Selling a home? Tips for finding a good agent
New York Times
By Adrain Sainz
...The busy spring home buying season is here. For homeowners who are ready to put their property up for sale, and don't want to do the work of marketing and showing it themselves, it's time to hire a listing agent. A good listing agent takes charge of placing the home on the area's listing service, and advertises in newspapers and on the Internet. He or she also helps set the price, offers advice on staging or repairs, and acts as an objective negotiator. The goal is to attract other agents-and their buyers-to the home...
..."The more knowledgeable your real estate agent is with respect to the current economic environment, the more easily you'll be able to go from start to finish in a real estate transaction," said Gary Painter, director of research for the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of Southern California...