A Tulsa area home seller recently told me this story and asked me this question. It is good information to share.
“I have my house listed with another Realtor. My listing is nearing expiration and I have been thinking about hiring another broker. I counted the cards of the agents who have shown and one company has many more cards than the others.. I like my agent and wanted talked to him about this before I made my decision. I did and he brought me a Keybox report with all the showings. This company had only accessed the keybox for my house twice but there were six cards left on my counter over the months! We were never home to let them in.”
“My agent said this is sometimes a tactic to make home sellers switch realtors. If so, I am agry that someone would take me for a fool and would never use that company. Is that true?”
Unfortunately, yes. This does sometimes happen. THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE YOU TRUST to tell you the truth; and don’t get angry at them for their honesty.
To know how to determine the truth and if a broker has created a false image of their effectiveness. Use these tips:
Find the actual listing broker AND SELLING broker of sales in your area. Some agents show 100 houses before they sell one. Others show 7 and are simply more efficient and don’t waste their buyer’s time.
Look at the keybox report to see the actual number of accesses instead of relying on the number of cards left. More than one can be left by accident or on purpose.
Analyze the actual marketing of your home, not the hype. Some salespeople promise the moon to get your business. You want to know what they deliver. Ask for examples of their past and current material.
You need a good ethical person you have a relationship with.150 new agents are entering the business in the Tulsa area EVERY MONTH! There are over 4000 Realtors and only 6500 listing. You can do the math. Good Realtors will do more for you than what they will get paid for. There is no need to take a risk with one who does not have your best interest in mind at all times and that means from the very beginning.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Ice and Snow Bring Insurance Claims.
What You Can do to Avoid Paying Insurance Deductibles.
Warm up first. When you have ice or snow on your car, scrape off all the ice from your car windows. Your windows are not just a port-hole to peek from. You need to be able to see out your side windows for blind spots. It's cold out there so men, earn some extra points and take care of the ladies.
Don't forget the windshield wipers; make sure they are free of ice and snow. Don’t forget the headlamps and tail lights either. Other drivers need to see you coming and going and need to see if you’re turning, or braking.
Ice on your hood could cost you! Ice on the hood or roof of your car that flies off and hits another vehicle or person while you are driving is your liability. On a more selfish note if you don't scrape it off and it starts to break free or melt it may just slide off and dent your own car or crack your own windshield. That is never a good thing.
Brush off your hood. When you leave the snow piled on the hood of your car and you start driving it is going to blow up onto your clean windshield which, of course, is warm from your defroster and will freeze on your windshield wipers- making it very hard to see through the little streaks that are left. So, go ahead and brush off the hood of your car. You’re already cold. Just a couple more minutes and you'll be on your way.
Be careful where you park. After the freezing rain leaves it's beauty marks on trees and power lines and starts to melt it may come crashing down onto your car. You may be fine when you go into work early in the morning when everything is still very cold. Oh but when you come out after the ice has slide off the roof, or drop off the tree, or power line. You may have a nice dent - or worse on your car. A little planning could save you a lot of money stress and maybe a few bad words.
Jerry Szeszulski is an insurance expert heard on The Future of Real Estate on News/Talk 740 KRMG in Tulsa Oklahoma. Jerry offers money saving expertise for homeowners to apply to their homeowner's policies. Email your insurance questions to: Jerry.Szeszulski@american-national.com
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Chicago
October, 2006
Tulsa was represented at the annual Luxury Real Estate Conference held this year in Chicago, Illinois, by Tulsa real estate broker, Darryl Baskin of McGraw REALTORS. The Annual Luxury Real Estate Conference focuses on the latest developments in luxury real estate across the globe. In addition to the United States, other representatives attended from Canada, Greece, the Bahamas and Thailand.
The story seemed repetitive, Baskin says, “There has been a noticeable slowdown among luxury real estate brokers in most parts of the country. This is much of what we hear in Tulsa when national news reports ‘the real estate bubble’ and a ‘slowdown in housing’. It is refreshing to report Tulsa’s status as solid, consistent and less affected by national trends. While we don’t experience the incredible appreciation, we are generally not affected by the sudden downturns and significant depreciations seen across other parts of the country, “Baskin adds.
While in Chicago, Baskin previewed the newest development from The Ritz Carlton Residences which will feature properties expected to sell above $1,000 per square foot and other luxury properties in downtown Chicago. New York City property values have hit as high as $4,000 per square foot for luxury penthouses, according to Frederick Peters of Warburg Realty. Tulsa’s highest prices per square foot top out at $400.
Representing an affordable luxury market in Tulsa, is a relatively easy task when you can report to your national peers that similar properties in Tulsa can be purchased for less than half the price of competing markets. When asked about missing the ocean, mountains and ski slopes, Baskin remarked “Green Country offers some fantastic settings. Besides, for the amount of money Tulsan’s save in housing, they can afford to travel anywhere in the world, several times a year, or like many Tulsan’s, own second homes in a place of their choosing. That’s the kind of luxury you don’t tire of.”
For additional information, contact Darryl Baskin at 918-740-0077
October, 2006
Tulsa was represented at the annual Luxury Real Estate Conference held this year in Chicago, Illinois, by Tulsa real estate broker, Darryl Baskin of McGraw REALTORS. The Annual Luxury Real Estate Conference focuses on the latest developments in luxury real estate across the globe. In addition to the United States, other representatives attended from Canada, Greece, the Bahamas and Thailand.
The story seemed repetitive, Baskin says, “There has been a noticeable slowdown among luxury real estate brokers in most parts of the country. This is much of what we hear in Tulsa when national news reports ‘the real estate bubble’ and a ‘slowdown in housing’. It is refreshing to report Tulsa’s status as solid, consistent and less affected by national trends. While we don’t experience the incredible appreciation, we are generally not affected by the sudden downturns and significant depreciations seen across other parts of the country, “Baskin adds.
While in Chicago, Baskin previewed the newest development from The Ritz Carlton Residences which will feature properties expected to sell above $1,000 per square foot and other luxury properties in downtown Chicago. New York City property values have hit as high as $4,000 per square foot for luxury penthouses, according to Frederick Peters of Warburg Realty. Tulsa’s highest prices per square foot top out at $400.
Representing an affordable luxury market in Tulsa, is a relatively easy task when you can report to your national peers that similar properties in Tulsa can be purchased for less than half the price of competing markets. When asked about missing the ocean, mountains and ski slopes, Baskin remarked “Green Country offers some fantastic settings. Besides, for the amount of money Tulsan’s save in housing, they can afford to travel anywhere in the world, several times a year, or like many Tulsan’s, own second homes in a place of their choosing. That’s the kind of luxury you don’t tire of.”
For additional information, contact Darryl Baskin at 918-740-0077
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Where is the market?
As reported by my daughter, Madalyn, in her television debut on The Future of Real Estate, statistics for the Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan real estate market through November of 2006 for residential single family homes shows an increase of 747 listings for the year. Sales also increased by 489 over the same period. Sales increased 3.6% over 2005 while listings increased 3% over 2005. The fact that sales increased more than the increase in listings is a positive direction for our market and a sign of stability.
As reported by my daughter, Madalyn, in her television debut on The Future of Real Estate, statistics for the Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan real estate market through November of 2006 for residential single family homes shows an increase of 747 listings for the year. Sales also increased by 489 over the same period. Sales increased 3.6% over 2005 while listings increased 3% over 2005. The fact that sales increased more than the increase in listings is a positive direction for our market and a sign of stability.
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