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BUYERS: Do You Have a "Working" Relationship With Your Lender?

Today is Friday, April 18, 2008 and the Cedar Rapids Real Estate market has never been stronger! Sure Iowa and Cedar Rapids bares their fair share of burdens regarding foreclosures, sub prime lending, and tightening of loan qualifiers. However, the market Read More...
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 8:49 AM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

My List of Twelve Things To Don't Every Home Seller Should Know

If you're a seasoned home seller like myself (I've sold four homes of my own, and am about to sell my fifth), you should have by proxy learned some hard lessons about what not do so in the sale of your home. Most home sellers learn these by experience, Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:52 PM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Getting Ready to Sell in the Spring? Read This First!

If you are one of thousands preparing your house over the winter months to place on the market in the spring, congratulations! The market at this point and time is slow and so it's a good time to make necessary repairs and replacements. When you market Read More...
Posted Friday, December 21, 2007 9:58 AM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Who is Cedar Rapid's Realtor Christopher Smith?

Once a year, I like to blog about me. This is the only time that this blog will be all about me, but I think it's important to know who you are working with, especially when it comes to one of the largest transactions you will ever undertake in your Read More...
Posted Monday, October 01, 2007 12:14 PM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Seller's Top Ten List To Improve Your Home's Saleability!

Imagine going to a wedding of a dear friends. You get all dressed up with your significant other and head off to the church. You enter the church and everyone is in shorts and t-shirts. Worse yet, the honored bride and groom arrive five minutes late and Read More...
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 7:52 PM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

100 Questions and Answers for Home Buyers: A Must Read!

The Housing and Urban Development center has published a wonderful article on their website entitled 100 Questions and Answers for Home Buyers and I thought I'd pass it onto my readers. This website is also a great one to bookmark. The actual website Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:55 AM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

The "Twelve Don'ts Every Home Seller Should Know Before Selling

Don't overprice your home. It will end up COSTING YOU MONEY! Christopher Smith gives you a free market analysis. Use it's suggestions and it will actually net you more. Don't be surprised if the first offer on your property is the best offer Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:32 PM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Resolutions for Home Buyers in 2007!

This is an article from Ilyce R. Glink, contributing writer for Inman News on Home Buyer Resolutions for 2007. Very good financial information for buyers. Also visit her wonderful website at www.thinkglink.com . Here is the link to this great article: Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:49 AM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Now is the time to buy! Interest rates are outstanding!

If you have ever been on the fence about buying a home, now might be the time to slide off that fence and buy! Interest rates are nearing an all time record low, and I'll get to that in a minute. If you are considering buying a house whether it be Read More...
Posted Friday, December 08, 2006 4:09 PM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments

Should I Sell Now or Wait Until Spring?

Have you ever heard the phrase, timing is everything? Well, I don't know if this necessarily applies in this situation or not;Mark let's see. Traditionally, the real estate "season" really heats up in the springtime with families wanting Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:13 AM by Christopher Smith | 0 Comments