Buying

 http://vladimirshursky.com Vladimir Shursky, Broker Associate with RE/MAX Premier in Southampton, PA has recently expanded his offering of homes and properties for sale.  read more »

http://gaylewrochomes.com Birmingham & Hoover Real Estate Services provide a first class service and expert knowledge of the local real estate market. Gayle Wroclawski, one of the areas premier real estate agents has shown to be a top notch professional providing far and beyond what is needed for her clients to buy or sell homes.  read more »

1. Letting the seller know your level of interest. The less the seller knows about your level of interest the better off you are in negotiating with them. This holds true in all purchases! Keep your excitement to yourself and you may be able to save thousands of dollars.  read more »

There are several essential elements that need to be brought together when making your first home purchase. The first place you should start is picking a Mortgage broker to work with. This is unquestionably the most important part of the puzzle when purchasing a home.

The person and company that you pick to help you get a loan on your home is more important than any other relationship that you will have. Most people think the Realtor or Real Estate Agent is more important. While they play an important role the Mortgage Broker or Loan Officer is more important.  read more »

Prior to your Real Estate purchase make sure to make the most out of your Realtor. Most people think the limited access they have to their local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) gives them a lot of information. In reality Realtors and agents using the system have access to information that can be worth tens of thousands to buyers. Before you purchase property make sure you do a statistical analysis of the area and property you are purchasing. To give you an Idea of the importance of this analysis I have included the information of an area I studied.  read more »

One of the least understood parts of a Real Estate transaction is Earnest money. The initial purpose of earnest money is to give something that makes the offer more appealing to the seller. It is also rewarded to the seller when the buyer does not follow through with their end on the agreement.

There are many thoughts on what should be given as earnest money. In the past buyers have given everything from farm animals and vehicles to jewelry. It is possible to use things other than money as earnest money today, but it is not something that happens often.  read more »