Why Your Listing Agent Should Be A Blogger

Question: What do most people do these days when they want more information?

Answer: They GOOGLE IT!

And your home and its "findability" on the Internet is no different.

 

Over 80% of home buyers start their home search on the internet.  Therefore to list your home for sale with a Realtor who is NOT all over the Internet and, most importantly, blogging, is like plucking dozens of eyeballs out! Ok, that sounds silly. But eyes are what you need. As a seller, VIEWS (virtual or literal) are what you need.

Typical Scenario

What might home buyers type in when they are searching? Well any good Realtor will know that they can use tools created by Google to find the most common search terms, such as: Homes for sale in (Your Town), First time home buyer in (Your County), Homes for Sale on Main Street, (Your Town), Information about Amherst Farms (or any other development) ... and so on.

Therefore it is important that your Realtor, your neighborhood, your town, and your home for sale, can be found on the first page of Google or any other search engine. This is accomplished by having a Realtor that is Internet savvy and is a blogger. Blogging "ranks" high when someone performs an Internet word search like on Google. The most amazingly beautiful, high tech super-duper custom webpage for your home for sale doesn't mean SQUAT if home buyers do not find it when they are searching the Internet.

Let's wrap this up with a little test ...

Search for these various terms and see if "Andrea Kappre" shows up anywhere ...

"Homes for Sale in Amherst Farms, Mickleton"  -  "Realtor in Gloucester County"

These are just two examples ... a narrower search such as your street or your development will likely place you in the top 2 or 3 results on Google.

Now Imagine YOUR HOME is the first one a buyer sees when searching on Google!!!

To list with a non-blogger - that is listing suicide!

 

 

Andrea Kappre is a Realtor in New Jersey, helping buyers and sellers to successfully accomplish their real estate goals. For your own customized MLS search of homes for sale in Gloucester, Salem or Camden County or other South Jersey areas, Click the Search the MLS link below or call or e-mail Andrea Kappre now.  You can visit Andrea on the web at www.AndreaKappre.com

Contact Andrea Kappre at 856-419-3560 or AndreaKappre@yahoo.com

 

    

How to Sell Your House

 

 Whenever you hear people discussing real estate you can bet your last dollar that you will hear the phrase "location, location location" mentioned.  I am a firm believer that the location of a home can hinder or help in a sale, but I know the most important aspect when selling your home is PRICE.  If you really want to know how to sell your home, the answer is short and simple:  Set the correct price from the start. 

 How do you calculate the "right price"? 

Below are a few tips to follow:

 

 

• Don't just get a market analysis, trust the results - The market analysis determines the value of a home based on the amount comparable homes have sold within the last year.  Real estate appraisers will look at these recent sales when they determine the value of the property for mortgage purposes.  One of the most important facts about real estate transactions and mortgages to understand is that the mortgage company will not lend above the value determined by the real estate appraiser.  Therefore, pricing a home above the value determined in a market analysis done by a real estate professional will not help you make a greater profit.

• Time factor: If you need to sell fast, price it as low as you are comfortable with. Typically the lower the price the faster the sale. If a home is priced too high from the beginning, a seller almost invariably ends up with a lower sales price then if the home had been priced correctly from the beginning. The trick in any market is the price.  Homes priced correctly sell.

 

• You hired a professional... listen to their advice. You are paying for professional advice, don't ignore it. ASSUMING your agent is experienced and professional, they will give you great advice based on market research and experience in sales and real estate. You wouldn't do research to find a great doctor, then after a diagnosis go with your own ideas would you?

 

• Choose Wisely!   Do not hire the real estate agent who gives you the highest value as a listing price.  There are some agents who will start out with an unattainable listing price and after a few weeks begin to tell you it is time to reduce your price.  How much time is wasted when you are priced too high?  Hire an agent who will base the value of a home on facts.   

 

 

Andrea Kappre is a Realtor in New Jersey, helping buyers and sellers to successfully accomplish their real estate goals. For your own customized MLS search of homes for sale in Gloucester, Salem or Camden County or other South Jersey areas, Click the Search the MLS link below or call or e-mail Andrea Kappre now.  You can visit Andrea on the web at www.AndreaKappre.com

Contact Andrea Kappre at 856-419-3560 or AndreaKappre@yahoo.com

 

    

Family Fun at the Gloucester County 4-H Fair and Peach Festival

July 22-25, 2010, 4-H Fairgrounds, Route 77 South, Mullica Hill, NJ

The Kappre family has a few family traditions.  One of them is the Gloucester County 4-H Fair.  And yes, the homemade peach ice cream is on the top of everyone's list.  We are not farmers, and we don't own livestock, but we love to go to the fair to see the animals, the shows, the pig races, the crafts, the homemade kid's toys, and of course all the delicious food. 

