For Real Estate Pros Blog Articles
For The Real Estate Professional
Fun Facts About Real Estate
By Chris Petry Every year at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Stouffer Realty, we host an Awards Ceremony to honor the achievements of our hardworking salespersons. Of course, that means a lot of hard work on our end, staging, hosting and pulling off the event. Last year we had the idea to test our agents’ knowledge about matters of real estate and film it for both educational purposes and
What is the Correct Pronunciation of 'Berkshire?'
by Chris Petry I know what you’re thinking: you mean there’s more than one way to pronounce Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Stouffer Realty? Well, no, not really. The name is pronounced Berk-sherr Hathaway, not Berk-SHIRE. However, since the “shire” pronunciation is so ubiquitous, let’s take a few minutes to explain the proper pronunciation of the name and why it&r
Twelve Must-See Real Estate Movies
1. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, Starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin)- The Gold standard of real estate movies, Glengarry Glenn Ross was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play by revered playwright David Mamet. The plot focuses on a handful of real estate agents, threatened by the hard truths of a motivational speaker, to desperately increase their business in only a couple of d
Real Estate Terms You Should Know: Contingent
When a homebuyer makes a purchase offer, and the seller accepts, the home is considered under contract as long as certain “contingencies” are met that protect the buyer. These contingencies allow enough time for the buyer and their lender to get the information they need to comfortably move forward with the transaction. If the contingencies aren’t or can’t be met, the bu
