The JIM and KIM Show

Featuring Cindy Baughn, Real Estate Professional

Please join us on the 1st and 5th Sunday of every month.  (First show: Sunday, November 2, 2008)

KSLR Christian Talk Radio 630 AM at 1:00 pm

Topic:   What Is A Realtor?

Cindy will be discussing attributes of the best realtors, the importance of people skills and technology skills, personality, and sharing the same values.  She will discuss the many hats a realtor wears during a transaction, and integrity--the basics of Professional Ethics and Conduct.

This is the first program in a series of 16.    Each month will be devoted to an important topic in Real Estate and there will be several featured guests throughout the year as well as Market Updates.   The program airs on the 1st and 5th Sunday of every month at one o’clock.

Other topics will include information on Mortgages, Title Insurance, Custom Home Building, Buyer and Seller Representation, San Antonio’s Growth, Schools, Marketing Your Home, Caring for your Home, and more. 

Thank you for the privilege of letting me enter your world via the Internet.  This brief newsletter will bring you information about my world: Real Estate.  Check my site for new articles about the Housing Relief Bill just passed by Congress, the 2008 Parade of Homes, and Avalar's new acquisition of the Spanish speaking TV Home Show on the Telemundo station.  Foreigners continue to play a major part of real estate acquisition in our city, so reaching this market is a big step.

The San Antonio Housing Market is okay.  It is soft.  Houses stay on the market longer, don't always appraise for sales contract price, and deals don't stick.  We are seeing many buyers change their mind midstream or have their loan denied.  Jumbo money is very tight.  Title companies have let people go, and one even closed its doors.  Real Estate and Mortgage professionals work strictly on commission, thus, many have left the business to look for more secure jobs with paychecks and benefits.

But take heart!  The industry is "shaking out".  Cream rises and only the strong survive.  This is good news for the public because the quality of professional you will work with is higher.  Look for professionals who believe in one-on-one service instead of assigning you to their latest rookie.  Look for the agent who has your best interest at heart, not theirs.  I remain strong in this turbulent market and I am here for the long haul!  


Cindy

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which seem to never end. Whatever the case, homes tend to grow with their owner’s prosperity. Since 1970,
the size of the average new American home has grown by 50 percent. This growth trend is similar in most western
countries. However, for every trend there is an counter-trend. In the case of home size, more and more people are
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