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Kate Braden R
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ALOHA! A NEW YEAR

Well you know me - when things change so do I!! I have had the privilege of working with several different real estate brokerage models, none of which seemed to quite help me meet my client's needs.

I have learned much from each of these companies but with my expertise in technology thought I could "build a better mousetrap" as they say.

When I entered the field of Real Estate Residential Sales, I had intended to develop training and  technology training for Realtors to

Mortgage Rates
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30 yr. fixed:   5.97%
15 yr. fixed:   5.74%
1 yr. adj:        5.18%


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 enhance their businesses, as we are all independent contractors hanging our license under a Broker’s oversight, and all have much to learn in this rapidly changing global economy. 

I have the honor to have received my Broker designation and have reached my dream – I have partnered with a friend and fellow Realtor to start our own Virtual Real Estate company, Hawaii Real Estate Online, LLC, a company designed to focus on the Agents enabling top service to their clients.  (Effective Jan.1 2009!!) ...

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Should I Take My Home Off the Market During the Holidays?

When you look at your calendar you may find the months already overloaded with seasonal obligations -- shopping, entertaining, children's pageants, charity work, decorating the house, and so much more. If you are also trying to sell your home, you are under extra pressure to keep your home in "showtime" condition. And that could be the last thing you need before the holiday spirit is broken.

It is understandable why you would be tempted to take your home off the market during the holidays. And the list of justifications is long. If you are too busy, buyers may be also, and you may find your efforts unrewarded with not enough showings. And what if you do get an offer? You may be faced with the possibility of packing ..

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Real Estate Outlook: Sales Picking Up Tempo

Here's a key question about the current market: Do you look at home prices to figure out where we are in the real estate recovery cycle, or do you focus on sales?

In an economy where an estimated 35 to 40 percent of all home transactions are foreclosures or short sales - distress situations in other words -- prices won't really guide you much beyond the conclusion that: We're still "correcting” the excesses of the boom years, still peeling back those wild and unsustainable hyperinflationary price run ups.

So it's no surprise that median prices are down, year to year, in a majority of large markets across the country.

Sales statistics, on the other hand, tell you how fast buyers are responding to those lower prices -- and greatly improved affordability.

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Kate Braden R PB ePRO ABR
E-mail: KateB@KateBraden.com
Web: http://www.katebraden.com/
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