Podcast – Real Estate Right Now

Judd Weisgal - What is in the mind of a home buyer in today's real estate market - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Inside the Mind of Homebuyer Who Owns a Home

April 16, 2024 jayizso Home Buyer Mindset, Home Seller Mindset, Linda Craft and Team, Podcast

There are many people who would like to buy a home, but they don’t…So, what’s is a home buyer who can afford to buy thinking when it comes to buy a home? Does having a lower interest rate really on their current home keeping a buyer from buying a home, knowing that they are going to have a higher interest rate? How much of a factor is it? Does the lower home inventory keep a home buyer out of the market? How much of an impact does that have on their decision? In this episode of Real Estate Right Now we are joined by Judd Weisgal who currently owns a[…]

Kim Crump - How the NAR Settlement May Affect You - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How Might the NAR Settlement Affect You as a Buyer or Seller?

April 4, 2024 jayizso NAR Settlement, Podcast

As the National Association of Realtors settlement draws nearer and changes will inevitably be made to real estate in the summer, the question looms how will these changes affect you? Fortunately, if you are living in North Carolina, because of their proactive nature, there will be change, but probably not as dramatic as the rest of the country. But there is still some panic, uncertainty, and misinformation about who will be affected, how dramatic it may be, and how will real estate be conducted. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now Veteran Sellers and Buyers Expert Kim Crump of Linda Craft Team Realtors joins us to give us a[…]

Linda Craft - What Does the NAR Settlement Mean to You and Conducting Real Estate - Real Estate Right Now Show

What Does the NAR Settlement Really Mean to You and Conducting Real Estate

March 22, 2024 jayizso NAR Lawsuit, NAR Settlement, New MLS Rules, Podcast, Real Estate Transparency

What Does The NAR Lawsuit Real Mean for Real Estate? The news has been all over the fact that the National Association of Realtors has settled to pay hundreds of millions of dollars on a law suit. What was this lawsuit really about? Is every state affected the same way? But what does this really mean to the future of doing real estate? How does it affect consumers? And how does it affect real estate professionals? Well time will ultimately tell, but there are some things we do know for sure will need to change as this may not be all that great for the consumer. In this episode of[…]

What You Should Know About the Most Recent Property Assessment

March 21, 2024 jayizso Podcast, Property Assessment

If you live in Wake County in North Carolina you saw your home values increase according to the most recent assessments. For some that increase is rather significant. But hold on! It may not be as bad as you first thought when you saw the huge increase in your assessed home value. Also, you can dispute the increase, but that may not always be in your best interest. So how should we approach these increases? Well in this episode of Real Estate Right Now, Paul Fitts, Senior Loan Officer from Advantage Mortgage joins us to help you understand the ins and outs of the assessment. Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more[…]

Chris Coy - What You Should Know About the Home Closing Statement Part 2- Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Part 2 – What You Should Know at Closing About the Home Disclosure Statement

February 29, 2024 jayizso Closing, Closing Disclosure, Podcast

When you get ready to close on your home, you will be presented with the Home Disclosure Statement. It is going to have a bunch of dollar figures on it, and many of them are not going to make sense. In fact, you may ask, “What am I paying all this for?” And those are great questions. You may also ask, “Why is there an Escrow account?”, “How much is lender making on the load?”, “What do you mean I have to pay taxes before they are due?” and probably many more. When you purchase a home, the home closing disclosure can look very confusing not to mention intimidating. On[…]

Chris Coy - What You Should Know About the Home Closing Disclosure - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

What You Should Know About the Closing Disclosure – Part 1

February 23, 2024 jayizso Closing, Closing Disclosure, Podcast

Well, it’s almost here. You have negotiated that house that you always wanted, you have done the inspections. You have negotiated the inspections. And now you are getting ready for closing… But wait! What is this document that has all these numbers and figures on it. They used to call it a HUD? You don’t understand. And what do all these numbers mean. There is some terms and terminology that doesn’t make sense. And why is this money going to these certain line items? It’s all so confusing. In the next two episodes of Real Estate Right Now Senior Mortgage Loan Officer with Townebank Chris Coy helps us understand the[…]

Russ Broome - What You Need to Know About Finding Commercial Real Estate For Your Business - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

What A Business Should Know About Commercial Real Estate

February 21, 2024 jayizso Business and Commercial Real Estate, commercial real estate, Podcast

Every business starts with an idea. And as that idea keeps getting more and more detail the business starts to move into some sort of reality. Maybe it starts in your garage or basement, but there will come a time it needs to move into a commercial space. Now what do you do? You are a business. You have never purchased or leased commercial real estate, what do you really need to know? Where do you start? How do you know if your getting into is the right price? What else should you know from a business stand point. On this episode of Real Estate Right Now we bring on[…]

Sophie LaPierre - What You May Not Know About Becoming A New Real Estate Broker - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

What You Should Know About Joining Your First Real Estate Team

February 11, 2024 jayizso New Real Estate Agent, Podcast, Real Estate Sales

I have said that getting into real estate is like Denny’s…”You don’t make a reservation to go there, but after a few drinks it’s where everybody seems to wind up.” Well maybe that is not exactly true, but fact remains that many people have the thought about getting into real estate. And by the way there are all generations of people who are interested in it. And they get interested in it for a variety of reasons. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now, Sophie LaPierre a new real estate professional with Linda Craft Team, Realtors joins us to talk about her experience joining a new real estate team.[…]

What You Should Know About Getting Your First Mortgage

February 1, 2024 jayizso First Mortgage, Podcast, Real Estate

With interest rates coming down, some of you are considering purchasing a home. Typically, people who purchase a home need a mortgage. Most often people will start their home purchasing process by speaking with a real estate professional. But a great real estate professional will tell you to start your home purchase with a mortgage lender. The reason being seller’s want to ensure that you can obtain a mortgage before you can purchase the home. So now you set up a meeting with a mortgage lender, what should you expect? What should you be prepared for? Do you need to bring anything with you? In this episode of Real Estate[…]

Kim Crump - First Time Home Sellers - What Should You Know - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

What Every First Time Seller Needs to Know

January 22, 2024 jayizso First Time Home Seller, Podcast

We often talk about first time home buyers. Because after it all it is more than likely the single largest personal purchase you will make in your life. But what we don’t talk about is selling your first home. When buying your first home you wanted to get the home for the least amount of money. But when selling your home you want to get the most amount of money. How is it even possible for a buyer and seller get together? Some how how they do. So, when it comes to selling your first home, what should you know. How does the process work. What should you do and[…]