Greater Des Moines Real Estate Podcast with Betsy Sarcone

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from Betsy Sarcone- your professional Greater Des Moines Area Real Estate Agent.

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Website Warnings: Why You Shouldn’t Trust Sites Like Zillow

Unfortunately, most listing websites out there feature inaccurate information. Today I want to talk about how you can avoid being misled by them. Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today I’m joined by Amy Schafer, our lead buyer specialist, to discuss something that applies to you whether you’re a buyer or seller: website warnings. When we talk to both buyers and sellers, one of the first questions that we ask is how th...

Jan 12, 2017

Our 2016 Preliminary Market Wrap-Up

As we near the end of 2016, our market has leveled out considerably. However, as you’ll see, there is still good news for buyers and sellers heading into the last part of the fourth quarter. Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report 2016 is almost over, so it’s time to look back on what’s happened in the real estate market over the past year to get a good idea of what you should expect heading into the last months of the fourt...

Dec 22, 2016

How to Jumpstart Your Real Estate Career

Our team has had a record year and will likely be growing. Here’s how you can get involved. Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report I am happy to be joined today by Amy Schafer, our lead buyer’s agent, to talk a little about our team and how we help those who are interested in a career in real estate get started. This year has been crazy. It’s been a record year for our team. Since we’ve been growing so fast, we have been ge...

Oct 25, 2016

Announcing the Fall Events Lineup

Now that fall is here, we have some really great events coming up that we're excited to see you at. We've also got a new addition to the team that we'd like you to meet. Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report We have some really fun and exciting things happening right now, and some great events planned for the fall. First, I'm happy to introduce Michelle Soquet, our new executive assistant and customer care specialist. She'...

Oct 07, 2016

How to Navigate the Des Moines Market

It’s clear that our market has shifted a bit lately, but this is something we predicted. Here’s how to navigate our market on both the buying and selling side. Today I’m joined by David Bell with Gershman Mortgage to talk a little bit about the market in terms of housing inventory and financing. In regard to housing, the market has definitely slowed down quite a bit since spring. On David’s end, he’s seeing the market change along with the interest rates. The Federal Reserve has hinted toward an...

Sep 22, 2016

The Real Estate Market is Booming in Des Moines

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today we are excited to be giving you a market update and talk about some fun things going on in Des Moines right now. Not only are presidential candidates flooding the city, people who want to live here are flocking to the area as well. We have had some amazing referrals over the last month , from all over the country. People have come to us not only through our large referral network...

Jan 29, 2016

What Remodels Are the Best?

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today I'm excited to answer some questions about remodeling. We are always getting questions from clients about where they should put their money. Today we are going to answer some of those questions. There are a few key concepts that I advise people to go by. The first is square footage. Whenever you are adding square footage to your home, you're adding value. Another thing that adds ...

Jan 14, 2016

Why Do You Need to Start the Spring Buying Process Now?

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Most people who are interested in buying wait until the spring to do so. If you're one of those people who plan on buying in the next six months, now is the time to start getting your ducks in a row. Over the years, we've seen people do absolutely nothing between now and the springtime. When the weather starts to improve, these people are completely unprepared to begin their home searc...

Dec 21, 2015

Do You Have What It Takes to be a Realtor?

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today I'm with one of our best buyer's agents, Karoline Benskin. She's going to be speaking about her journey of becoming a licensed Realtor and what it took to get her where she is today. Karoline has been licensed for two years now. She had to take a 60-hour course that lasted about a week and a half, and after that she took a test related to the course. After passing the exam, she t...

Oct 22, 2015

Make Your Move Stress Free

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today, we're going to talk about our top tips for a stress-free moving day. First of all, start early. Don't leave everything for the last minute and get overwhelmed. Being overwhelmed just makes the entire process more stressful than it needs to be. Start early and do one room at a time. It will be more manageable, and you won't feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you have to pack...

Oct 06, 2015

Avoiding Common Buyer Mistakes in Des Moines

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today we'll discuss some of the most common buyer mistakes. First off, it's very important that you work with a buyer's agent. We work with all of our buyers under exclusive agency, meaning we advise you on everything from start to finish. Before you even start looking at homes, it is very important that you get pre-approved. Lately, we've seen a lot of buyers relying on estimates from...

Sep 14, 2015

Navigating the Building Process in Des Moines

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report Today we're going to discuss new developments and new construction in the Des Moines area. Compared to 2014, 2015 has certainly seen a rise in new construction. We have huge gains in new builds, and there are many new developments coming online as well. Those developments are going up primarily on the west side of town. When considering new construction, it's very important to have a r...

Aug 12, 2015

Des Moines Real Estate Market Update

Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value Report We're halfway through 2015 right now, so I thought I'd let you know a little about the kind of market that we're seeing right now. We're currently seeing a seller's market, but it's beginning to even out quite a bit. We have just under 3,600 homes on the market right now, and this is actually a little low for the amount of inventory we usually see. Sellers are seeing multiple offer sit...

Jul 27, 2015

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