When the market slumps or you get stuck with a hard-to-sell property, you may have to ramp up your efforts — market a little more heavily, spend more time on the phones, pound the pavement, and generate enthusiasm at showings and open houses.
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The latest report on the state of the economy was better than expected. The first quarter grew by an anemic 0.6 percent. That’s both good and bad news for housing.
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If you only focused on the big headlines in the past week, you probably noticed that home resales were down by two percent nationwide during March. That didn’t sound good — certainly not for the start of the spring selling season.
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You’ve heard about HopeNow’s foreclosure prevention efforts.
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The relationship between builders of new homes and buyers of new homes is a multi-faceted one. In many cases there are exemplary stories of customer service and quality performance. Sometimes, though, there can be tensions and disagreements. In even the best of cases, there can be an awareness — as with buyers and sellers of [...]

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