Mary Welch-Broker, Owner

is typically telling the potential seller that the price they have in mind to list their home and the price I have data for are...two different things. It is then finding the happy medium. As a seller it is very important that you listen to your agent when he or she gives you the data on recent sales and comparables of properties that have sold ...

So, just received another report/study that was done on home buyers, and the results are in. 78% of people who use the internet to look for homes, say the top 3 things they look for in their search for their next home are. 1. Virtual tours 2. Pictures 3. Property description Next, 6.1 million people use www.realtor.com each month to search for ...

Yes, "they" did a report and the score was terrible. They asked the question, "would you use the same real estate agent again?" Only 22% of buyers were happy with their agent. Bad percentage. But I certainly understand it, as an agent myself, I am only happy with about 50% of agents. Why? Agents don't return phone calls!! I ...

something else happens. This job is interesting at times, entertaining alot of the times, and just plain weird. I was showing a home a weekend ago and the potential buyers had a few children with them. The children were still upstairs looking when the parents came down and one parent went outside and the dad was in the living room asking questions ...

  Inspirational Quote "This is the true joy in life ... being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one ... being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy....I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the ...

I am looking for some self-motivated, trustworthy people who love working with other people. Must be able to deal with challenges on a sometimes daily basis. Come join the never dull life of a REALTOR! I am looking for agents to cover some key areas of Harper,Kingman,Sumner and Sedgwick County. Training involves real estate exams and on the job ...

Good idea or bad idea? In my opinion it is a bad idea. If you are wanting to sell your property and it is market ready (I'll help you define that) then it is always a good time to sell. I will admit that summer is the busiest time for buying and selling, but I closed two transactions (sold two properties) last year on Christmas week. So having ...

Pending home sales are on a roll, up for the sixth straight month, according to the National Association of REALTORS. This is a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in July, increased 3.2% to 97.6 from a reading of 94.6 in June, and ...

My husband and I were recently informed of a new addition to the family by next March, I think I did the math right. Barry, Megan, Jonathan, Joshua and Zachary are expecting their world to change somewhat by a new addition to their family. Jonathan announced it will be a girl and her name will be "FERN". The only Fern I know is a great ...

During the Harper County Fair two weeks ago, lol, we had two wooden electric houses we were giving away after the parade. Harper County Fair time is also birthday week at my house with the grandkids so there is alot of commotion and goings on to say the least. We still had company when we had to go tear down our booth and also babysitting at the ...