Monday, April 15, 2019

Podcast Episode 4: What Buyers Need to Know

What do buyers need to know about real estate in general? Find out in today’s podcast.
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On our last episode of the “Around Town Real Estate” podcast, we talked about what sellers are facing in the market. For our fourth entry, we’ll be flipping the script and focusing on buyers. What should buyers expect from our current market, and how can they make sure they can find and purchase the home of their dreams? We’ll be looking at all this and more today.

For your convenience, we’ve included timestamps for today’s podcast. Feel free to navigate to the section(s) you’re most interested in viewing:


00:10 — Introduction to today’s topic
00:42 — What should every buyer do before starting the search?
01:39 — How we advise buyers
02:52 — Talking about closing credits
03:45 — People don’t have a lot of expendable cash
05:52 — Talking about closing costs
06:42 — People shouldn’t be paying as much as they’re approved for
09:19 — Buyers: Don’t worry about us!
10:35 — We want happy buyers
12:00 — The kinds of buyer requests we can’t fulfill
14:20 — There’s so much that goes on behind the scenes
16:20 — How technology changed buyers and real estate in general
18:25 — Some things never change: Service is what we do
20:00 — Real estate still needs the human touch
21:00 — What’s the most common thing we hear about real estate websites?
22:08 — Conclusion to today’s podcast

Stay tuned for future podcasts, where we’ll continue giving insight into the biggest need-to-know real estate topics. If you have any questions or would like more information in the meantime, feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to hearing from you soon.