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Tom’s Take #111 – Best of Zillow Badge

Zillow has yet another way for clients to vet potential teams and agents to help them with their real estate decisions. The “Best of Zillow” badge evaluates agents in a…

Written by Tom Toole

April 16, 2019

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Tom’s Take #110 – Three options when you need to sell your current home to buy a new one

Many homeowners need to sell their current home before they buy a new one. Whether they need the equity for a down payment out of the current property or they…

Written by Tom Toole

April 9, 2019

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Tom’s Take #109 – Rates are…4%?

At the end of 2018, every expert out there predicted rates would be into the 5% range. As of April 1, they are not even close on a 30…

Written by Tom Toole

April 2, 2019

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Tom’s Take #108 – FHA clamping down on riskier mortgages

News came out in the Wall Street Journal this week that the Federal Housing Administration will be tightening the underwriting standards for some of their higher risk loans that…

Written by Tom Toole

March 26, 2019

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Toms Take’s #107 – Pulling at the heartstrings in a multiple offer situation

Winning a multiple offer situation isn’t easy. In a past episode, we detailed how to tactically position the Agreement to win. At times, emotions get involved and the highest…

Written by Tom Toole

March 19, 2019

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Tom’s Take #106 – Influencing your Zillow Zestimate

Complaints about the Zillow Zestimate are frequent among consumers, both buying and selling. There is often incorrect information listed on the site about the subject property that causes the number…

Written by Tom Toole

March 12, 2019

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Tom’s Take #105 – Timing the listing launch

The MLS has very strict requirements on how soon a home needs to be entered into their system. The challenge is that homes normally need staging, prep work and the…

Written by Tom Toole

March 5, 2019

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Tom’s Take #104 – How’s the market through the 4th quarter 2018?

Do you want to know what is happening in the market? This is the #1 consumer question regarding real estate. The answer is that it depends if you’re planning…

Written by Tom Toole

February 26, 2019

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Tom’s Take #103 – Mortgage rates hit 10 month low

After all the talk of rates going up and the Fed continuing to be aggressive with its policy, mortgage rates have now hit a 10 year low. Bottom line,…

Written by Tom Toole

February 19, 2019

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Tom’s Take #102 – The truth about 2 financing myths

There is a lot of noise in the real estate market right now, and mortgage financing is just as vulnerable. Many buyers do not think they can afford a…

Written by Valerie Wasman

February 12, 2019

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Tom’s Take #111 – Best of Zillow Badge

Tom’s Take #110 – Three options when you need to sell your current home to buy a new one

Tom’s Take #109 – Rates are…4%?

Tom’s Take #108 – FHA clamping down on riskier mortgages

Toms Take’s #107 – Pulling at the heartstrings in a multiple offer situation

Tom’s Take #106 – Influencing your Zillow Zestimate

Tom’s Take #105 – Timing the listing launch

Tom’s Take #104 – How’s the market through the 4th quarter 2018?

Tom’s Take #103 – Mortgage rates hit 10 month low

Tom’s Take #102 – The truth about 2 financing myths

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