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ericnichols — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:27:51 +0000

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ericnichols — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:54:32 +0000

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ericnichols — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:33:51 +0000

Keller Williams Real Estate Ranks Highest Among All Realty Companies

ericnichols — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:29:23 +0000

This study measured the customer satisfaction of home buyers with the largest real estate firms. Overall satisfaction is determined by examining three factors for the home buying experience: Agent (65%), office (21%) and services (13%).

Keller Williams achieves a score of 831 on a 1000 point scale and receives the highest ratings from customers in all three factors. Following in the rankings are Prudential and Coldwell Banker.

When buying a home, customers particularly appreciate agent professionalism, responsiveness to calls and e-mails, and the agent’s skill in locating and showing properties in the appropriate price range. All of these are areas in which Keller Williams excels according to Jim Howland, senior director of real estate and construction practice at J.D. Power and Associates.

The 2008 study includes 3,670 evaluations from 3,205 respondents who bought a home between April 2007 and June 2008.

Whether you are new to Pittsburgh or just new to the area real estate market, the www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com Team would like to say Welcome Home. Our team at Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals Pittsburgh offers high tech home search solutions and personalized service.

We are Very Motivated to Earn Your Business!

Eric Nichols and Kathy Haggerty – www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com

Pittsburgh’s Premier Home Search Website

Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals – Gallery Drive, McMurray Pa 15317

Office: 724-941-9400 Eric Cell: 724-413-6983 Kathy Cell: 412-983-5531

Keller Williams Real Estate Supports Pittsburgh Animal Shelter

ericnichols — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:34:30 +0000

You Can Support The Humane Society

When You Buy Or Sell A Pittsburgh Home!

The www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com Team

At Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals Supports

The Efforts Of The Western PA Humane Society.

We Love Our Furry Friends And Wish To Support

The WPA Humane Society In Their Efforts.

A 10% Commission Referral Fee Will Be

Donated For Every Closed Transaction When

Pittsburgh Real Estate Buyers Or Sellers Utilize

Our Professional Services For Your

Pittsburgh Real Estate Needs.

Call Us Today And Mention This Program!

Keller Williams Has Rapidly Become The 4^th Largest

In The Country For Good Reason!

We are Very Motivated to Earn Your Business!

Eric Nichols and Kathy Haggerty – www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com

Where More Pittsburgh Home Buyers Start

Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals

Office: 724-941-9400 190 Gallery Drive, McMurray Pa 15317

Eric Nichols Cell: 724-413-6983 Kathy Haggerty Cell: 412-983-5531

Call for details as some restrictions do apply

Pittsburgh Homes Burgh Blog Endorses Federated Mortgage

ericnichols — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:32:08 +0000

The SearchPittsburghHomes.com Team at Keller Williams Pittsburgh Real Estate officially endorses Federated Mortgage Corporation as a prominent Pittsburgh based home mortgage lender.

Many of our Pittsburgh home buyers have found that they receive the most competitive mortgage rates, low transaction fees, excellent service, upfront honesty and a great array of mortgage and refinance loan products to fit individual needs. Our team at Keller Williams is always pleased to work with Federated Mortgage because we know that they will work as hard as we do to help ensure a smooth transaction for our home buyers.

The SearchPittsburghHomes.com team at Keller Williams Pittsburgh Real Estate will help you find the home and Federated Mortgage will help you get the loan!

Visit Federated Mortgage at: www.PittsburghMortgageCenter.com for information about all their mortgage loan and refinance products or to get a same day mortgage preapproval.

Perfect Partners To Make Your Dreams Of Owning A Home In Pittsburgh Come True!

Pennsylvania Home Prices Outlook

ericnichols — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:43:46 +0000

Pennsylvania

Sluggish housing sales are sending Pennsylvania real estate markets right into the national recession, despite having markets that never got caught up in out of control appreciation.

Home sales are weakening in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh after two quarters of slower growth. The national credit problem is making it harder for home buyers to get mortgages, not that there are that many buyers in the market. Lenders in most of Pa no longer offer mortgages that require little money down, and those that are offering them most people don’t want to get.

Lenders are requiring more for down payments as fall out of the credit crunch mounts. A major reason Pennsylvania housing markets went up at all during the national real estate boom was with first time buyers and 100% financing.

In Philadelphia, where many financial and insurance businesses have their headquarters the market has slowed, and prices are beginning to fall. Philadelphia has never been a boom to bust real estate market, but the hint of hope home owners had for a boom ended.


City	Forecast
Philadelphia	- 4.7%
Pittsburgh	- 5.8%
Lancaster	- 4.1%
Erie	- 2.3%

Pittsburgh has a growing foreclosure problem developing and home values in many neighborhoods in an around Pittsburgh are starting to show major price devaluation as a result. The national real estate recession has hit Pittsburgh with force.

The market will have a difficult time adjusting to the change for a number of years, and is forecast to suffer considerably as a result, according to the Housing forecast. Home sales will be off through 2008 and 2009 average home values will deflate 5.8%.

In Erie there’s no doubt about it that it’s a buyers market. New home permits are down and the force of the national real estate recession has set up housing keeping.

