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We can’t critique your home if you’re following us

August 31, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

We can’t talk about the home if the owner is following us around. “Why are they following me“.  This is what my clients tell me when I’m showing them a house and the owner is home.  The consensus among home buyers is that they would prefer to see a home when it’s either vacant or no one [...]

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Real Estate transactions may be more difficult than they appear

August 17, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

Why does everyone think that real estate has to be filled with drama? Does it require days or weeks of dead-end frustrating negotiations? Does it really require misleading stories about why the house is overpriced and how the house is “unique” or “special”?  And who can forget about the baseless assumptions and innuendos about [...]

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Radon: it’s not a bug repellent.

July 26, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

I can not lie. I copied the entire content from a continuing education program I was taking the other day.  I know what radon is, however, this excerpt seems to do a better job at explaining than I ever can.
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Radon gas decays, giving off radioactive particles. Radon gas enters buildings through cracks in basement floors [...]

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Advice for home sellers from my 4 year old

July 11, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

Every parent truly believes they have a genius (kid) in the lot.  And guess what? I’m no exception.  I have 3 of them in fact.  All genius in their own special way.  But this post is specifically about my 4 year old son.   Sometimes I see or notice things in him that leave me [...]

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What if real estate agents got paid at the client’s discretion…

May 24, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

I read this article last about how Panera Bread is piloting a “pay what you want store” in St. Louis and it got me thinking.  Since there’s no established fee or percent for what a real estate agent can and can’t charge for his or her services, would this type of model work in the [...]

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How to get burnt in a real estate transaction in Westchester

May 9, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article titled “What does it mean when a home seller drops their price?” in which I discussed 2 possible reasons why a seller may reduce the price of a home.  One reason being the need to sell their home, obviously.  However, I discussed a second reason [...]

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Buying a home is not that hard

May 2, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

Perhaps I’m over-simplifying the home-buying process.  Perhaps it’s because I’ve purchased homes before or perhaps it’s because I’m in the business and I’m accustomed to the process.  Or perhaps the reason is that I don’t perceive buying a home as an end-to-all-decision.  I’m not an emotional person.  I remember buying a home once site-unseen.  I [...]

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Homebuyer Tax Credit Deadline is nearing: Frequently Asked Questions

March 28, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

$8,000 Tax Credit
The following questions and answers provide basic information about the tax credit for new homeowners. If you have more specific questions, we strongly encourage you to consult a qualified tax advisor or legal professional about your unique situation.

The following questions and answers provide basic information about [...]

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What does it mean when a home seller drops their price?

March 19, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

I have this conversation at least once a week with a client or potential client.  A drop in the price of the home can mean a number of things.  If you’re super analytical, like me, you’ll undoubtedly try to dissect the situation every which way possible as to why the seller lowered the price; desperate [...]

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How’s the Westchester Real Estate Market? (to January 2010)

February 22, 2010 by Jaime Tineo

As a real estate agent I get asked this questions a number of times a week.  I could answer that question in a number of ways.  I could say the market is down, compared to 2 years ago.  I could also reply with the market is up compared to last year.  The number of days [...]

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