Real Estate Buy and Sell

Choosing the Best Option for Housing Finance

Cai — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:26:17 +0000

Buying a private property or investing in such ventures are now easier to do. Thanks to the changes that were made to the policies of the Central Government that resulted with the popping out of different HFCs or Housing Finance Companies.

Choosing a housing finance option is not that easy. You may use the following list in considering a possible finance deal.

You should first ask for the waiver of the pre-payment penalty.
You should ask for a discount or waiver on processing of different fees.
Try to negotiate lowest possible rate of interest.
Insist an EMI with monthly or daily reducing balance.
Ask for waivers or incentives of payments for the promptness of paying your EMI bills regularly.

Online Auctions

Levi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:38:15 +0000

One way of buying real estate that is slowly growing ground is the online real estate auctions. Many bid or selling sites are coming out advertising different properties that appeal to the taste and needs of prospective buyers. These online auction companies allow prospective buyers to actually seriously bid on a property with intent to sell or bid just to see how high the actual value of the property would go. After all, you must remember that most auction sites are not licensed or qualified to sell you real estate, they are more of an advertising company hosting the property and helping to link the prospective buyer with the property seller. This is mostly to get more exposure or even higher appraisal value for the property. Make sure though to read through the guidelines of the auction site before placing any bids.

Are Real Estate Agents Worth their Price?

Levi — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:43:29 +0000

A typical real estate agent would receive commission rates anywhere from 5 to 7 percent based on the final sales price of the property. An average sale price figure for a single family home is about $177,000, an average commission of $10,600. These people are not experts in the field but rather are middlemen who link you to the right people for marketing exposure.

If you sell your property yourself and employ smart advertising, a potential profit of $10,000 could be yours from the sale and not go to the agent. There are a lot of things that $10,000 can do for you in terms of your needs and desires. So who would you rather get that amount, a real estate agent or you?

Freehold VS Leasehold

Cai — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:52:21 +0000

When one says that a property is freehold, it means that the ownership of the property is transferable. Most properties in India are freehold. In specific areas like Delhi, Indian Government owns a big part of the land; some part of it is being leased out. The lease, like the ownership, is also transferable. However, this is only when there is a permission provided by Central Government. On the other hand, a leasehold property makes sure that ground rent is settled up to date. Most of the transactions are being done through the POA or Power of Attorney, which by the way is not conferring clear title to buyer and which ceases on the case of death of seller.

How to Sell Your House

Levi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:30:35 +0000

A prospective buyer can easily form his opinion about your house based on first impressions he forms from the first step he takes on your property. This opinion can either boost your chances of selling your property or jeopardize the sale. Making your property appealing to a broader range of prospective property buyers is the idea in order to make it saleable in the real estate market.

Here are some tips to help you close that sale and make your property the most marketable in the community. This is how to stage your house for selling:
1.Remove clutters like mail, newspapers, laundry and other articles that usually accumulate in a well-lived-in house.
2.Immaculate cleanliness.
3.Remove articles like family photos or anything that would associate the house to you. It must look bare.
4.Make sure that it is odor free.
5.Emphasize your frontage. This is where the buyer�s opinion is formed.
6.Fresh flowers go a long way.
7.Make your home look current.
8.Space matters.
9.Vignettes arouse the buyer�s imagination.
10.Let the light come in.

The Real Estate Broker

Levi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:28:42 +0000

Purchasing a property can be very complex and daunting and this is where the services of a real estate broker or agent come in. These people are equipped with a thorough knowledge of the real estate market in their location. Depending on your needs, the broker or agent can find a suitable property that is tailor fitted for you. In cases that a buyer needs financing in purchasing property, the real estate agent can also recommend credible financing groups to assist the property buyer.

The real estate brokers usually work on evenings and weekends when clients are more available. They are also in most cases required by law to obtain a real estate broker’s license. The main job of the real estate broker is to facilitate the sale of a property by finding the right property to suit the needs of the buyer. The real estate agent is usually paid by commission by the property seller.

The Location Factor

Levi — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:27:05 +0000

When people are thinking of purchasing real estate, they sometimes think of several factors to consider before considering the sale. One of the most important, it not the most important, factors to consider is location. Yes location plays a very big part of the real estate equation. The location of your property is a determining factor of its current value and will influence its future value as well. A property that is almost in the center of a busy thriving environment and within the vicinity of schools, churches, malls and the likes has a greater real estate value than a property in a far flung community where businesses are failing and the structures are deteriorating. The security of the neighborhood plays a very important role also in the evaluation of the value of the community where your property is situated. So make it a priority to consider location before anything else.

Rent and Lease with option to buy

Levi — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:17:08 +0000

If you are the buyer and turns out to be a renter whose intention was to own a property you needed to choose the leasing with an option to purchase. Agreement should have stated or noted before buy-out of the property. However, you will be charge much higher rent fee.

Nonetheless, the purchase thing was only an option; renter may or may not exercise it. If time comes that the renter wanted to purchase the property the seller obligated to sell the house and arranged the price. On the seller part the only risk was ending up selling the property instead of owning and having an income from the rent.

Give and Take

Levi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:14:14 +0000

Pricing the property was to most difficult part in transaction. Both parties, the buyer and seller, have to put themselves in a situation that they think the price is right. On a regular basis the seller always offers the highest possible price of the property then buyer counter it with the lowest bid.

But both parties do not agree on their asking price. Thus, they should give and take. They will start to discuss further the pricing. Both of their asking price have gap that can be negotiated. One will ask for much lower price counter it asking much higher not higher on the asking price. The process will continue until one will say stop and let’s call it a deal.

Before buying…

Cai — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:26:18 +0000

Investment is not as easy as one-to-three. This kind of expenditure is one big lifetime decision. Buying a property will require you to shell out a great deal of money, your precious savings that you might have probably been saving for years and years now. If you plan to make an investment, you better be cautious and take extra care in pulling out the money from your bank. If you already have identified the property that you are sure to buy, then be ready for the road of possession because it is real hard paving difficulties along the way; we talk about endless paperwork and tedious legal processes.

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