In April 47,250 new and resale houses and condos were sold in the state of California. That's down from 54,500 in March which is a drop of 13.3%. April of 2005 was one of the strongest months for real estate in California's history. What a difference a year makes. Sales were down 21% from last April. Even though sales were down, prices were not.

Understand that as a seller you are the broker's employer. The broker also has by law, a fiduciary duty to you and is charged with trying to get you the best possible price and terms for your property.



Here is what I would recommend you did instead of running to a property agent the minute you decide to sell your house. Try an online real estate company such as you might find on FlatFeeListing in your state. They will put your home up for sale in a Multiple Listing Service. At one time, it used to be that these were only accessible to a real estate in Marbella. estate agent; not anymore. And you don't pay 6% either - all you ever do is to make a one-time payment of $500. Of course you'll still owe 3% to the buyer's agen. But, that the could still save you thousands of dollars.

Was it Mary Poppins who said "Accentuate the positive?" I'm not sure, but whoever it was, they were right. So sit down right now and write a list of all the benefits you can offer a buyer or real estate development. a seller.

Ask for case studies. These illustrate certain problems they have encountered in the past, their solution, and the result they achieved. This will help you real estate company or service. decide further.

Stop thinking that as an agent you must discount your commission, or pay all the advertising costs for the client just to win the new business. These clients are not the ones you want. In most cases they are the hardest to deal with because their motivation is 'cheap'. Logical decisions are not part of their mindset and negotiations are therefore harder with these clients. More often than not the listing does not sell because the client will not listen to the market trends and choices (they think they know better). Time does invariably take care of these unreasonable clients, with no sale resulting and a distressed property sale or lease later on. You can then move back into the picture to offer your special services.

Perhaps you think that hiring a property agent isn't worth the hassle. Yes, you can go through the process palacetes de banus yourself and buy the property directly from the owner. However, there some advantages to using an agent. One of the biggest ones is that agents have a lot of properties at their disposal via certain avenues such as real estate agent websites. This allows them to work with you so that you can find what you need as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Real Estate, like the rest of life, does have risks. If it didn't it probably wouldn't be as muck fun. And it surely wouldn't pay off with the incredibly strong rates of return that it does. Land development is a way to take a small amount of money and turn it into a fortune. If you can see the vision, stay the course, and make friends with plenty of city planners and other governmental types, you can have a new and prosperous career in land development.