Episodes
Thursday Feb 25, 2010
Faith talks about her home sale experiance
Thursday Feb 25, 2010
Thursday Feb 25, 2010
Faith and I discuss how we reconnected from 9th grade using social media. I recently listed faiths home at 8103 Baywood Dr in Norfolk, Va. Its a Great home with 4 bedrooms, and a huge backyard. Check out www.bzibee.com for video and more photos
Friday Dec 18, 2009
November sales market for 2009
Friday Dec 18, 2009
Friday Dec 18, 2009
Great news we sold a lot of homes !!!!! Bad news the prices still declined HEAR all about it
Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Meet Terry Gearhart from Terry Peterson residential
Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Father of 3 great children; husband to Crystal; 30 years in home building - sales and marketing focus FACEBOOK PROFILE STATS Hometown: Williamsport, PA Personal Information Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Scrubs, & Seinfeld Favorite Movies: Crash, Love Actually Favorite Books: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Favorite Quotations: "That's what she said." Contact Information Mobile Number: 757-438-7091 Other: 757-460-1770 Current City: Virginia Beach, VA Website: http://www.terrypeterson.com http://www.newhomeviews.com Employer: The Terry Peterson Companies Position: VP of Sales and Marketing Time Period: February 1999 - Present Terrys; Blog http://www.newhomeviews.com/ http://twitter.com/hptrdsbldr The Magic of Team October 13th, 2009 Love your honesty And you know us builders – we want it all, and we want it all right (and usually right now as well!). t’s past time that these folks earned a fair living in the form of a base salary with some benefits. Timing Your Purchase or Sale October 6th, 2009 If you’re planning on selling and feel like holding off would pay dividends in the price of your home bouncing back so you can reap some of that “lost equity” (read: paper equity) -wait no more. Chances are you are contemplating a move because something has changed in your life. Continuing to live with your “problem” hoping that big equity gains will offset the pain will be a fruitless strategy. You might as well get on with it. Red Haired Stepchild – Part 1 September 22nd, 2009 I’m feeling pretty guilty lately. Apparently I’ve been a member of the “Axis of Evil” of all housing and didn’t even realize it until lately.
Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
Will FHA fail, Will Truxton get money, Do you hate laundry on a line
Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
10-13-2009 Podcast 1.Saving money 1.Do you mind laundry on a line? 2. Mc Mansions might be a thing of the past 3. Consumer debt is dropping 4. Debit card is the new Credit card 2. Will another mortgage giant fall? 3. Will the neighborhood of Truxton see a revival 4. What is absorption rate when talking about Real Estate? 5. 8k House tax credit will it be extended 6. October Halloween funs So it seems the American family is reducing debt and shrinking thier homes footprint. Recent studies are showing everything from everyday spending to gas guzzling is down. Some recent studies are saying we might be saying god bye to the Mc Mansion’s that were being built in the last few years. Buyers seem to be looking for homes that meet thier needs these days not their ego. Still interesting enough our homes are about twice the size of European homes. In 2007 the average American home was about 2521 Sq feet compared to Germany and France’s 1200 Sq feet and an ever smaller English house of 900 Sq feet. (Sources Parade.com) 10-11-2009 Va. Pilot Edition Saving money is on the mind of many Americans. Does that sight of laundry drying on the line bother you or take you back to a simpler time in life? My family recently erected the umbrella style clothes line this past summer. Its not an eye sore and can be easily removed when company comes. We decided to try and save on some of the utility cost. It’s worked out pretty well I have to say and the smell of air-dried clothes has become a treasured scent. However the debate is on for some who just don’t like the looks of it. Some states are supporting the residents even if the neighbors don't like it. Colorado, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont support hanging the clothes out to dry since clothes dryers use up to 6% of the your electricity consumption. Other states that are looking to reveres clothesline blight laws are our wonderful state of Virginia as well as North Carolina Oregon and Maryland. Some pros and cons to think about 1. Sheets blowing in the wind as compared to someone underpants? 2. 2. You can save money and help the globe by hanging your laundry out Whatever suits your fancy is fine with me but if you come to my neck of the woods you just might see my wardrobe basking in the sun. Are you using your debt card more than then credit card!!! Well congratulations if you said yes. It seem that FINIALLY Americans are getting wise and not going deeper and deeper in debt these days. Americans are saving money as well. Personal savings accounts went up to 4.2 percent, which is a 1% increase from early lat year. The Federal Reserve reported revolving credit dropped 6.1 % in July or 8.1% annualized. Dave Ramsey you would be proud. Are we on the verge of another Economic Failure for the mortgage industry? Americans and politicians are watching the FHA. It seems after sustaining the mortgage crisis from the start of the year they are starting to falter now. 20% of the FHA loans insured last year and up to 24% from 2007 are facing serious problems. Portsmouth neighborhood Truxton might get some local help. This historic town of Portsmouth Va from 1919 is crying of for a revival. These homes were initially built to house African American shipyard works in the early 1900. City Council will vote today on a revitalization plan for the community. 