Erie is a small less urban place on Lake Erie in upstate Pennsylvania, but like most of the state’s economy Erie is still dealing with fall out from the steel boom and auto business slow downs. There isn’t much steel manufacturing left in Pennsylvania. Erie will see a weaker housing market in 2008, but since prices didn’t get out of hand during the boom Erie will only see deflation of 2.3% for the year.

The real estate market in Lancaster is quite a different story. Home prices increased over the long haul of lower interest rates and will now see and adjustment period that should last well through 2008, depreciating an average of 4.1% for the year.

However, with all of this Gloom and Doom, it remains a great time to buy a home for the first time as rates and selection have never been better. Additionally, it is a good time if you are looking to sell a less expensive home and upsize to a more expensive home. In this way, the current economic valuation of homes on the market will work in your favor. This is not a good time at all to think about downsizing.

The www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com Team at Keller Williams Pittsburgh Real Estate can help with all of your residential home buying and selling needs in Pittsburgh. Visit us on the web today to check out all of our custom home search mls tools and many other Pittsburgh home buyer / seller resources.

Can This Federal Bailout Help Home Owners And Home Buyers?

ericnichols — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:32:10 +0000

Can This Federal Bailout Help Home Owners And Home Buyers?

All lookers are on Wall Street to see if the rescue plan will lead to more home mortgage lending.

The federal government came to the help of Wall Street financial services companies in early October with the nation’s most ambitious ever private rescue. But will the Wall Street companies use those funds to loosen up bank lending to home buyers?

“That’s the big question,” says NAR First Vice President Ronald Phipps. “The money that is being provided by the rescue needs to refresh the banks’ reservoirs to recharge housing. If it just goes into banks’ capital reserves to insure against margin calls, then it won’t have the intended effect.”

With this new federal bailout, called the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the U.S. Treasury is authorized to spend up to $250 billion right now to purchase mortgage-backed loans and other investments that have a increased chance for default. The other 450 billion dollars in funding is available on a much more restricted basis.

As investors turned on these high risk investments, Wall Street firms have been able to move the securities for only pennies on the dollar. Now, with the Treasury preparing to purchase, values for the securities could firm up. Should that happen, global investors might once again be willing to buy American mortgage-backed securities, helping to rebuild cash flow to investors.

“It’s the middle-income buyers that are hurt,” says George Wonica, vice chair of NAR’s Conventional Finance and Lending Committee. “High-earning households buying with large jumbo loans can still get their financing, although they probably will have to pay higher rates. Buyers willing to meet the requirements can still obtain FHA loans.”

Let Us Know What You Think…….

Author Eric Nichols is Realtor and Internet Home Marketing Trainer for Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals In Pittsburgh Pa. Visit Us At www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com For Additional Information About Buying And Selling A Home In Pittsburgh Pa.

Offices located in McMurray, Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, North Hills, West Mifflin and Robinson Township.

Call Us At 724-941-9400 X247

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ericnichols — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:07:05 +0000

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▪ The high grade wall to wall carpeting and vinyl flooring look like brand new.	▪ Living room features: large windows, cathedral ceiling, ceiling fan rough in with wall switch, ceramic tile entry, and gorgeous gas fireplace with ceramic tile.
▪ Dining room features: bar height countertop with neutral color, recessed lighting and gorgeous brass chandelier.	▪ Kitchen features: beautiful oak cabinetry, neutral color countertops, double bowl stainless steel sink, under cabinetry lighting, recessed lighting, pantry closet, chair rail and garbage disposal.
▪ First floor laundry features: work sink, wall cabinet and super nice designer accents.	▪ Huge master bedroom suite features: crown moulding, huge walk in closet and gorgeous master bathroom with neutral designer accents.
▪ Another first floor bedroom with huge walk in closet can also be used as a den!	▪ Upstairs bedroom suite features: huge size, ceiling fan/light and enormous bathroom with neutral designer accents.
▪ Additional bathroom features: maintenance free shower / tub, elongated commodes, delta water fixtures, neutral countertops, white ceramic sinks, beautiful cabinetry, upgraded hardware.	▪ Spacious two car attached garage features: completely drywalled / painted wall finish, double insulated garage door, genie door opener, non-skid epoxy floor finish and pull down attic storage access.
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Real Estate Internet Marketing Team Accelerates Listing Exposure For Pittsburgh Home Sellers

ericnichols — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:18:27 +0000

New research from the National Association of Realtors will be released in November of 2008 regarding the percentage of home buyers who start their home search on the internet. It is expected to report above 90%. Real estate agents now need to be effective internet marketers for their home sellers.

The www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com Team at Keller Williams Real Estate Professionals specializes in internet marketing and syndication of home listings for Pittsburgh home sellers.

The majority of home buyers now start searching for a new home on the internet.

Home listings receive maximum exposure through specialized syndication systems and integrated home marketing distribution feeds.

Personal attention to seller requests and continuous communication to keep anxious sellers fully updated insures that sellers know they have listed their home with the right team.

Visit us at www.SearchPittsburghHomes.com to check out additional Pittsburgh real estate resources or email us by clicking on contact agent.

Author Eric Nichols is agent and internet home marketing trainer. We are located at 190 Gallery Drive McMurray Pa 15317 – 724-941-9400 X247.