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Where Does My Real Estate Agent Spend All that Commission?

Where Does the Realtor Commission Go?

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that the median salary for a real estate agent in the USA is $45,610. That’s not too bad, but that is the median. Real estate is a very lopsided profession where 20% of the agents do 80% of the business. For example, the median agent in the Fort Hood area lists and sells less than 5 homes a year. The top listing agent in the Killeen area, meanwhile, sells 153 homes a year.

Read more for a look at how agents get paid from the commission.

Posted in: Real Estate Industry, Selling Tagged: Brokers, commissions, real estate, seller's agent

August is Cold – The Seasons of the Fort Hood, TX Housing Market

The Real Estate Seasons of Fort Hood Texas

No surprises – winter is the best time to buy, and summer is the best time to sell. A quick review of how many homes sold by month in 2017.

Posted in: Buying, Market, Selling Tagged: copperas cove, fort hood, harker heights, killeen, Market, real estate, Summer, Winter

Choosing a Price for Your Home

How to Price Your Home

Updated 11/20/16, originally published 8/8/15 Takeaways List your home as close to the fair market value as possible Tax assessments, appraisals and even the listing price is not the same as your home’s value Your agent will provide you neighborhood sales data to demonstrate your home’s value What the Price is NOT There are many different […]

Posted in: Selling Tagged: cma, home value, market analysis, price, real estate, selling

5 Tips on Choosing a Quality Mortgage Lender

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Fort Hood / Killeen area recommended lenders, and criteria to use to help choose which lender or mortgage broker is right for you.

Posted in: Buying, Loans Tagged: Brokers, Builder, GFE, Good Faith Estimate, Lenders, Loan Originators, Mortgage, Points, real estate

The Income Approach to Home Valuation

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How much is a home worth? This is something everyone needs to know, whether it be a buyer, seller, investor, or lender. There are three methods of valuing or appraising a home. Comparable Sales Approach Cost Approach Income Approach I’ve previously discussed the typical method, and often the only method a real estate agent will […]

Posted in: Investing, Market Tagged: Cap Rate, fort hood, GRM, Gross rent, investing, killeen, NOI, real estate

The Hood Homes Blog

Brian E Adams, Realtor

Hello Central Texans! This is my first post for my new real estate blog, mainly focusing on Fort Hood, Texas, to include the cities of Killeen, Harker Heights and Copperas Cove. I’ve been building my business in the area, and am excited to share my knowledge and experiences with would-be home buyers, sellers and investors! […]

Posted in: Buying, Homeowners, Investing, Selling Tagged: fort hood, killeen, real estate, texas

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Brian E Adams, Realtor, GRI
StarPointe Realty
1604 South W S Young Drive
Killeen, TX 76543
(512) 763-7912
brian@hoodhomesblog.com
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