You can walk among the cows, the pigs, the horses, the sheep and other farm animals.  It is a good learning experience for younger children who are not used to being around these animals.  They are massive and sometimes funny to watch.  Lets not forget the tent of lizards and frogs and other aquarium animals. 

 There are contests, tractor pulls, rides for the kids and many other events.  More detailed information here.

 

Times:  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday:  9AM to 10PM.  Sunday:  10AM to 5PM

Admission is free, but there is a $10.00 parking donation per carload which is good for all four days.

 

 

 

 

Andrea Kappre is a Realtor in Gloucester County NJ, helping buyers and sellers to successfully accomplish their real estate goals. For your own customized MLS search of homes for sale in Gloucester, Salem or Camden County or other South Jersey areas, Click the Search the MLS link below or call or e-mail Andrea Kappre now.  You can visit Andrea on the web at www.AndreaKappre.com

Contact Andrea Kappre at 856-419-3560 or AndreaKappre@yahoo.com

 

    

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Home Inspections: 4 Tips to Avoid the Buyer and Seller Freak Outs.

Home Inspections - The process of a Seller waiting for the results of a Home Inspection is incredibly stressful.  Every Realtor knows that no matter how New or Old a property is, things pop up in Home Inspections.  I do not think I have ever seen a Home Inspection Report that came back perfectly clean. Folks, perfect is an imaginary word !

Many Buyers do not take into consideration how Home Inspections effect the seller and vice versa. Each party has their own list of things to worry about.  It is a stressful process !! But whether you are a Buyer or a Seller take a step back.  Take a deep breath.  There are a few points you may want to think about. Are you a Buyer doing every possible inspection known to man-kind? Perhaps you are Seller psyching your self up for an invetable Home Inspection from Hell ! There may be a way to diffuse knee-jerk and emotional reactions to these Home Inspections.

Avoid the Freak Out! Get Perspective !!

1) Understand and Sympathize:  The buyer is nervous too ! They have heard horror stories about "Shady Sellers". They have watched "The Money Pit" like 1 million times.  They are extra sensitive and often on the defensive when going into a purchase.  They feel that they can not afford to make a mistake.  Buying and selling a home is the largest financial transaction an average person will ever do in their entire life. It is a big deal.

2) Money Ain't Free:  Remember Sellers... The Buyer is spending extra money on all of the inspections. That money is not going to come back to them no matter what.  That must mean they are looking for something of significant value in return.  People do not spend money just to play games. (Dave & Busters is the exception of course.)  Buyers get independent Home Inspections with the expectation that they will receive solid information. Buyers who do inspections do not want to sabotage the deal ! They want to test the product they are buying.  Mind you the procedure may feel more like root canal to both parties.  It is something that the buyer must do out of due diligence.

3) You've Got The Power:  The Seller can reject the results of the inspection as well as refuse to correct or address anything that comes up on the inspections as the agreement of sale stipulates.  The Buyer can do the same. If you cannot come to a mutual agreement regarding the inspections then the deal can end.

4) What is Done in Secret will be Brought into the Light:  What I mean by that is Disclose! Disclose! Disclose! is as important as Location! Location! Location! when it comes to Real Estate.  Whatever you know about your property, good bad or ugly, disclose it ! Whatever comes out about the property through inspections must be disclosed to future buyers if the deal never settles.  Reveal everything and less harm will be done than if you do not disclose the truth about your property. Honesty will negate post settlement legal action.  It diffuses the stress involved.

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ELIZABETH WARREN, CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL.

Professor Warren has been a voice of sanity among the purveyors of a preponderance of prepared, befuddled, concealing, deceiving, whitewashing and self serving statements from Congress and the Executive offices charged with representing the American home owners.  Or, do they really represent us?

This morning I heard a statement from the mouth of a government spokesperson that resonated as so simple, so pithy, so true, it bears repeating.

"The American economy will not recover until the American home owners can recover."

IT WAS A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS!

Professor Warren clearly understands that the key to the recovery of the economy rests on the American consumer.  No doubt she also understands that no economy can reach the productivity goals and expectations of the prognosticators when about 20% of the American consumer has been literally taken out of the economy in order to pay for a home that is draining the life blood from their budget, by loss of credit due to loss of home, loss of income due to loss of job and so much more injury to the American consumer. 

Wall Streetis not the American economy.

The banks are not the American economy.

The consumer is the American economy.

                                

                                      "Honey, are we going to be able to recover from our financial mess?"

                                        "Perhaps Dear, if the folks in charge ever begin to think about us."

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.