Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Making the Home Buying Process Easier in Birmingham Alabama: The First Simple Thing

Yesterday we began discussing the five simple things you can do to know to make the home buying process easier. Today, we want to look at the first thing you need to know.

The first thing you need to know is to get pre-approved for your loan. Let me say that one more time in case you missed it. Get pre-approved for your loan!

This is an important step in that before you decide to buy a home you need to know what you can afford. There is nothing worse than finding that "dream home" only to find out that you can't afford it. So, whenever possible try to get "pre-approved" for a loan in the amount you're willing or able to borrow.

The importance of this pre-approval is that when you do finally find that dream home, you will be in a stronger position to buy that home. How amazing it will be to be able to buy that dream home when you find it rather than lose it to another buyer, because you were waiting on the approval.

Tomorrow and over the next few days we are going to be discussing each of these individually. We will include links to each post in each post. Our goal in sharing this information with you is that it will simplify and ease this process for both you and your family.
To see the original post Five Simple Things You Need To Know To Make The Home Buying Process Easier in Birmingham Alabama, check out that link.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Hoover Alabama Real Estate Market Statistics August 2007

I think it's important as a Real Estate Consultant serving Hoover Alabama Real Estate, as a resident, or a future home buyer or seller in the Hoover Area to know the stats.

August 2007
Newly Listed Properties during August: 181
Average Price: $378,037
Price Range: $149,900-$1,550,000

August 2007
Sold Properties: 138
Average Price: $332,024
Price Range: $134,900-$1,421,000
Average Days on Market: 71

If you would like to be contacted as soon as homes become available in the Hoover area just let me know, or if you would like to see statistics about other areas, don't hesitate to ask.You can find all the Birmingham Alabama Real Estate stats here on Greater Birmingham Real Estate Resources, on Your Guide To Living In Greater Birmingham, or on Birmingham Alabama Real Estate blog via ActiveRain.

Five Simple Things You Need to Know to Make the Home Buying Process Easier in Birmingham Alabama

Making the home buying process easier is something we all want to do whether we are the agent, the buyer, or the seller. The great news about it is it's not that hard. For a matter fact we have come up with five simple things you need to do to make the process easier. These are:

1. Get pre-approved
2. Find a great real estate consultant
3. Look before you leap
4. Be prepared
5. Be reasonable

Over the next few days we are going to be discussing each of these individually. We will include links to each post in each post. Our goal is sharing this information with you is that it will simplify and ease this process for both you and your family.