Buyer and Seller Tips

Look, I get it. The Housing Market is frustratingly complex, and even more so in a buyer's market, with many moving and overlapping parts. However, MLS Listings that go beyond a reasonable or average days-on-market (denoted by DOM in Listings) before they should statistically be under contract are at risk of not selling at all. Buyers begin to see such MLS listings as stigmatized (as if something is wrong, such as curb appeal or condition).

I realize there are distressed sellers caught in an overpriced trap as a result of reckless bank/government manipulation of the currency, interest rates, and the economy, but regardless, once you cross the 180-day mark, it is usually not the Market that got it WRONG, but rather the SELLER. Basically, the

Something is rotting in America for this condition to exist, and most homebuyers are blind to the true cost of a mortgage, and that it is far higher than the advertised interest rate. While borrowers are told they’re paying 6%, the real effective rate—based on the total interest amount repaid—is often well over 100%, commonly around 115% over a standard 30-year term.

People understandably wish they were paying 6% or even 15%. Unfortunately, that’s nowhere close to reality.

A Real-World Example of Actual Costs

Sales Price: $600,000
Down Payment: $120,000 (20%)
Interest Rate: 6%
Loan Amount: $480,000

Monthly P&I Payment (360 months): $2,877.84
Total Paid Over 30 Years: $1,036,022.40
Total Interest Paid: $556,022.40

This means the borrower

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So, you want to see DISCOUNTS on New Homes in the SEVEN most active counties in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex? I have all 5400+ MLS Listings here! Builders know Q3/Q4 are typically the slower sales months, and they have overbuilt and need to sell a lot of inventory before the New Year.

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Grayson County, real estate values, are rising, reflecting the massive growth in technology manufacturers actively establishing themselves in the Sherman area. Accelerated Real estate demand is still 12-36 months away, and with it, continued gains in housing prices are expected. In Sherman and Denison, prices are still low, which makes it an ideal time to buy. I expect these prices to rise from now and for years into the future.

From January 2023 through January 2024, here are the Median Values and 12-month percentage of change in real estate values. Remember that where few homes make up the listings for any given month, changes can swing abruptly.

Howe $281,000 +23.0% | Sherman $294,450 +20.8%

Denison $226,150 -5.2% |  Van Alstyne $642,658

For 20 years, we have offered full-service, low-cost, even totally commission-free move-ups for New Home buyers with homes to sell in and around the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. We pioneered the still unbeatable True-Free Move-up!

Common sense reveals that any home will sell based on THAT HOME and prevailing MARKET CONDITIONS. It doesn't matter if you pay 6% or 0%; the market will pay the SAME price. So, when you pay less in Realtor® commissions, your home equity check will be larger. The trick is finding lower cost and full service; that is where we excel.

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