Keller Williams Realty Cary Agents Outpace Their Local Market!

Agents at Keller Williams Realty Cary are outpacing their local market! This means their customers are selling their homes quickly for more money, and their buyers are finding their dream homes. Is there any wonder why agent partners have chosen to join Keller Williams?

Keller Williams Realty Cary located at 201 Shannon Oaks Cir, Cary, NC 27511 has 189 real estate professionals. If you are interested in starting your real estate career or want to build your real estate business to the next level, visit our website today!

You're Invited... Cary, NC Fashion Victim Ball!

At Keller Williams Realty Cary, we believe in serving the communities where we live. Our real estate agents choose local charities to support every year and do so by volunteering their time as well as participating in fundraising events.

Our Fashion Victim Ball is an opportunity for us to reach out to the entire Triangle Area, raise funds for great causes and have an incredibly FUN evening. This year we have chosen Meg's Smile Foundation, a charitable organization that provides gifts/smiles to children affected by serious illnesses who are treated in North Carolina hospitals. In addition a 10% tithe will go to KW Cares, a 501(c)(3) public charity created to support Keller Williams associates and their families with hardships as a result of a sudden emergency.

On Thursday, October 9th, we will dress in bad fashion for a great cause! If you go through your closet and find mismatched clothes, or you go all out and dress in truly bad fashion, this is going to be an evening full of fun, music and laughter. This is our third Fashion Victim Ball and we hope you will share this experience with us by sponsoring a table, purchasing tickets and/or donating silent auction items.

Past recipients of this fabulous event have been April's Angels and The Center for Volunteer Care Giving.

We would love for you to come out and show your support for Meg's Smile Foundation!

4 Trends in Real Estate Right Now

The 48th annual conference for the National Association of Real Estate Editors, held recently in Houston, provided a snapshot of emerging trends in the real estate market. 

1.      With obesity an ever-growing problem in the United States, access to fitness facilities and outdoor recreation is taking on increasing importance. According to Will Holder of Trendmaker Homes, buyers now favor communities that have trails winding through them over golf-course developments. 

2.    In the multifamily niche, more and more projects are accommodating occupants' desire for parks, grooming, and sitting services for their pets. 

3.    There's a growing tendency for young people discouraged by tight underwriting standards to stick with renting instead of buying.

4.    Current home owners are increasingly keeping and renting out properties with ultra-low mortgage rates rather than put them up for sale when they are ready to buy another house.

If you are interested in buying your dream home, or selling your home for the most value, Keller Williams Realty Cary has 176 agents who specialize in residential, luxury and commercial real estate.

If you are looking for a career in Real Estate or looking to grow your real estate business, call Team Leader, Bill Middleton for a free, confidential consultation today at 919-882-3229 or for more information, visit our website today!

Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional

With so much information readily available online, customers often ask, "Why should we hire a real estate agent?" They wonder if they couldn't buy or sell a home through the Internet or at least without representation. There will always be the few success stories, but the amount of frustrated, unhappy, failed stories highly out-number the successes. If you've wondered the same thing, here are 10 reasons why you might want to consider hiring a professional real estate agent.

1. Education & Experience

You don't need to know everything about buying and selling real estate if you hire a real estate professional who does. The trick is to find the right person. Why not hire a person with more education and experience than you? We're all looking for more time in our lives, and hiring pros gives us that time.

2. Agents are Buffers

Agents take the spam out of your property showings and visits. If you're a buyer looking at new home construction, your agent will handle the negotiations with the builder's agent. This means you don't feel pressured or attacked and you know that your agent is on your side making sure you get everything you need. If you're a seller, your agent will filter all those phone calls that lead to nowhere from lookie loos and nosy neighbors and help serious buyers to immediately write an offer.

3. Neighborhood Knowledge

Agents either possess knowledge or they know where to find the inside information about your neighborhood. They can identify comparable sales and hand these facts to you, in addition to pointing you in the direction where you can find more data on schools, crime or the community. For example, you may know that a home down the street was on the market for $350,000, but an agent will know the inside scoop of how long it sat on the market, what upgrades it had and how it dropped in price twice.

