Buying in a Sellers' Market - Preparation is Everything!!

In a market as competitive as this buyer frustration can, often times, be through the roof. There simply are more buyers than sellers and homes are moving quickly. And even full price offers aren’t always guaranteeing the sale.

The days of seeing the perfect home, mulling it over and making an offer are gone. Buyer’s today not only need to think fast, but outside the box!

1)    Off Market Properties

Virtually every home out there is for sale for the right price. Make sure you get hooked up with an agent that isn’t afraid to find what you’re looking for, even if there’s no sign in the yard. Additionally, pocket-listings and Make-Me-Move-Listings are a great source of non-mls properties. There are also pre-market properties and FSBOs. A good agent will utilize every method available to find you the perfect home.

2)    Get Pre-approved Upfront

There is absolutely nothing more frustrating than missing out on a property because your financing was not quite in order. Before you anything, get with a reputable lender and get pre-approved for your financing. This will save you more headaches than you can imagine.

3)    Work With a Good Local Agent

Your agent is your tour guide, market expert, therapist and guardian angel all rolled into one. Make sure that you use a reputable agent that will exhaust all means to provide the service and care that will have you referring all your friends. Try to be as unbiased as possible, sometimes the youngest agents in the business are the sharpest and hardest working.

4)    Act Now

This market is changing with every blink of the eye. The last thing you want to do is wait. If you’ve been testing the waters, or feeling things out now is the time! Your dream home may come on the market tomorrow, and if you don’t call an agent today, it will be gone just as fast!

The market could not be more phenomenal. Don’t be on the outside looking in!

Listings Up 10.1% Across the Nation!!

Why does everyone have the selling bug? Probably because the median list price has risen 7.6% from this time last year. That's right people, we are well on our way to topping one of the most phenomenal years in real estate! Heading into the spring, seller confidence is sure to fuel a continued rise in available homes, and as long as interest rates don't spike, buyers are sure to keep pouring into the marketplace in hopes of finding their dream home. Stay tuned for more updates as another record setting year heats up!

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The Anatole's "Sparkle" Ups the Game This Holiday Season

This holiday season will certainly be one to remember as the Hilton Anatole is set to roll on the newest addition to it's annual Christmas at the Anatole series, "Sparkle". From an ice skating rink built to resemble a pond, to a live stage featuring popular local acts, "Sparkle" is this year's must-see Christmas attraction. Visit http://www.christmasattheanatole.com/index.html for details on scheduled events including appearances from Dallas Stars players, and special pricing on room packages!

"Sparkle" starts Friday November 29th and runs through January 4th

Inventory on the Rise, Rates Staying Low

Housing inventory is beginning to rise again in North Texas after hitting an all-time low in the third quarter of 2013. But while many feared that the shaky position the Fed has taken on it's tapering of quantitative easement would cause rates to rise in consistent fashion, this has not been the case. Rates are staying low as more homes are beginning to come available and will likely cause more buyer's to enter to game early in the new year. If these are signs of what's to come, look for 2014 to be another record-setting year in real estate!