Buy a House Fast

We promised an article on Zero Down and other grant programs that are still available today. This blog is being written during the holidays, and our expert on these two programs is visiting out of state for the week. We will publish that information in our next; and we promise, it’s real and available in January, 2009.

We talked about rumors last week. But check this out: one persistent rumor circling real estate offices this last month reports a major nationwide real-estate giant selling a grand total of only one home for the entire month of November.

Well, we’ll sell 15 this month.

We hear there’s a recession on, but we’ve decided not to participate this time. The secret is in what we do and how well we do it. We find houses and people that need care; some TLC and help. Whether blighted, abandoned, in probate or neglected, we buy them outright for cash, mostly from people who can’t sell for whatever reason.

Then they’re rebuilt from the ground up. We restore or improve almost every system and surface. Every Express Homebuyers home gets new bathrooms, gourmet kitchens, granite countertops, and wood cabinets, and upscale fit and finish throughout.

That’s why they sell. We offer better features and more benefits than the other houses and price them below comparable, less-appealing neighborhood homes.

Finally, we make it easy for our buyers to get loans through alliances with banks that offer our customers the best financing options. Our houses are the best looking, best condition homes in the neighborhood. And we sell them for a better price than other similar properties that are not nearly as nice.

So, why is all this important? Our customers buy quickly. Our home sells in 44 days while the average for the metro area is more like 106 days-that’s 77 days in DC and 136 in Prince Georges County. Compared with some of the mega-real estate agencies, we may be medium-sized, but our flow of sales is constant and strong. We outsell most other mega-agencies

We make it sound easy but we work really hard to deliver the best value we can for today’s home buyer. We’re grateful that our customers and agent partners agree with us.

That’s how we sell houses fast, today.

Happy New Year, again!

Amid all the talk about recession, housing values, and economic collapse, it’s really a good time to buy a house!

Don’t believe everything you hear.

The Real Estate market is filled with rumors and uncertainty, and a lot of people find it hard to separate fact from rumor. No doubt, these are difficult times for buying and selling homes. But they’re not that difficult.

We sold eight homes last week, and those of you who know us know we are a modest-sized realty organization. Not one of the Mega Agencies. I guess our attitude is: We hear there’s a recession on but we’ve decided not to participate this time.

The Real Estate Market is not as bad as most people think. Yes, a lot of people have lost a lot of money, particularly those that bought homes that were overvalued in the first place. Those houses can’t meet value when their sold.

But for the rest of us, it can actually be a great time to buy. Here’s some facts, courtesy Keller Williams’ research department and the US government: Since November 2007, the US has seen a 1.4% increase in home sales. That’s the largest yearly increase since 2005. While prices for homes have dropped by 9% coupled with fixed interest rates hovering around a steady 6%, the affordability of homes has leveled off to an average of 18.5% of average household income—the most balanced real estate market in years. Factor in the current drop in price, and homes are appreciating at an average of 4% nationwide-4% has been the US average for the last 30 years.

Today’s market is in a correction, not a crisis. So, if you are thinking of delaying buying a home, hoping the market will “settle down,” our advice at Express Realty Services is, “Don’t.” There are hundreds of affordable homes on the market. And, there are as many grants, programs, contracts and opportunities for financing a home.

Next blog, we’ll discuss zero down mortgages and down payment assistance programs that are available to you today.