May 23, 2011
- Staging Your Home on a Budget
Home staging is when you prepare your home for sale, inside and out, focusing on design and overall appearance. However, many homeowners believe that in order to sell their home, they will have to spend big bucks to get it into shape to attract potential buyers.
It’s time to debunk that myth. Not everyone can afford [...]
May 6, 2011
- Tips For Owners Attempting To Sell Their Home
Selling a home these days is no walk in the park. This is especially true if you do not know what an acceptable price might be for your home, or if potential buyers are not willing to commit to your asking price. There are a few different things you can do to make the selling [...]
April 17, 2011
- Home Staging to Help Sell Your Home
If trying to sell a home, it's always a good idea to talk about 'presentation' (how your home will look to prospective buyers when they walk through) with your real estate agent, or, if selling by yourself, consider a home stager…
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April 2, 2011
- Selling a Home in a Buyer's Market
Selling a home in today's buyer's market is a challenge. Here are some tips for making your home more attractive to sellers to help you close the deal quickly…
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March 31, 2011
- Selling a Home in a Buyer's Market
Selling a home in today's buyer's market is a challenge. Here are some tips for making your home more attractive to sellers to help you close the deal quickly…
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February 21, 2011
- Tips to Improve Your Home Sale Chances
Selling your home this spring? Here are a few tips to improve your chances of a sale.
HomeGain.com recently surveyed nearly 1,000 real estate agents, asking them to identify the top 12 do-it-yourself home improvements that can help sell a home faster. Cleaning and de-cluttering ranked as highest return on investment, no doubt in part because [...]
November 13, 2010
- Selling Your Home Amidst Competition
Although some may think it is too difficult to compete against all the foreclosures and short sales on the market, it can be done – if sellers are smart and savvy. Below are five tips every home seller should know.
Price Point is the Key: Every real estate professional out there will attest that the [...]
October 16, 2010
- Reasons Why Your Home Isn’t Selling
Home not selling? Do you know why? You may not be able to grasp it fully, but here are some reasons why your home might not have sold and what you can do about it.
You’re Overpriced
There’s a buyer for every home! Have you heard this saying? Sure, there may be a buyer for your home, [...]
September 25, 2010
- 5 Reasons Not to Go FSBO
Here are 5 great reasons to hire a real estate agent to help you sell your home:
1) Market pricing: In a typical F.S.B.O. (For Sale By Owner), you are going to have trouble getting accurate figures on "sold" prices for the recently-sold homes in your area. An agent has access to all the final sales [...]
September 22, 2010
- Competing With Foreclosures
The foreclosure rate is one of the most daunting things you can face when trying to sell a home.
Nationwide, the sale of distressed properties accounts for half of all home sales, so those sold for below market value or out of foreclosure can be make the market tough – but not impossible.
There are many benefits [...]
August 15, 2010
- How to Sell Your House
You've heard it said, the most important three things in real estate are "location, location, location." That's not entirely true if you're trying to sell your home. Instead, the most important aspect when selling your home is PRICE. If you really want to know how to sell your home, the answer is short and simple: [...]
August 5, 2010
- When is the Right Time to Sell Your Home?
When is the Right Time to Sell Your Home?
Everyone has always heard the saying, "sell high and buy low." We hear that all the time, whether it's selling a home, or buying a car.
When it comes to selling your home, target to sell your home when the number of buyers are at a maximum. The [...]
June 26, 2010
- Which is Better for Home Sellers?
Which is Better for Home Sellers?
If you're trying to sell your home, you may find yourself asking the question, "Which is better, lowering the price of the home, or offering to pay some closing costs?"
In short, there is no right or wrong answer to that question, it's just a matter of which strategy gets the [...]
May 4, 2010
- Preparing Your Home for Sale
Preparing Your Home for Sale
In today's tough real estate housing market, there are things you absolutely must do in order to prepare your home for sale. Don't put your for sale sign out (or sign a listing agreement) until you have done these things.
General Items:First and foremost, don’t price your home out of the market [...]
March 20, 2010
- Spring Clean Before You List Your Home for Sale
Spring Clean Before You List Your Home for Sale
With Spring upon us, and now that Daylight Savings Time is here for most of the country, it is time for home sellers to start thinking about the spring housing market. One of the best ways to prepare for putting your home on the market, even if [...]
March 8, 2010
- Ways To Get More Money From Your Home
Ways To Get More Money From Your Home
The freefall in home prices may be over, but the buyers' market persists–there's stiff competition to get a house sold for a good price. In a competitive market sellers need to make every effort for their properties to appear more attractive so they sell for more.
Believe it or [...]
February 24, 2010
- Getting Your House Ready to Sell
Getting Your House Ready to Sell
Getting your house ready to sell is not as easy as it may seem, especially if you have collected a lot of furniture and personal things over the years. It is also not a simple chore if the house looks cluttered, or if you have neglected to do any major [...]
January 31, 2010
- Selling a Home? Get an Accurate Appraisal First
Selling a Home? Get an Accurate Appraisal First
In an effort to save a few dollars in this down economy, many would-be-sellers today are turning to computer generated reports to establish the value of their property, rather than paying for a full appraisal. These sites use data that is collated from various resources to come up [...]
January 23, 2010
- Sell Your Home Quickly in Any Market
Sell Your Home Quickly in Any Market
There are some things you can do to sell your home quickly in any market, here are 5 tips for selling your home.We welcome your comments, and remind you that email addresses will NEVER be published at our site, so comment without worrying about your email address showing up here.
January 18, 2010
- The Best Time of the Year to Sell a Home
The Best Time of the Year to Sell a Home
Late spring and summer are usually thought of as the best times to put a home on the market because buyer demand builds steadily through spring. Sales then peak during the warmest months, when it's easiest for families to move without uprooting their children from school. [...]