600 families in the area would hopefully be able to see equity streaming in to the value of their homes if it passes. Follow up on the Macarthur mall Curfew story: It seems this ruling is creating a HUGE stir among patrons of the mall. It seems 8 in 10 people actually opposed the rule. Some people think it will boost Lynnhaven Malls sales as teen migrate here to do their late night shopping and socializing. What is absorption rate? Defined it’s the amount of homes on the market compared to what has sold. If you look at the amount of time to have every home sold by months that is your absorption rate. Many feel that a 6-month absorption rate is a balanced market. Hampton roads absorption rate still indicates a buyers market. Homes that are over 1 million in price are likely to take years to sell. As you move to the lower price ranges when we get to the 215-price range that market time drops to about 7.8 months. As a local Realtor here its pretty interesting that the numbers show this because as I turn buyers in this price range the market choice is much more limited and the competition is a bit more. I can feel the market demand on these homes a lot more than the 300 = range. Essential if your home is over 300+ in sales price expect to be holding it on the market for about 8-9 months. Now some October fun! Ghost trails and Prate tales 6 and 8 pm in down town Norfolk call 664-1000 Haunted Halloween fest Hunt Club forest Virginia Beach 7-11 pm Call 4779520 March of Dome spooky Acres Haunted House. Portsmouth 7-10 pm call 535-4828 Great Pumpkin Fall Fling Hampton 12-6 pm Sat. Call 727-0900 Monster Fest 6 Chesp central library call 410-7120 Don’t forget to check out pembroketowncenter facebook fanpage to see about the Halloween events happening at the plaza. While your there become fan of the page. Submit Photos and reviews. Alison Creamer Realtor, ABR REMAX FIRST 5511 Princess Ann Rd Virginia Beach, Va 23642 Licensed Agent in Virginia www.Bzibee.com www.facebok.com/bzibeerealestate www.alisoncreamer.com Follow me on Twitter @Bzibee
Sunday Oct 04, 2009
Homearama 2009
Sunday Oct 04, 2009
Sunday Oct 04, 2009
Its Homearama time. Go to house 12 and tell Stephen Bzibee said hello !
Monday Sep 28, 2009
Social Media, Shortsales, Real Estate
Monday Sep 28, 2009
Monday Sep 28, 2009
How do you use Social Media to connect, Follow me @Bzibee. Do you Facebook ? www.Facebook.com/BzibeeRealEstate. Updates will include Stats, Shorts sale ups and downs. Im looking for content so if you want to be featured just let me know . Alison Creamer Realtor, Abr www.bzibee.com 757-742-easy ( google talk)
Tuesday Jun 16, 2009
2009 May REIN Stats
Tuesday Jun 16, 2009
Tuesday Jun 16, 2009
I think we more stable in this current market than we have been in the last few months. That is not to say prices are increasing or turning around just that the over all sales activity indicate the mass decline may be over The number of active residential listings was actually lower year-over-year by more than 5%. Of course this points to more competition in competing homes. 9% of the sale were short sale or bank owned this is an increase from 3%. CAN you say BARGAIN shoppers !! Residential inventory for housing increased to 10.4 months in May. Settled residential sales has increased each month since January 2009. In May, foreclosure properties comprised 16.3% of settled residential sales. Foreclosures have been holding steady between 14.6% and 17.2% each month. Pending sales are up. May 2009 Highlights Listings: Residential active listing count went up slightly from 14,326 (Apr 09) to 14,401 (May 09) a 0.5% increase, but it is down year-over-year by -5.2%. Sales : Total Residential Sales were down by -10.36% as compared to May 2008 (1,531 vs. 1,708). Inventory Compiled monthly by Sacramento Association of REALTORS® and rewritten and inspired by me with a little spin !
Saturday Mar 07, 2009
Monday Feb 16, 2009
Citimortgage Shortsale
Monday Feb 16, 2009
Monday Feb 16, 2009
Listing to my 5 minute summary of how 70 days of negotiations finally ended up in a sale. Thanks to a great buyers agent and contractor who were willing to risk thier time and money to get this home sold.
Monday Feb 16, 2009
Hampton Roads deflates a bit more in the housing market
Monday Feb 16, 2009
Monday Feb 16, 2009
This Podcast was brought to you by Alison Creamer: This podcast is a summary of Real Estate information for the Hampton Roads area. REIN stats show the Median Home Sale price for South-side Hampton Roads dropped again. The median sale price in Jan 2008 was 224.9 this Jan 2009 it is at 194k This is about where the levels were in 2005. My podcast is a reminder in 2005 the prices might have been lower but the rates were not. If you are a VA buyer , Military person or someone who plan on being in the area for sometime now is a great time to buy. Seller are flexible, rates are low and prices have dropped. It will be interesting to see what February numbers bring. It appears that in 08 prices dropped in February but peaked in July. I think that means if the trend happens again this is the lowest point for prices and we might expect to see a small rise in median sale prices as we go in to the summer months. Are you currently looking to buy a home in Hampton Roads ? I would like very much to talk with you about the options and trends. If you are a seller in this market you need someone who will give you the hard facts about what to expect. Its not always an easy job to deliver bad news or news we know the client does not want but this is not a time to ignore the facts. I spend a lot of time communicating what is going on. I will ensure you are aware of the market and allow you to make changes with your listing that will keep you ahead of the curve.