The one question to ask, if you could only ask one
When thinking about listing your home for sale, it’s wise to confer with at least two different brokerages.
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Joan Herlong
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Sellers: Tip your waiter, not your hand!
“There's no shortage of agents who will massage the data – or ignore it – to match a seller’s expectation in order to sign a new listing.”
Interim Occupany 101
Sometimes, a buyer asks to occupy a property a few days, even a week or more, BEFORE they close on the sale and own it. This is called Interim Occupancy.…
Home Warranty 101
When a buyer puts home under contract to purchase, they should then have the house inspected by a professional (NOT by a father-in-law, but that's a different topic).
Termination Fee: 101
What is the standard termination fee in a real estate purchase contract?
Test driving a Ferrari
"I've sold many homes that were fully or partially furnished, but have yet to strike a deal that includes a Ferrari. I'm looking forward to that as a first."
‘Match Day’ signals start of spring market
The economists who invented the Match Day algorithm, Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth, won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2012.
Joan Herlong: Furniture is not real estate
It’s not uncommon for a contract of sale to include a few items for just a dollar.
The State Bug
Under most termite contracts, a pest control company treats a property for termites, and then it inspects for termites annually.
Artificial intelligence: A Realtor’s best friend, or worst nightmare?
For Joan Herlong of Herlong Sotheby’s International Realty, artificial intelligence is both a blessing and a curse.
Hurricane Helene’s lasting impact on Upstate real estate
At Herlong's downtown Greenville office, Helene knocked over a huge tree, at least 200 years old.
Herlong Sotheby’s International Realty hosts first-ever Carolina Networking Event
Herlong Sotheby’s International Realty hosted the first Carolinas Networking Event Oct. 12-14, to rave reviews.
Joan Herlong’s ‘Chanel No. 5’ rule of home valuation
Price-per-square-foot is but one important aspect of analyzing a home’s value, says Joan Herlong of Herlong Sotheby’s International Realty.