The Principle of Substitution
Today on It’s a Seb Show I talk about the economic principal of substitution – which says that buyers will not pay more...
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What to Expect when You’re Inspecting
When you’re buying a home, you’ll probably be getting the home inspected. If you’ve never seen a home inspection r...
It’s Official: The Market has Gone Crazy
It’s one thing to provide you with facts and figures showing just how hot our real estate market is today, but looking at a bu...
Making and Accepting Non-Contingent Offers on a Home
There’s some nasty business in the real estate market these days. It’s gotten to be so competitive, in every market, and...
2020 Year-End Wrap Up
It’s that time of year, when we take a look back at the year gone by as we continue ramping up for the year to come. And 2020...
What Happens with Closing Late and Vacating Late
When you sell or buy a home, the process takes considerably longer than picking up a pack of gum at the 7-Eleven. The transaction ty...
Buying Real Estate even at Sky High Prices
A lot of people are looking at these crazy sky high real estate prices and they’re asking themselves: would I be crazy to buy...
The Purpose of the Earnest Money Deposit
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about the earnest money deposit in a real estate transaction. The purpose of this deposit is...
The Diminishing Value of a Large Lot (aka Excess Land)
One thing that comes up a lot in my practice is the question of the value of a larger lot. The other day I was discussing the value...
As-is home sale, explained
One of the most-used and most-misunderstood concepts in residential real estate sales is the term “as-is.” What does tha...