Welcome back to Monday Morning Market, where Geneva's real-estate expert analyzes the data from the MLS for the last 7 days! Remember, this data is for single-family homes only… here goes: Active listings =251 in number, from $145,000 to $3,499,000 Listings under contract =6 in number, ranging from $167,900 to $379,495 Price Reductions= 11 in [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Monday Morning Market…. Geneva real-estate for the last 7 days!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Teresa’s OFFICIAL choice for the “real estate deal of the week”…..
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Teresa’s choice for Deal of the Week…. Before I go any further, I just want to disclose that this deal is NOT my listing…. That’s how confident I am that I can sell this property! Normally this is the place where I post my own deals!! However, this is such a remarkable and special property [...]
Kids, contracts, and doing business in a small town!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It's been a remarkable week for me in the real-estate world! On Monday, I closed a $2 million home that I sold to some really, really great clients. Of course I was elated to be part of a transaction like that, but I really was a little disappointed that I won't have weekly contact with [...]
Monday Morning Market…… in Geneva!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to Monday Morning Market, where Geneva's real-estate expert analyzes the data for the last 7 days…. if you are buying a home in Geneva, or selling one, read on…..This data is for single-family homes only…. Active listings= 223 in number, ranging from $145,000 to $3,499,900 Closed listings= 3 in number, ranging from $172,000 to [...]
Is Print Media Dead…. for Realtors?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In August of 2008, The L.A. Times shut down their real-estate advertising section! The end of an era! With enough statistics available to fill an 80 MB hard-drive, this Realtor concurs… print advertising has perished! Don't get me wrong, we still use it for open houses on the weekend. Other than that, we find that [...]
“How to Present an Offer” 101…….back to the basics!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay….. many people who have been through the "home buying" process in the last 10 years, maybe 15 years, have met with their Realtor, signed the "offer to purchase" and let the Realtor go off into cyber-land with the offer….. to fax it or email it to the listing agent. What happens after it leaves [...]
Monday Morning Market…..
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to Monday Morning Market, where Geneva's real estate expert analyzes the data from the last 7 days! For single family homes only, here goes: Active Listings = 213 in number, ranging from $169,900 to $3,499,000 Closed Listings= 5 in number, ranging from $217,000 to $381,000, with 3 of those reported as foreclosure sales [...]
Realtors…. thinking outside the box…..
Posted in Miscellaneous...... on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, March 11 found me racing out the door at 8 am to go meet prospective buyers at one of my listings. After my 8 o'clock appointment, I hustled over to Graham's 318 on Third St in Geneva (great coffee! You will not be disappointed if you drop in and give it a try!) to [...]
Monday Morning Market……
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to Monday Morning Market, where Geneva's real estate expert analyzes the data from the last 7 days…. here goes! Active listings = 245 in number, from $150,000 to $3,499,900 Closed listings = 3 in number, from $362,000 to $585,000 Under contract listings = ONE listing, list price of $399,900, in the last 7 days [...]
Teresa’s TOP HOME VALUE OF THE WEEK….
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a great home! Immaculate, decorated like a Pottery Barn catalog page, finished basement that is awesome, great location in Geneva! Close to parks, school, shopping, banking and restaurants… Nice hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, updated master bath, updated light fixtures and appliances, main floor laundry room…. reduced in price from $334,900 and ready for [...]