Posts Tagged Open Houses

  • Super Bowl Sunday is a special day... for real estate Super Bowl Sunday is a special day… for real estate

    For home builders and real estate sales people Super Bowl Sunday is a special day. But it’s probably not for the reason you’re thinking. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Chances are that by the time you read this article, we will have crowned our new Super Bowl champion for this year. At this p...

  • Buyers offering more than the list price for an existing home? Buyers offering more than the list price for an existing home?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The discussions were particularly animated at a recent real estate meeting that I attended. For those of us old enough to remember the vintage, “Can you top this?” radio program, someone would mention an event, and another would “top it” with an even more ex...

  • What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase and saving $70,000 a year in assisted living costs Once again, I learned a lot from a home buyer. Those of you, who read my column in this publication, may recall that my weekend open houses are a ...

  • Why you don’t want to wait “too long” to make your senior housing choice. Why you don’t want to wait “too long” to make your senior housing choice.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes This elderly couple has been coming to my weekend open houses for a couple years now. I have really enjoyed their visits, because they are both retired teachers and are well traveled, so our conversations can cover a lot of ground. They have lived in their current t...

  • When is a “town home” not a town home? When is a “town home” not a town home?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes When is a “town home” not a town home, and what do you call a “town home” that is a standalone home? And what’s a villa? Virtually every weekend during my open houses someone asks me about the difference between a town home, villa, condo, zero lot li...

  • Why seniors are rushing to take advantage of the “sweet spot” in the current real estate market. Why seniors are rushing to take advantage of the “sweet spot” in the current real estate market.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes We can tell by the level of activity at our weekly open houses in the area that seniors are really sensing the current opportunity in the real estate market and taking advantage of it. We have sold eight homes in eight weeks at our newest development in East Davenpo...

  • Two main objectives when buying their next home Two main objectives when buying their next home

    Seniors look to fill two main objectives when buying their next home. We have some answers. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s been a little quiet at my Sunday open houses for the past couple of months—as expected. During the holidays, most seniors devote their attention to some of li...

  • New Year  Residential Resolution!! New Year Residential Resolution!!

    By Nancy Stockwell Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village One of the obstacles that we commonly hear from people who are otherwise ready to make a move into our lovely campus is that they have so much stuff, and they need to sell their home. A move at any point in our lives can be st...