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	<title>knock-knock.ca &#187; Ask John Carle</title>
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		<title>Why Did You Sell My House?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/why-did-you-sell-my-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John;
Not to sound ungrateful because we really are happy that you sold our house, but I have a business related question for you. How did you do it? We&#8217;ve had 2 other agents try to sell this place but you didn&#8217;t seem to have any difficulty when they couldn&#8217;t do it in 6 months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seller Cash Back &#8211; Ask John</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/seller-cash-back-ask-john/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John,
We&#8217;ve heard that some sellers are willing to accept a higher price on their home and give a rebate to the buyer so that the buyer has a downpayment and can therefore buy the house. It sounds ideal! Is this something you can help us with?
- Steve
Steve,
That&#8217;s also called &#8220;mortgage fraud.&#8221; Don&#8217;t do it.
John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Need An RPR? Or Will Title Insurance Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/do-we-need-an-rpr-or-will-title-insurance-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/do-we-need-an-rpr-or-will-title-insurance-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ben officer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.knock-knock.ca/?p=2238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ben Officer on the team recently had an excellent question posed to him by a client that&#8217;s selling their home.
Ben,
Do we need to have an RPR ordered, or will Title Insurance be sufficient? We really don&#8217;t want to spend the $600 that an RPR will cost us. 
- name witheld
Dear client;
In theory Title Insurance is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Home is Pending. Can&#8217;t We Just Offer The Seller More?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/the-home-is-pending-cant-we-just-offer-the-seller-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/the-home-is-pending-cant-we-just-offer-the-seller-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John;
If the house is pending, can&#8217;t we just offer the sellers more money? 
- Ms. X.
Hi Ms. X.
We can offer the sellers whatever we want, but the current offer is in place and cannot be bumped out of the way by anything we can do. They have until their condition day to satisfy their sale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Can I Get My Keys?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/when-can-i-get-my-keys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[edmonton real estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John;
I&#8217;m wondering what time on possession day I can get my keys? I want to book some cleaners to go into the house before we start moving in. I was reading the contract, and it says noon. So would it be safe to book the cleaners for 1pm? 
- Diana
Hello Diana;
I don&#8217;t recommend booking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washers and Dryers in Condos</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/washers-and-dryers-in-condos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/washers-and-dryers-in-condos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 14:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[edmonton condo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John;
Can I install a washer/dryer into the condos that we are looking at? Insuite laundry is something I really want to have, but the price I can afford doesn&#8217;t seem to give me that feature. There are some &#8220;all in one&#8221; machines that I&#8217;ve heard about, and I would like to put one into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will We Miss The Market?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/will-we-miss-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/will-we-miss-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello John;
We&#8217;re thinking about selling our home, but there&#8217;s work we want to do to it before it goes onto the market. We&#8217;re worried that if we take too long, then we&#8217;ll miss the spring market. What should we do? 
- Jack &#38; Susan
Hello Jack and Susan;
Yes, the spring market is definitely the most active [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buyer&#8217;s Agents?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/buyers-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/buyers-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ben officer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John;
I noticed that you have 2 agents working under you, I&#8217;m wondering how their licenses work in relation to yours. They&#8217;re buyers agents, right?
- &#8220;Calgary Realtor&#8221;
Hello Calgary Realtor;
Ben and Sarah both work on the Knock-Knock real estate team, but they aren&#8217;t &#8220;Buyers Agents&#8221;. In my opinion, a Buyers Agent isn&#8217;t allowed to list property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Price It Higher?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/can-we-price-it-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/can-we-price-it-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.knock-knock.ca/?p=1798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[hi John;
Thank you for meeting with us the other day. We liked what you presented and your marketing approach. But we had another agent in who told us she would price the home $45,000 higher (15%) and see if a buyer would be willing to make us an offer. She also said that she would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This the End of MLS?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/real-estate-news-edmonton/is-this-the-end-of-mls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/real-estate-news-edmonton/is-this-the-end-of-mls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time now, the real estate industry has known of the Competition Bureau&#8217;s dislike for the MLS system. They feel that Realtors do not allow for other business models to exist (ahem, Comfree? WeList? Canadian Tire Orange Signs?) and thrive. 
Unfortunately, I feel that the Bureau&#8217;s hunger for MLS blood will result in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Realtors Qualify Buyers?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/how-do-realtors-qualify-buyers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/how-do-realtors-qualify-buyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question below was sent to my via FACEBOOK, by a great client.
So I&#8217;m curious about the ads on TV about benefits of having a realitor: that they screen prospective buyers. How is that done? What info do you get?
- Loretta
Hi Loretta;
It depends on the context and the Realtor, to be honest. Many agents will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional? Really??</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/professional-really/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/professional-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.knock-knock.ca/?p=1602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a Realtor, I take the professionalism of my industry very seriously. It&#8217;s OK to have fun, be jovial or light hearted. Let&#8217;s enjoy this business! But I do believe that we have to be professional, respectful of our clients&#8217; information and privacy, and represent them well.
Which brings me to my soapbox.
I recently heard of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it the Right Time to Buy Edmonton Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/is-it-the-right-time-to-buy-edmonton-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/is-it-the-right-time-to-buy-edmonton-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Mr. Carle. 
I have a question for you. I stumbled upon a blog where you were giving advice to someone, and it sounded pretty reasonable, so I thought I would seek your advice also. 
Currently I own a house in Spruce Grove. It is occupied by renters, and has been since I bought it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask John Carle &#8211; Sellers Lawyer</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/ask-john-carle-sellers-lawyer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/ask-john-carle-sellers-lawyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Mr. Carle;
The builder of the house is suggesting that we use their lawyer to complete the sale. Isn&#8217;t this a conflict of interest? Or is it OK?
- Kevin
Hi Kevin;
Yes, it does create a conflict of interest. You&#8217;re probably OK though, as the conveyancing process is relatively simple. Just keep in mind that if there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask John Carle &#8211; Why Are They Appraising My House?</title>
		<link>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/ask-john-carle-why-are-they-appraising-my-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.knock-knock.ca/ask-john-carle/ask-john-carle-why-are-they-appraising-my-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Carle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi John;
You left a message for us today at the house, about an appraiser coming to the house tomorrow. We&#8217;ll have the house ready, but I have a concern. I thought the buyer was pre-approved and their financing wasn&#8217;t an issue. Should I be worried about this? 
- Steve
Hi Steve;
Because the buyer won&#8217;t be using [...]]]></description>
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