Be Selective When Picking a Real Estate Agent

ERA Justin Realtor professionals take continuous training in real estate matters to serve the needs of their buyers and sellers throughout Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties. New Jersey is readying for short sales and foreclosures being released by lending institutions which could impact real estate appraisals on upcoming sales.

 

    ERA Justin Realty Report: Be Selective When Picking a Real Estate Agent 

In this vast new world of real estate, you and your real estate agent must be educated to exacting market conditions, short sale and foreclosure impacts, required regulations for all real estate appraisers which determine the current value of your house and so much more.

According to Carol Calamari, a Realtor agent professional with ERA Justin Realty, a market leader since 1950, “For those who have bought and sold a house in days gone by, this information may be very beneficial to you.  Bring together the right real estate team headed by the Realtor agent professional you choose. In this new and detailed real estate market where buyers, sellers, lenders, inspectors and appraisers are strongly regulated, one should know the details so they can be successful in their purchase or sale.

Real estate training of Realtor agent professionals are necessary as the regulations governing real estate transactions go through continuous transition, and as in any business, there are trained real estate agents and those who may be simply a best friend of a buyer or seller who practices real estate on a limited basis. They may not know the laws that govern the transaction.  Limiting buyers or sellers abilities to be successful in a transaction can easily happen by selecting an agent who is not properly trained or certified.  It is not always how many years a firm or agent has been in business or the number of homes sold. Select your Realtor agent and firm which provides excellence in service.  Realtor agents who do a lot of business and are constantly trained have a wealth of experience to draw from that can be helpful when problems arise.”

"ERA Justin Realty serving Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties has announced that Monir (Matt) Hanna, Jennifer Darby Metzger, Carol Calamari, Adrian Tridel, Glenn Elliot and Fara Espandi  have taken required training and have earned the Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) certification through the National Association of Realtors. This knowledge is used for both distressed and non-distressed sellers. It impacts all sales.

Sellers must navigate carefully with compelling pricing. One of our SFR certified Realtor professionals will be here to assist," stated Broker, Ron Darby.

Jennifer Darby, ERA Justin Realty Broker advised, “Too many times in our industry listings are taken far above the market value. Proper pricing is determined by a comprehensive (CMA) comparative market analysis. Some listings taken by a brokerage with unrealistic pricing will sit on the sidelines as new properly priced listings come to the marketplace and are quickly sold. Be sure you are presented with a critical and complete CMA report detailing current homes for sale, those that have sold and closed and those that have expired because they did not sell.  All sellers are entitled to know the entire story so they can make an educated decision as to compelling pricing  when placed on the market. At ERA Justin Realty, our Realtor agents are trained to bring exacting information to our sellers.  Once done, our buyers can also be confident that the house they are considering and purchasing should appraise for mortgaging as long as the buyers are qualified for the loan,  Our Realtor agents owe a great degree of focus and responsibility to those sellers who list their houses with us.”

Carol continued, “It’s typical for a seller to be swept into the enthusiasm of a Realtor agent who speaks positively about your house, but in this current market that agent is under a strong degree of responsibility to advise the current pricing and what pricing is not realistic. We make the process easy by offering our references report, ‘What people are saying’ consisting of nearly 800 quotes and testimonials from satisfied buyers and sellers.”

Jennifer concluded, “We have been a Realtor of choice for multi-thousands of buyers and sellers since we first opened our doors in 1950.  Equally impressive is our relationship with Cartus, the worlds largest corporate relocation/referral real estate network representing Fortune-500 companies, where we do business for their clients in buying and selling in our marketing areas. Refer to our exposure of our listings on more than fifty websites.  These corporate relationships bring more selling and buying opportunities for all.”

Contact any of ERA Justin Realty’s Realtor agent professionals at their Rutherford offices at 118 Jackson Avenue and 57 Park Avenue.  By office phone (201) 939-7500, (201) 438-0588 and (201) 438-SOLD.  Also view 1000's of homes at their property search websites at www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com.