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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:22 AM

Feedback requests

When a Charleston real estate agent shows homes to their clients, they are asked to provide feedback in order to help the seller understand what buyers like and don't like about their home. It's basically an automated process with an email automatically
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:48 AM

You should be a client

... and not a lead . I get these kind of emails all the time (edited for anonymity) offering to sell me names of buyers who are supposedly interested in buying or selling a home in the Charleston real estate market. First of all, I don't know why
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:13 AM

Pick an agent, any agent

Buyers and sellers of Charleston real estate pick their agents in any number of ways and it's pretty understandable considering that you can't turn over a rock and not find a real estate agent. There's always friends and family, neighbors
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:00 AM

Choose wisely when selecting a mortgage lender

Jim Duncan at RealCentralVA once said in a post, "When I advise my clients to use a lender whom I know and trust, it's not that I have any special ties, receive kickbacks, or anything else underhanded or shady. It's because I am looking out
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Friday, May 09, 2008 6:54 AM

What does a real estate agent really do

I'm not sure that many real estate consumers understand what real estate agents do to earn a commission and I'm not sure that many care if an agent gets paid, I think the only thing buyers really care about is buying a house. First of all, a real
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Friday, April 18, 2008 1:20 PM

Real estate commissions

... and a tale of 2 buyers. UPDATE: by the time I finish writing, it will be 4 buyers. I've been very fortunate to work with many wonderful buyers (and sellers) during my career as a Charleston real estate agent. Of course, real estate agents work
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:58 AM

How a real estate agent is selected

Charleston real estate consumers generally seem to choose their real estate agent in one of three ways. Friend, neighbor or relative - just about everyone has a friend in real estate, lives in the same neighborhood as a real estate agent or is related
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Friday, March 28, 2008 5:38 AM

Do you want to use an agent

... or do you want to use an agent. There are a lot of do it yourself buyers out there today and some buyers may think with the proliferation of information available on the Internet, they can successfully buy a home without an agent. Of course, they
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:24 AM

Understanding buyer agency

It seems to me that many real estate consumers don't understand buyer agency. Sellers will generally interview a number of agents with the goal of hiring the best real estate agent to list and sell their home. Buyers just want to see homes and therefore,
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 4 Comments
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:48 AM

A full time Charleston real estate agent

... is more important than ever for buyers and sellers in today's current difficult market conditions. After taking a long weekend off to attend a family wedding in Orlando, I don't know how any Charleston real estate agent can successfully manage
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:25 AM

Your agent can show you all Charleston homes for sale

Just a little rant. I received a call from someone who wanted to see a house in a couple of hours. It wasn't my listing but when you search the MLS on my website, you can contact me. Every Charleston real estate agent who provides MLS search on their
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Monday, February 18, 2008 6:24 PM

Really bad mls photos

Sometimes you have to wonder just what sellers are paying their real estate agents to do and whether or not they actually know what they are doing. Good pictures sell homes and it is important to have as many good, marketable photos of the property as
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:23 AM

Real estate safety

The Charleston MLS reports several recent incidents on its website to alert both Charleston real estate agents and sellers to take necessary precautions when showing homes for sale. A number of suspicious incidents have occurred in recent days involving
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Monday, February 04, 2008 2:41 PM

It's a real compliment

... when other real estate agents select you to handle their Charleston real estate transactions. Just this week, I am meeting with two real estate agents from other states who want me to be their real estate agent in Charleston. An agent I met in an
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Sunday, February 03, 2008 9:03 AM

Do you hate being sold

I do. And I really don't like it when real estate agents act like used car salespeople either (no offense intended to used car salespeople, there are good and bad salespeople in all professions). It's about "pushy" selling tactics. Here's
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
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