What Makes A Great Real Estate Agent
Purchasing real estate is one of the biggest investments a person can make in a life time. It is important to hook up with the right Realtor. Especially with what has happen in the real estate market lately. Home prices have adjusted from the last real estate bubble. Lenders were loaning money to people that could not other wise qualify for. Many people got slammed into sub-prime mortgages they had no business taking. Here are some things that would qualify an agent to be great.
1. Integrity – Following up and doing what they promise.
2. Honesty – Telling the client the truth even if it means not getting a sale.
3. Knowledge – Knowing their market and what direction it is heading.
4. Education – Informing their client of different areas and neighborhoods.
5. Resources – Knowing where to direct their clients to do the proper research to make an informed decision.
6. Team – Having a team of professionals like Home Inspectors, Mortgage Brokers, Title Insurance Company and Escrow Officers that put the clients interests first and not their own.
Our team strives everyday to live up to these standards. Any Realtor that takes their business seriously wants to be the greatest real estate agent in the world. We also know some of the greatest agents in the world that do the same. If you are relocating to Hawaii, we can help you locate a Realtor in your neighborhood to sell your existing home. Please do not hesitate to contact us before you come to Hawaii. We are here to help.
National Relocation Services
National Relocation is just re-launching some of their services and channels. They have re-done the site structure so they can have all their services more custom and taylored for each service they offer. The mortgages channel is not geo located any more. It has more information on the different types of financing and will soon have the abilty to offer mortgage quotes and mortgage rates as well.
The foreclosure channel is geo located and has lists of foreclosures in the different counties of a particular state. They are also revamping their rentals section and soon property managers and home owners will be able to list houses for rent for free with pictures and video.
The home inspectors channel now lists them by state along with the services they provide. They even have an insurance channel that has all the different types of insurance you would need when you relocate to a new area such as car, health, homeowners and even term life insurance quotes.
They are also working on getting a new design as well, plus many other services for buyers and sellers relocating. There new real estate section will have a home values tool, plus you will be able to view mortgage rates, links to schools and city neighborhood information plus much more!!
Danielle Cotreras San Jose Realtor
Danielle Contreras is ADR’s featured San Jose real estate agent that specialises in relocation. She is also our featured Los Gatos and Cupertino Real Estate Realtor. Danielle is a buyers agent that knowledgable about her mnarket place and has experience to fulfill her clients needs. She is always continuing her education to keep up on all the real estate laws and changes.
She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and three children biking, fishing and many other family activities.
Katrina Harman Frenso Real Estate Relocation
ADR relocation directory is proud to have Katrina Harman as a referral partner. Katrina is a pro that has been selling Fresno real estate for many years. She has great area and market knowledge. Her Fresno county real estate search features homes in Clovis, Kingsburg, Selma, Sanger and many more small communities in Fresno County.
She has an interactive website that provides buyers and sellers with real estate tips, articles and community iformation. You definately get a competitive edge when you are working with Katrina.
American Dream Realty Relocation Real Estate
American Dream Realty just rolled out their new relocation real estate agent site. It has area information that is helpful for buyers relocating to a new community plus it also has area MLS searches from the area. If it does not directly go to a search in the area you desire. You can fill out a custom form that will be forwarded to an agent in your new area and they will set you up on their MLS to receive new homes as they become available.
We have relocation specialists in all states and most communities that we can refer to buyers to. Darla Vanderlip is our Santa Clarita real estate specialist and she serves the following areas: Castaic, Valencia, San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley and Stevenson Ranch in California.
Bob Wilson is our San Diego real estate relocation partner and serves the following areas: 4s Ranch, Scripps Ranch, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe and La Jolla in California.
Debbie Ferrari is our San Clemente real estate referral agent that also handles Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano plus other Orange County real estate areas.
Bryan Pearl is an Alabama real estate agent that handles Huntsville real estate clients and has a great mls search on our site.
This new site was created so we can refer clients relocating to and from Hawaii to agents that work at a higher standard than most.
Myrtle Beach Real Estate News
What may not be good for the investors who bought condos intending to “flip” over the past couple of years, has turned into good news for buyers and investors who waited.
According to our local Board of Realtors, condominium sales in the Grand Strand dropped 41 percent in the first quarter of 2007.
Although this is lower than the same quarter in the past three years, it’s still higher than it was before the condo boom of 2005. Prices of real estate along Myrtle Beach’s sandy coastline nearly doubled at that time, and condo sales reminded one of our twice a year run of “spots”, a local small fish that migrates through and permeates our waters in October and March.
When the spots run, you can throw in an un-baited hook and pull up a fish as fast as you can take it off and throw it back again. Such was the way condo buyers hit the beaches and resorts during the 2005 craze. If you had a preconstruction condo project, and you announced it publicly, you had sales… or at least deposits for them.
Many people made a lot of money in the very early days of the rush. Building was slow and the first developments that sold out were built and skyrocketed in price. The problems began after things continued to boom. Construction companies and builders were unable to handle the business load, and began to double the building costs to get a piece of the action. Eventually their prices made it nearly impossible to finish the projects that sold originally for lower prices.
The doom-sayers started predicting bubbles long before there were any, and after a while the investors grew scared so sales began to slow. Developers who could have afforded the padded building costs became unable to sell the last few units required to obtain the bank funding. Although North and South Carolina never did have a “bubble”, per se, the condo rush slowed to a trickle, and many of the projects never materialized.
Over the past 6 or 7 months, prices have dropped somewhat on Myrtle Beach condos. A 2 bedroom that was originally $70,000, and had jumped to $130-$150,000, has now leveled off to $110-$120 instead. Read more
San Diego Real Estate Investment
Recently I had contacted San Diego Realtor Bob Wilson about investing in a second home in San Diego. He was very honest, helpful and had great knowledge of the market. He gave me the straight truth of what it was doing. He had explained to me that the market had been making a major correction over the past couple years and it may take a couple more before the market stabilized. He also has an awesome San Diego real estate site with great relocation information. I had explained to him that we had relatives that lived in Rancho Santa Fe and it would be nice to pick up a place by family.
He also had great suggestions on where to stay while house hunting. One of the suggestions was to stay in one of the great San Diego vacation rentals in Mission Beach. Once he found out that we loved the water and would rather be there instead of up in the hills by Rancho Santa Fe by the relatives.
Being a realtor myself, I was really impressed with Bob’s attention to detail and his honesty. I will definitely use him when we buy that second home. I will also recommend him to any one I know that is relocating to San Diego.
National Relocation
National Relocation.com has relaunched their site on a new PHP platform. They were previously on .net and found it to be not as flexible as they needed it to be.
National Relocation is in the early stages of building out a major real estate relocation portal. It is a one stop shop for all relocation needs. National Relocation features Realtors that can help buyers and sellers locate real estate. The agents will also be able to help consumers with rentals as well. For the buyer who is looking for a great deal, there are foreclosures. There are many other services for the home buying or selling process such as home inspectors, movers and storages.
There are mortgage brokers that can give quotes on home loans. There are also insurance agents to help with homeowners insurance and other insurance needs.
National Relocation is definately on the right track to offer great relocation services to consumers when relocating.