First-time Home Buyer Seminar A Success
Our first home buyer seminar yesterday at the Best Western in Haverhill was a great success. We had about 20 very attentive people attend and an experienced group of speakers.
I'd like to thank Rob Barr from VIP Mortgage, Josh Amsler from Jackson Home Inspection, Jeff Stelman from Shribman & Stelman, LLP and Dave Kres from Buyers Brokers Only, LLC for their participation.
We also raised more than $100 for charity. Thank you to everyone who attended. I hope you learned a lot.
We hope to have another seminar in late September or early October, so stay tuned.
With home prices down around Massachusetts from about 5 to 15 percent, depending on the city or town, first-time home buyers have a lot of options.
An April 1, 2008 article in the Boston Globe provides the following advice for first-time home buyers.
"Work with a buyer's agent who only represents you, not the seller. Neophytes especially need someone who can help them analyze the local market, negotiate a good price, and close the deal."
We have been educating buyers and sellers regarding the role of a buyer's agent/broker since we opened our for-sale-by-owner business in 2002. Our seller seminars have always provided information on how to work successfully with a buyer's agent and we have had many articles that help buyers understand the difference between a seller's agent, a dual agent, and buyer's agent. It is good to know that more agencies are becoming advocates for buyers. Western Massachusetts exclusive buyer's agents, however, are few and far between.
Posted by:Liz Provo, Massachusetts 4 Sale By Owner | April 10, 2008 at 07:32 AM