den Boer Homes

Oh my goodness!I want to be the first to tell everyone that it seems like the end is near! Don't look now, but new listings are taking more than a few hours to sell. I know, it seems unbelievable! My latest listing has been on the market for a week now and has only had 5 showings, with no offers ...

Time. Such an important part of Real Estate. When is the best time to list a home? How much time will it be on the market? In the contracts, time is of the essence. Time is really, really important.For me, now is the time. After working from a company office for years, I decided last weekend it w...

The owner of our real estate firm, Judson Adamson, loves to tell agents that they need to create "Collisions". These are in person contacts. He goes on to say that these in person contacts are the very best way to generate new business. I have to say I could not agree more.I have seen agents stru...

I once posted a social media post entitled Your Listening agent. My point was almost anyone can "List" a home for sale, but how many agents really listen to their seller and abide by their wishes?For instance, does the seller want the listing agent to be present at all showings? What if the selle...

This has been an interesting year. I have spoken to many agents that are suffering with no business. Some have left the practice and others have taken up "Real" jobs. Many come to me and ask for advice on how to get their business going again. I am always happy to talk, but I find so few listen.F...

I still shake my head over the current real estate market. I have a listing, a nice townhome that is getting very few showings. And I had a new listing that went live this past Friday that was under contract within 24 hours after the first three showings produced three offers. Within the next 24 ...

If you were a gun fighter in the Wild West and hesitated to pull the trigger, you might not get another chance. Failing to pull the trigger nowadays in real estate can end your chances to fight for a home as well. Let me explain...I have clients at the moment that have been looking for a home for...

Exciting times! The home is under contract and you as the buyer/Seller just found out you can't be there at the closing. What do you do?This comes up fairly often. One way to solve this challenge is for the seller/Buyer to enlist a friend or relative to "Stand in" for them at the closing table. T...

Many times buyers walk into a home to find it the one. It meets all their requirements, checks all the boxes. They are in love! The offer is sent and accepted. Can it get any better? Maybe, but it can certainly get worse.I have a listing that is the best maintained, cutest house in the neighborho...

I have been speaking with quite a few agents recently about the market. It has definitely slowed, they all said. We can see in the office stats that unit sales have fallen since the interest rates started rising. Another indicator is the volume of calls agents are receiving from loan officers, de...