When Offering on Homes, Keep the Big Picture in Mind
March 9, 2010 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
In keeping with the theme of affordable homes in Branson, Missouri, let’s talk about making offers. Most buyers get very hung up on the sales price of the home, which is understandable but not very practical. For instance, if a home is for sale for $150,000 and there are other offers on it, [...]
What do you think of loudanner.com?
February 8, 2010 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
I’d like to take a minute to ask you, the reader and potential real estate buyer or seller, what you think of my site and the information I provide. Do you find the site helpful and informative, or dull and boring? Is there other information that you’d like to see me write about that [...]
Best Buys on Branson Mo Homes May Be From Banks
February 8, 2010 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
Depending on how much national news you listen to about foreclosures, you may or may not have heard the term “shadow inventory”. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, shadow inventory is simply the supply of homes that banks keep off the market in order to avoid flooding the local housing [...]
Though It Sounds Silly, Knock Before You Buy
December 11, 2009 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
Sometimes my clients look at me funny when, before they are about to make an offer on a house, I tell them to go knock on the neighbor’s doors and take a minute or two to get to know them. I advise them to do this, because like it or not, there is more [...]
New Fall Creek Extension Finally Completed
December 3, 2009 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
Now that the City of Branson has opened the Fall Creek Extension from the Fall Creek Road / 76 junction to the Epps Road / Roark Valley Road, traffic flow in the area seems to be improved. Especially for homes on Fall Creek or down by Pointe Royale, this is exciting news — as they [...]
New Home Buyer Tax Credit Gets Extended
November 8, 2009 by Lou Danner · Leave a Comment
On Thursday, Congress approved The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which effectively extends the tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence, as well as home buyers who have not owned a home for the last three years. This is great news for those people [...]