Blog - Mike Gebhardt, Broker Associate

Real Estate

This AVM site, Homebot.AI kicks Zillow’s ass

I’m learning how to use Homebot.AI. I find it substantially more robust than Zillow with respect to AVM (automatic valuation model). It allows you to tweak the home’s value by parameters you add. But this tool is much more than a pricing model. Since the Homebot.AI algo also scrapes mortgage data and public records, it […]
Real Estate

The art of negotiation is subtle

“Striking the Right Balance: Avoid Over-Negotiating in Your Real Estate Transaction” How I Can Help You as Your Real Estate Agent Introduction: Negotiating a real estate transaction is like mastering an art form, and it can make all the difference in the world when it comes to securing your dream property. In this blog post, […]
Buying

Education, and why you need to purchase a home right now

I have to say that when my wife and I bought our first home, at 30 years old, we were not financially astute. Even though I had been working in finance for about five years at that point, we had wasted a solid 5 years of paying rent up till then. We kept thinking “next […]
Mortgage Rates

Powell’s speech on rates 8.24.23

Fed Chair Powell’s speech here on YouTube. From Fed Chair Powell: Inflation: Progress and the Path Ahead “It is the Fed’s job to bring inflation down to our 2 percent goal, and we will do so. We have tightened policy significantly over the past year. Although inflation has moved down from its peak—a welcome development—it […]