Category Archives: Buying Homes

Number 1 Thing You Must Do Before You Make A Short Sale Offer

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Terry Smith

Short Sales are going to be with us for a while, a long while…especially on higher end condos in Uptown and surrounding area where developers over developed and builders over built the same thing. Nuff – said.  Basically a short … Continue reading →

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New Home or Used? Which is the Better Buy?

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Terry Smith

Before I was a licensed Broker – Realtor, I did what every buyer-consumer does when they start considering a place to call home.  Back then there weren’t any homes on the Internet to help with the pre-search.  You just got … Continue reading →

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Inventory Issues in the Park Cities…Take a look!

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Terry Smith

There are opportunities in every market and in Dallas it’s homes priced above $1 million – take a peek at the historical chart going 2 years back. Inventory in University Park has almost doubled from this time two years ago. … Continue reading →

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Does Staging a Home Increase the List Price?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Terry Smith

More and more sellers in this market are staging their homes, mostly in the upper tier price range. I’ve come across several properties in the past two months that have dramatically increased in price! Both have been on the market … Continue reading →

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No Negotiations – Really?

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Terry Smith

FOR SALE – LIST PRICE ONLY You know every real estate transaction is different. There’s always the house of course and a buyer, seller and probably an agent or two. I think it goes without saying that all of real … Continue reading →

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