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What Style of Home Are You?
Have you ever wondered what style of house represents your personality? There are so many home types to choose from, you should know which one fits you best! Take a look at these five popular home styles to get an idea for the aesthetic and functionality that match your unique personality when you're ready to purchase your next home.
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Congratulations to the Gainesville Watson Associates who made the North Central Region Top 20 in sales year to date June 2021!
Congratulations to Gainesville Associates Jonathan Colon, Allison Ables Janes, Joanne Torres, Jason Leverette, and Kathleen MacDowell for making the Watson Realty Corp North Central Region's Top 20 in sales for this year to date through June 2021!
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Steps for Realtors during Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian is expected to bring water and wind. He will also bring an opportunity for Professional Realtors® to provide exceptional customer service and value to their customers.
Here are the recommendations I am making to my team:
- Prepare: https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep
- I strongly recommend sharing the articles below with all your current and past customers.
- For all listings, active or pending, pull the sign and put it somewhere secure to prevent the wind from ripping the sign out of the ground and causing property damage or bodily harm. Notify your sellers that you are doing this so that they don't worry.
- For vacant listings, I also recommend that you do a walkth...
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Contract Dates
Real estate, as a profession, is both simple and complex. It is simple in that our role as Realtors® is to make friends and then help our friends with real estate issues. Sometimes we get paid, and sometimes we don't. It is complex in that once a contract has been signed, dates have to be counted, deadlines have to be met, and communication has to be seemless. Let's metaphorically think of a real estate transaction as a play. The Realtor® is a director using the purchase and sale agreement (contract) as a script. There are actors who each play a role. Typically the actors are buyers, sellers,home inspectors, termite inspectors, insurance agents, lenders, and closing agents (law firms or title companies). Each actor has a role to play. The script (contract) says when some of the actors come on stage and leave the stage. It is the Realtor's® job to remind the actors of their lines and when they should come on stage and off the stage. Realtors also document progress and keep all of...
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Top 4 Things Sellers Should Know in 2021
It's summer and you know what that means – it's listing season! Even though the market is primed for selling and many homes are selling for way over their asking price, it's still important to approach selling with a sound strategy. To that end, here are some key takeaways you should keep in mind to stay on top of your game in the lucrative 2021 market.
Understand Market Data
Though it can be exciting to sell when the market is scorching and you have the potential to make thousands over your asking price, remember that the market changes quickly, and there are a number of factors that go into pricing your home. According to Inman, if a home prices higher than comps in its area, it's likely that home has factors that can't be re...
