Facebook Funny
Posted on Jun 23, 2010 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry
One of the best part of life is when humor comes up in unexpected places. On Facebook, I am friends with a woman named Mary, and I “like” the HBA (Home Building Association of Tri-Cities). A couple days ago these status updates were up back-to-back – Ha! How perfect is that? I don’t know how [...]
Can Social Media Ruin Your Loan Application?
Posted on Jun 3, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Real Estate Industry
When I was a kid I always wanted to read minds. In fact, in the What Super Power Do You Have? quiz I took on Facebook, I think that was what it said was my gift. I just want to know what people are REALLY thinking. So, FYI, lenders are using Twitter and Facebook and [...]
Yet Another Short Sale Nightmare
Posted on May 22, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Real Estate Industry
I know I’ve written about this before – but short sales are a misnomer if ever there was one. They get their name from the fact that the homeowner is a little “short” on funds to pay off the loan, even if the house sold at full price. Even if the escrow and title fees [...]
Cracking the Real Estate Code
Posted on Apr 21, 2010 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities Market
I love working in this market. We not only are selling homes and have a somewhat stable economy, but we also have about 700 agents, about 500 of which are full-time, and so that’s a nice number of agents to get along with and know. On Sunday, I presented an offer to some clients. The [...]
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended and Expanded
Posted on Nov 6, 2009 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry
All is not lost! If you haven’t bought your first home yet, and you were bummed that you had missed out on the tax credit, no need to worry. You now have until April 30th to get an accepted offer on a home and move in by June. Woo-hoo!!! Here’s the main point of the [...]
15,000 Reasons to Buy a New House
Posted on Feb 6, 2009 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry
Another agent just called a colleague of mine to ask if his clients could delay by about a week on the purchase of the home they’d agreed to buy. The clients didn’t want to buy the house until they were sure they’d get that $15,000 tax credit portion of that the stimulus package promises, and [...]
Paradise Lost?
Posted on Oct 11, 2008 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities Market
I had lunch with a friend on Thursday and we were talking about the economy (during our 90 minute lunch, the Dow dropped 500 points!). We both came to real estate from different careers, so if our local market’s bottom dropped out, we were discussing what else we could do. My friend is a tad [...]
No pressure, I'm just letting you know the facts…
Posted on Aug 1, 2008 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry
It never fails, you know. A house sits on the market for MONTHS, occasional showings, positive feedback in regards to price and condition, marketing plan in place, and nothing happens. No offers, no frantic calls to make sure the house is still available. It’s like a stone dropped in a lake – ripples fan out [...]
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