Intermediate Information: July 2009 Archives

The new consumer article for today is Some Offers Are More Equal Than Others, talking about how to evaluate two different purchase offers even though they may be for the same or similar amounts of money. This is primarily important for property owners looking to sell, but those looking to buy should also be aware of these issues and take steps to deal with them. For sellers, just choosing the higher offer is a recipe to end up disappointed, frustrated, and out thousands of dollars to no good purpose.

The new consumer article for today is Short Sale Negotiators and the Interests of Potential Buyers. An awful lot of nonsense gets tried with short sales, most of it for the benefit of lazy listing agents who shouldn't have taken the listing rather than any of the principals in the transaction.