Now is a great time to buy a house. What if you’re looking to sell?

Here’s an article from our partners at TheStreet.com about how you can sell your house without hiring an agent.

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Banish the Broker: Sell Your Home Yourself
by John Morell

If you think it’s hard to buy a home in today’s real estate market, with jump-through-hoops loans and the fear of overpaying, try selling your home.

You’ve got sleepless nights thinking about how much you can afford to let your price drop, all the while working with a real estate agent who’s trying to juggle a notebook of unsold inventory and can’t remember your first name. And on top of that, you have the average 6% commission you’ll pay this person to sell your home. For a home that sells for $500,000, that’s $30,000.

As the economy gets tougher and less certain, more sellers are looking to save by being their own broker. In the past, For Sale by Owners (or FSBOs as they’re called) were mainly real estate pros selling their own homes or cranks who didn’t trust realtors, banks, the government or anyone who dressed up for work. Today a number of companies and Web sites are available to walk sellers through the do-it-yourself process.

Click here to continue reading how you can “banish the broker”.

Geezeo’s New Agents, Alex and Jordan!!

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Alex Friedman

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University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, Graduating May ‘08

Major: Finance, Investments, and Banking

The Geezeo team is very excited to welcome Alex Friedman, one of our Geezeo Agents! Alex has a lot of experience in finance. Last summer he worked at Chicago Investment Group in New York as a Private Client Services Intern, and is an active member of the University of Wisconsin’s Finance and Investment Society. Alex spent this past semester at City University in London where he studied Marketing, International Financial Management and Entrepreneurship. In his free time, Alex enjoys skiing, movies, baseball, reading, and traveling.

Jordan Tepper

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, Graduating May ‘08

Major: Finance, Investments, and Banking and Management and Human Resources - Entrepreneurship

The Geezeo team is also thrilled to announce Jordan Tepper as one of Geezeo’s agents! Jordan has lots of prior work experience in the finance world. He has spent the last two summers working for Alternative Investment Management and Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management. Jordan is a member of both the Financial Investment Society and Entrepreneurship Association. In his free time, Jordan is an active member of his Fraternity, Delta Upsilon as well as a member of the University of Wisconsin’s Men’s Club Lacrosse Team.

Welcome to Geezeo Alex and Jordan!