually seeing your home or making an offer.
Homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville
So if Friday is the best day to debut, what is the worst? Sundays. Homes that debut on a Sunday end up selling, on average, for 98.4% of asking price. That could be a difference of nearly $5000 on a $500,000 home. Sunday listings have to sit around for a few days before people start lining up home tours for them and by that time, newer listings may make the Sunday debuts seem stale.Now you can't hang your entire marketing plan for selling a home on the day of the week, but in this market of ups and downs and low inventory and competitive buyers, we certainly can take every little bump to help us that we can get. The number of factors that go into a home sale are so numerous as to be immeasurable, one of the many reasons you need a Real Estate Agent to help you navigate it and get the best price and best net proceeds for your home.
As always, if you are looking to Sell a Home in Charlottesville, Buy a home in Charlottesville or want to Invest in Real Estate, email me or give me a call, I would love to be the agent that helps makes it the absolute best experience for you possible.
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.select-homes-charlottesville.com
Click here for the complete article from the WSJ
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