4. Price Guidance

Contrary to what some people believe, agents do not select prices for sellers or buyers. However, an agent will help to guide clients to make the right choices for themselves. Selling agents will ask buyers to weigh all the data supplied to them and to choose a price. Then based on market supply, demand and the conditions, the agent will devise a negotiation strategy.

5. Market Conditions Information

Real estate agents can disclose market conditions, which will govern your selling or buying process. Many factors determine how you will proceed. Data such as the average per square foot cost of similar homes, average sales prices, average days on market, among other criteria, will help you decide what is in your best interest; weather you need to act now, or do you have time to sleep on it.

6. Professional Networking

Real estate agents network with other professionals, many of whom provide services that you will need during the buying or selling process. Agents know which vendors have a reputation for efficiency, competency and competitive pricing and can give you a list to choose from so you know you're getting great service.

7. Negotiation Skills & Confidentiality

Top producing agents negotiate well because, unlike most buyers and sellers, they are not emotionally invested in the outcome of the transaction. It's part of their job description. Good agents are not merely messengers; they are professionals who are trained to present their client's case in the best light and agree to hold client information confidential from competing interests.

8. Handling Volumes of Paperwork

One-page receipts were prevalent in the early 1970s. Today's purchase agreements run 10 pages or more. That does not include the federal- and state-mandated disclosures. Most real estate files average thicknesses from one to three inches of paper. One tiny mistake or omission could land you in court or cost you thousands. It's good to know that your agent has an attorney who is reviewing your documents to make sure you are covered!

9. Answer Questions After Closing

Even the smoothest transactions that close without complications can come back to haunt. For example, taxing authorities that collect property tax assessments, doc stamps or transfer tax can fall months behind and mix up invoices, but one call to your agent can straighten out the confusion. Many questions can pop up that were overlooked in the excitement of closing. Good agents are with you even after the last piece of paper is signed and are ready to take your call with any questions you might have.

10. Develop Relationships for Future Business

In order for an agent to have continued success in a career in real estate is referrals. Few agents would survive if their livelihood was dependent on consistently drumming up new business. This ensures your agent is working to make certain you are happy and satisfied. It also means that an agent who stays in the business will be there for you when you need to hire an agent again. Many will periodically mail market updates to you to keep you informed and to stay in touch.

Keller Williams Realty Cary located at 201 Shannon Oaks Cir. #101, Cary, NC 27511, opened in 2003 and has 174 real estate agents. 

If you are interested in speaking with a real estate agent for your buying and selling needs, or if you are looking to change careers, contact Team Leader, Bill Middleton by phone at: 919-882-3229 or visit our website today!

Top 10 Home Builders By Closings in 2013

Today's real estate market is just entering it's 'busy' season. Buyers are finding themselves in multiple offer situations and houses are being snatched up almost as soon as they hit the market. Many home buyers are turning to new home construction as the solution to high demand for homes. With so many new home construction neighborhoods popping up all around the Triangle area, how to the Home Builders compare to each other?

A review of 2013 shows that D.R. Horton maintains its No. 1 rank in the home building industry as the builder with the most closings as well as most revenue last year, according to Builder Magazine’s annual “Builder 100” list.

The magazine released its list of home building firms ranked by closings for 2013. The following are the top 10:

1. D.R. Horton: 25,161 total closings in 2013
2. Lennar Corp.: 18,290
3. PulteGroup: 17,766
4. NVR: 11,834
5. KB Home: 7,145
6. The Ryland Group: 7,027
7. Hovnanian Enterprises: 5,927
8. Taylor Morrison; 5,829
9. Meritage Homes Corp:5,259
10. Beazer Homes USA: 5,056

Keller Williams Realty Cary is located at 201 Shannon Oaks Cir. #101, Cary, NC 27511. It opened in 2003 and has 174 real estate agents.

If you are interested in buying a home, selling your home or becoming a real estate agent, call Team Leader, Bill Middleton at 919-882-3229 or visit our website today!