May 2008

Short Sale

May 12, 2008 by C Dale Hillard · Leave a Comment 

Today’s market is finding more and more properties appearing for sale in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). ? Many owners have decided they want to let their property(ies) go. ? Most of them are asking their lenders to “forgive debt” and attempting to “cut their losses” with agreement from the lender.  Many of these sales [...]

Agency — Who Represents Whom?

May 4, 2008 by C Dale Hillard · Leave a Comment 

That is a focal and pivotal question for today’s consumer.  Since the agency question began to occur in 1984 (when the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) introduced the topic for the beginning of serious discussion on the issue) the shift began to change from “sub-agency” to “buyer-agency.”  The topic gained momentum within the real estate [...]