Real Estate News

Many interesting and informative news and insurance related matters affecting consumers like insurance fraud you need to be aware of happening in Georgia that you may be faced with if you're not aware.  Other topics are posted at oc1.ga.gov - the website of the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fie Commissioner.  Pay attention to my blog post:    Office of Georgia Insurance & Sa...

Source Of podcast inspiration is a December 2018 Motley Fool article:   13 Things Real Estate Agents Don't Want You to Know

Beware of your Responsibilities:  I am summarizing some points of interest you may need to be aware of from each page  of the most current version of the Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) Residential Purchase and Sale Agreement.  Make sure your agent addresses some of your major responsibilities in the contract. but as soon as possible, read the contract to understand it.  ...

Thanks to Bernie Sanders, this topic is pretty interesting.  His question:   Should People Profit From Housing? I would expect such a question from a  millionaire socialist like Bernie Sanders, but let's dig a little deeper into what he's suggesting.

Visit my blog post on the subject:   iBuyers - the good, bad, and ugly of their disruption of residential real estate markets Bottom line in brief :   iBuyers (now a multi-billion $ industry from Chinese investors to US  venture capitalists) will offer you cash often based on similar or  lower/older comparable sales, then charge a 6-10% fee, require you to  also pay t...

Basically - in 25 words or less.... if homebuyers send closing funds to the wrong bank account, you get screwed!  Don't believe everything in writing.  Pick up the phone and call. The scam :  The homebuyer receives an email from criminals pretending to be real estate agent, the closing attorney, or title agency involved in the transaction. The  fraudulent email contains wire tr...

The answer:  YES and NO  Yes, US Treasury Notes have been an influence in recent years because they more accurately reflect demographic shifts in home ownership and are a very comparable relatively safe investment choice backed by the US Government than a little riskier than the secondary mortgage loan market like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.  But first a little history and then some...

If you search for residential real estate mergers and acquisitions in your favorite internet search portal, you’ll see many mergers are occurring. We are seeing a drop on volume of “available” residential properties that agents can list for sale. This “shortage” of available properties that “Listing” agents can make available to purchase also hurts the “Buyer’s” agent on the other side of the tran...

I am Jim Parker, Exclusive Buyer Agent in the Atlanta Metro marketplace...770-265-7293 - jim@abuyeragent.com Mortgage Rates - I cover a few of the basics and tips, but here's a general discussion and relationship to the 10 year treasury notes .  The Treasury Department sells all bills, notes, and bonds at auction with a fixed interest rate. When demand is high, bidders will pay more...

I am Jim Parker, Exclusive Buyer Agent in the Atlanta Metro marketplace...770-265-7293 - jim@abuyeragent.com Topics for today...thanks for listening.  How do you find open houses in Georgia ?   Amazon and Zillow are real estate disrupters?  Amazon is not selling real estate, but it will, thanks to its enormous reach, funnel potential buyers into Realogy.  Zillow is not only off...

Be gentle...it's my trial run to introduce my Podcast "Solutions". I am Jim Parker, Exclusive Buyer Agent in the Atlanta Metro marketplace...770-265-7293 - jim@abuyeragent.com I have a blog -   http://abiblog.abuyeragent.com/  - that I attempt to update several topics about real estate each day. Hey, I may even throw in a few other stories or news flashes on these podcasts about society...