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Setting a selling price and signing the mandate

When you have chosen an estate agent to help you market your home for sale, that agent will use market research methods, along with her knowledge, experience and expertise, to set the best possible selling price (also called the ...

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Accepting an offer on your property

Once an interested buyer has been found, a written offer to purchase will be prepared, usually on a standard, pre-printed form. Do not surprised if you are presented with offers that differ substantially from your asking price ...

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Fair market value and what it means

Those looking to buy or sell property have no doubt heard about the importance of fair market value. But what is fair market value and why is it important?

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Today's home buyer must-have's

While each homebuyer will have their own criteria as to what their home must have based on their life stage and personal preference, there are a few key elements that homebuyer’s seem to agree on..

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Top 5 tips for first time sellers

Advice abounds for first time buyers, but where should first time sellers start?

Know your tenants’ rights before you evict them
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Know your tenants’ rights before you evict them

So your tenant has decided that he can’t afford the rent on the property you own. In the good old days this dilemma was easily dealt with and in some cases simply changing the locks solved the problem

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Trust Accounts - Protection, Safekeeping and Certainty

Trust accounts by definition are bank accounts specially designated to hold funds that belong to others. Real estate agents and attorneys are required to maintain separate trust accounts for client money and for escrowed funds. ...

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Protection For property buyers

With the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) now in effect, property professionals will be forced to look at the way they do business and how certain procedures affect both them and their clients. 

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Choose the right agent if you are serious about property

The US National Association of Realtors (NAR) compiled a document detailing all the tasks that real estate professionals must complete to close a single deal.