The Terranova Team

  Real estate agents do next to nothing and just collect those big commissions, right? Well, no, that’s pretty far from the truth. But it’s what a lot of people think and is a good illustration of the misconceptions that abound about real estate agents. The fact of the matter is that agents do a ton of work when helping people buy or sell real estate, and they earn every bit of the commission they get. Let’s dig a little deeper and take a look at 5 common misconceptions about real estate agents in Delaware. 1. They’ll Say/Do Anything to Close a Deal Maybe the top misconception about  real estate agents in Delaware  is that they are in it only for the commission and so will say or do just about anything to close the deal – and then move on to the next commission-producing client. There may be a few who operate like this, but the vast majority do not. If they did, they wouldn’t be in business long and wouldn’t have a livelihood. ...

  A seller’s market of any kind is a marketplace in which there are fewer goods available for sale than there are buyers seeking to purchase those goods, which, in turn, usually allows sellers of the goods to dictate the prices. And that’s exactly what we have in the real estate market across the country right now. Inventory is low, demand is high, and prices are rising. With a market like this that favors sellers, buyers need to deploy strategies that will give them a competitive edge. So here are 4 tips for Delaware home buyers in this seller’s market. 1. Start Your Search Early One of the chief earmarks of a seller’s market is low inventory. Listings are fewer, and more buyers are competing for the fewer homes for sale, which means that homes for sale don’t stay on the market long.  So you need to start your home search as soon as possible, being persistent and ready to act quickly.You also need to get as much information on potential homes as possible, ...