December 11, 2012 - 10:26 AM
Need to sell your home before 2013? You’ve probably heard the holidays are a hard time to sell, and that you’re better off waiting until the New Year. But many sellers want or need to sell their homes before the new year for a variety of reasons, and we think you can do it—and today we offer 10 reasons why. Read More
Need to sell your home before 2013? You’ve probably heard the holidays are a hard time to sell, and that you’re better off waiting until the New Year. But many sellers want or need to sell their homes before the new year for a variety of reasons, and we think you can do it—and today we offer 10 reasons why.
November 5, 2012 - 9:51 AM
Most every home has a flaw or two. The question, when it comes to selling your home, is whether to hide, fix or celebrate those flaws. And today, we try to answer.
Hiding Flaws: Not a Good Tactic
Tempted though you may be to sweep problems under the rug (literally and figuratively), hiding flaws from Read More
Most every home has a flaw or two. The question, when it comes to selling your home, is whether to hide, fix or celebrate those flaws. And today, we try to answer.
October 24, 2012 - 6:11 AM
It’s not always easy to sell a house in the fall, though the current low interest rates and low inventory across the country is working in home sellers’ favor. But even in competitive markets, you don’t want to ignore curb appeal. This is a buyer’s first impression of your home, and can impact everything Read More
It’s not always easy to sell a house in the fall, though the current low interest rates and low inventory across the country is working in home sellers’ favor. But even in competitive markets, you don’t want to ignore curb appeal. This is a buyer’s first impression of your home, and can impact everything about the home selling/buying negotiation-- because it directly relates to how much your buyers think your home is worth.
With that in mind, we offer you easy (and fun!) ways to riff off fall’s bounty as you create seasonal curb appeal for your home.
October 9, 2012 - 9:24 AM
In one week, why do two similarly sized homes on the same street sell for different amounts? Could be one seller was better prepared than the other. We want you to be the prepared one, the one who gets the better offer.
That’s why we offer you these tips to get your home sold by 2013.
Fall Selling Is Faster Read More
In one week, why do two similarly sized homes on the same street sell for different amounts? Could be one seller was better prepared than the other. We want you to be the prepared one, the one who gets the better offer.
That’s why we offer you these tips to get your home sold by 2013.
Fall Selling Is Faster
September 10, 2012 - 9:38 AM
Who sells in the fall? Though of course different parts of the country have different market conditions influencing a decision to sell, some aspects of fall selling apply across the board.
For instance, Becky Gee, ZipRealty agent in Portland, OR, says that “Fall home selling usually brings out the most Read More
Who sells in the fall? Though of course different parts of the country have different market conditions influencing a decision to sell, some aspects of fall selling apply across the board.
August 21, 2012 - 10:44 AM
When inventory is as low as it is across the nation, home sellers become more powerful. But they’re not all powerful, a caution we’d like to offer with this blog post. Smart pricing still sells home faster than unrealistic pricing, and that’s where your Realtor® comes in.
With less competition for your Read More
When inventory is as low as it is across the nation, home sellers become more powerful. But they’re not all powerful, a caution we’d like to offer with this blog post. Smart pricing still sells home faster than unrealistic pricing, and that’s where your Realtor® comes in.
August 16, 2012 - 11:17 AM
If you’ve been around the real estate block for a while, you already know that the term “short sale” is laughable. While it might sound like a super-fast transaction, short sales are infamous for their delays!
The “short” actually refers to the fact that the property is being sold “short” of the amount owed Read More
If you’ve been around the real estate block for a while, you already know that the term “short sale” is laughable. While it might sound like a super-fast transaction, short sales are infamous for their delays!
August 6, 2012 - 10:54 AM
Economists, Realtors® and parents all know this: family homebuyers are often willing to pay more for close access to the best schools. How much more, of course, varies on the general budget constraints of the buyer, but the latest Brooking Institute study on public schools and property values confirms that Read More
May 21, 2012 - 10:43 AM
An offer with no contingencies? Might sound like a dream come true to a home seller. But sellers, beware: That dream could just as easily be a nightmare. Contingencies, though sometimes costly and time consuming, actually work to protect you, the seller, as much as they do the buyer.
Inspection Read More
An offer with no contingencies? Might sound like a dream come true to a home seller. But sellers, beware: That dream could just as easily be a nightmare. Contingencies, though sometimes costly and time consuming, actually work to protect you, the seller, as much as they do the buyer.
May 9, 2012 - 10:49 AM
The national attention on low inventory tends to focus on buyers: how fewer homes on the market affect buyers, and how home buyer behavior changes in response. We’ve heard of the return of the multiple offer, a phenomenon almost as mythical in these difficult real estate times as the sighting of a unicorn. Read More
The national attention on low inventory tends to focus on buyers: how fewer homes on the market affect buyers, and how home buyer behavior changes in response. We’ve heard of the return of the multiple offer, a phenomenon almost as mythical in these difficult real estate times as the sighting of a unicorn. But it seems that across the country, low inventory is creating that kind of magic on the real estate market. Our focus here: how the magic affects sellers.
