Karim Phillips is committed to meeting your needs and fulfilling your dreams. Whether you are buying your first home, or a home that meets the needs of your growing family, I am committed to going above and beyond the call of duty in our pursuit. I understand that purchasing a home is possibly the largest investment that you may ever make. With professionalism and loyalty, I will do everything possible to make your dreams come true.

Forcasts predict a 15-20% increase in realty values in the Metropolitan area. If your in the market to buy a home, then sooner means - less costly. If your in the market to purchase a home costing $300,000 presently. But, you wait six months and the realty values have increased by 10%, then your $300,000 home is now costing you $330,000. Interest rates which are still very low may increase, inflating your monthly payment even higher. I have noticed an increase in realty values of more than 12% in some areas of Silver Spring, MD between December 2004 - February 2005.

So if you're planning to buy, now is the time.

The National Association of Realtors claim that approximately 70% of homebuyers begin their home search on the internet. The majority of these homebuyers complete their home search with a real estate agent. 75% of these homebuyers felt it was "somewhat important" for their real estate agent to be "Internet Savvy".

No web site, large or small, can take the place of a experienced real estate agent. Not even ours!

Buyer Beware - The "listing agent" works for the seller - not the buyer. See my agency agreement form click here.

A buyer's agent owes certain duties to their home buyer, such as care, confidentiality, full disclosure and accurate accounting. A buyer's agent will also show the buyer available homes, point out the property's features, provide financing information and submit the offer to purchase. There’s more. As your representative, a buyer's agent will share valuable and essential information with you if the agent knows it, such as:

• Whether the seller would accept a lower price

• The seller's reason for selling and timetable

• How long the home had been on the market

• Previous offers and counteroffers for the property

• Strengths and weaknesses of the property

Most importantly, you can ask a buyer's agent for advice and assistance in setting your offer price and structuring other terms of your offer. What's more, you'll have peace of mind knowing an advocate is working on your behalf to help you buy at the best possible terms.

When a homebuyer provides me with their search criteria via phone, email or from my website. I will set up my program to send the homebuyer daily listings everyday via email. The homebuyer will be informed of any and all new listings the same day the home is listed. In some cases, this is an advantage for the homebuyer. Each listing is in full color with plenty of information about the home including the price, bedroom/bathroom count, special features, square footage and a picture of the home in most cases.

Do you have friends and relatives helping you conduct your home search? I will send them a copy of all your listings at your request.

Don't waste your time searching on the internet for your home, when you can have all the listings waiting in your email box.

The most well known real estate internet sites designed to help you seach for homes are not always as up-to-date as is the MLS system I use. Many of these sites contain outdated listings (ie., listing showing "active", but the home is already "under contract"). Some sites are missing very crucial information, suchas no address, no directions and the omission of DOM (days on the market). These problems can cause the homebuyer some stress and frustrations.

Don't stress yourself out trying to find home a with0ut Karim's automated email listings. Call Karim today to start your home search.

FREE The homebuyer gets all this quality service for free. I don't know of any other business where you get so much service for free. If this sounds good to you, then read the next section below on buyer rebates.

A homebuyer rebate is similiar to a rebate you find in a store(i.e., Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples), but this rebate is based on the purchase of a home. I will give you cash back at settlement, when you use me as your real estate agent.

Want to find out more about this homebuyer rebate program? Call Karim Phillips at 301-681-1030.

Call Karim Now! Start your Home Search Today!