Attention Buyers: Are You Aware of the Deals You’re Missing?

There are many great New Haven County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (203) 269-4910 x 12 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Attention Buyers: Are You Aware of the Deals You’re Missing?

Today I wanted to appeal my video to towards buyers. If you’re looking for a good deal in the marketplace, we have a tremendous amount of opportunity; especially for first time homebuyers if you plan on being an owner/occupant. These are Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae. You may have remembered a  segment I did a while ago about Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae videos and I will continue to shout these from the rooftops until you buyers contact me about these properties
 

We recently had a Freddie Mac property here in Wallingford at 50 North Elm Street that was a 1,700 square foot colonial with three bedrooms, one and half baths and a one car garage sell for $144,000! I’ve sold houses on that street for $260,000-270,000. This property was being offered to first time home buyers; it was a feeding frenzy! Even if you offered $20,000 over the asking price, you still would have a good deal. Yes the house needed cosmetic work, painting, flooring and a few appliances, but so what!
 

We also have a wonderful mortgage program called FHA 203(k) that allows you purchase these properties with only 3.5% down and the home’s rehab is figured in! This allows you to basically have a brand new house. If I seem like I’m animated and passionate, it’s because I am. I want to get the word out about these properties.
 

If you are a first time homebuyer in New Haven County and you are only searching the internet, please call me at (203) 980-6886 and we will guide you on all of these opportunities; you won’t find these deals by yourself. Thanks and I am excited about helping you get into your next home!

Find Out What Your Home Would Sell For

There are many great New Haven County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (203) 269-4910 x 12 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Do you know what your home will sell for?

Today I wanted to gear my video towards sellers; we need inventory right now! If you’re thinking of either downsizing or moving up, now is the time for you to be doing a valuation on your home, getting all of your questions answered and obtaining an honest, realistic estimate of what your home would sell for in today’s market. This is especially important if you need to sell first in order to purchase.

If you aren’t ready to speak with a real estate agent or broker and you want to do a little homework on your own, visit our website (www.carbuttirealestate.com) to take advantage of one the best seller valuation tools in the business. It’s instant; all you have to do is click on the seller valuation tool, enter your home address, enter your email address and you will instantly receive your valuation.

It will include high and low range for sales in the last 6-12 months for your home. The report will give you a good start, but the best way to get an accurate estimate of what your home will sell for in today’s market is to call me. I will come to your property and give you an open, honest opinion of what your home will sell for.

If you’re thinking about selling, we are very, very good at it. Give me a call if you would like any additional information about selling your home. Thanks and have a great day!

Why Should You Be a Preapproved Buyer?

Why Should You Be a Preapproved Buyer?

Today I wanted to talk about the importance of being preapproved for a mortgage. With many loan programs like FHA, CHFA, USDA (the only 100% financing loan) and conventional (including fixed and rehab), this is all the reason why you should be preapproved for a mortgage!

If you are not preapproved for a mortgage before you go out looking for homes, you are at a huge disadvantage right now. We’ve had buyers get excited and go out, look at homes and walk into a $350,000 home thinking they can afford it. However, after talking to a lender or mortgage broker, they find out they’re only approved for a $250,000 mortgage. This is a huge letdown! On the positive end of it, we’ve had people thinking they could only afford a condominium and find out after preapproval that they qualify for a larger mortgage.

I just want to stress that if you are not preapproved before you physically go out looking at homes, you are at a huge disadvantage. You can either call or email me and we can get you preapproved for a mortgage. It only takes 5-10 minutes, its painless, there is no obligation and we can match you up with one of our fantastic lending partners with the best products and interest rates.

Thanks and have a great day!

We Need Your Home!

We Need Your Home!

Today I wanted to direct this video towards to potential sellers in New Haven County and Wallingford. The Wallingford inventory of “good” or desirable houses is ver y low and in fact, the current market action index is 31.0; which is excellent and still trending upward towards sellers. The market action index actually tells how the market is doing by measuring what’s for sale and what is actually selling. If a market action index score is lower than 30, it is considered a buyer’s market and if it is above 30, then it’s considered a seller’s market.

If you’ve got a house to sell and you want to put it on the market and upgrade or downsize, now is the time to do it. The buyers are out and are looking to take advantage of interest rates before the New Year. There is no reason to wait!

If you’re thinking about selling your home and you want me or one of my expert real estate advisors to come out and give you an honest, realistic estimate of what your home will sell for, please call me at (203) 980-6886. Thanks and have a great day!

3 Tips for Buying a Home During the Holidays

3 Tips for Buying a Home During the Holidays

Today I wanted to talk about holiday home buying tips if you are looking for a home. Number one, the market doesn’t stop during the holidays. We sell a lot of homes through Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year. Last December was one of the busiest home-selling seasons we’ve had. If you are looking for a home, understand we still sell homes through December.

Second, December is when you will get a good deal as a buyer because sellers tend to be more negotiable during the holidays. This can because they home may be on the market for two or three months already and will be very open to any reasonable offers. Finally, I want to make sure you are working for a real estate team that does not check out during the holidays. Many part time agencies shut down for the holidays. Here at the Carbutti Company Real Estate, we are a full time real estate team. Not only will be working with me, you will work with my entire team who will be available 24/7. We will make sure we show you properties, get you preapproved for a mortgage, negotiate on your behalf or do whatever needs to be done to get you into a home.

If you are looking for a home and would to set up showings, call me at (203) 980-6886 or email me at jonathan@carbutti.com. Thanks and have a great day!

I Want to Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving!

I Want to Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving!

The season of giving is upon us and I wanted to give thanks to you and everyone else that has touched our lives this year. I hope you also take this time to offer thanks to the people who have helped you through this past year. I wish you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and you can watch my latest video to hear my holiday message!

How Can You Increase Your Home’s Value for Less?

How Can You Increase Your Home’s Value for Less?

I was just reading the 2013 Cost vs. Value Report from Realtor Magazine and it brought me to a question that sellers are always asking me; what ways can they add value to their houses and what quick fixes/improvements will give them the best return when they go to sell their house. The magazine’s consensus was curb appeal because focusing on the outside of the house is going to bring you the most value.

The article stated the top three mid-range fixes would be replacing the front door, followed by adding a deck and thirdly, replacing the garage door. For upscale fixes, the top three are siding replacement (cement, stucco or stone facade), vinyl siding replacement and window replacement.

If you want to view the rest of the article, follow this link. Now is the time to start on these projects if you are looking to enter the market. If you would like, I can also go through your home and give you a realistic estimate of what your home would sell for. Thanks for watching!