Gerald Richards

Clint,

Here is a web site that will give you some facts about the Davis County Market. Just go to http://www.utahhomebuyeronlineseminar.com/statistics Monthly statistics show that Layton is experiencing a sellers market for homes under $250K and a buyers market for homes over 250K. This varies every month but we have not seen any drastic drops in prices. As was mentioned before Utah has been rated high in areas that would help keep our prices up, i.e. #5 state to get work, #3 for the best place to buy or sell a home. You might want to get with your Realtor® and have them show you the statistics from the Multiple Listing Service which will show you what our market has done in the past and present. If you don't already have a Realtor® just give me a call and I can show you those statistics. You can call me at 801-774-1588. - Fri Sep 12 2008, 08:06

Clint,

You didn't say miles in you earlier answer you said: "As a real estate agent, he is an independent contractor and can deduct his gas off his taxes. It is a cost of doing business." You said gas. There is no way to deduct the cost of gas. As far as miles driven, yes you can deduct them. - Sun Aug 3 2008, 20:32

Clint,
I guess I missed your post earlier.
Let me know how you are deducting the money you spend for gas. The last time I checked on what could be deducted gas was not on the list.

Also you might all read the question again: "He said we would have to "limit" our total choices and that he was only willing to show us 10 more homes from the 547 currently on the market that we qualify for."

That says Dan wanted to see all 547 that were on the market. With only 20 - 30 in Layton in his price range, where did the other 517 come from.

To all of you who said fire your agent and get a new one, apparently you speak without reading the whole thing, and you are quick to jump on a fellow Realtor®, assumeing you are all Realtors® and not just real estate agents. Maybe some of you should go and read the code of ethics and then come back here again. - Sun Aug 3 2008, 17:23

I just did another check of Layton for home in the 240K price range. There are only 18. Sometime buyers get confused and want to see home 15 miles north of Layton, and then 10 miles south of Layton. When you try to get them to narrow their search down to where they really want to live they just say the right home will tell them where to live.

Wheels, It sounds like your doing a great job, why not put your name on your posts and maybe some contact information, you might get more business.

Gleen, It sounds like you've had a bad experience. Did you talk to the agent about it or just get on this national web site to vent?

Dan's original question was - Is it ok for a buyer's agent to limit the number of homes he's willing to show you? ANSWER: It's up to each individual agent. If you look at over 40 homes and still want to look more, then the agent has to say what he is willing to do. Lookie Lous come out of the woodwork every summer and just want guided tours of homes to get ideas on how to decorate. The full answer to Dan's question can be found by talking to his agent, not coming to the Internet and not telling the whole story. - Sat Aug 2 2008, 08:59

Dan,

I read your answer and two factors come into play here. #1 with today’s technology buyers can find homes on the internet and get all the info about the home. They can look at virtual tours, photo layouts, etc. You can drive areas and decide where you want to live. All that being said you should be able to narrow you home showings to a reasonable amount of homes. #2 you said you are looking for the perfect home. Well, good luck with that, because the chances of finding the perfect home are so high that I don't think you will find it. As far as finding the home that has all the things you want in a home, i.e. big kitchen, 3-car garage, 6 bedrooms, etc, that is more reasonable.

If you were realy looking for homes in just one area that you want to live in, i.e. shadow valley, Indian Hills, etc, there wouldn’t be 547 homes to look at in the first place, so it would appear that you need to narrow your home search to where you want to live and what do you want in a home as mentioned earlier. Then the number that comes up would be more realistic and your agent wouldn't have any problems at all I would think. - Mon Jul 28 2008, 13:34