Now is the time for home owners contemplating a spring sale to spruce up their properties in anticipation of what Mike Larson of Weiss Research calls a potentially vibrant home-selling season. "If you have been beating your head against a wall, this is going to feel a lot better,” he says.Here are 10 cheap ways to make a property more attractive to shoppers:
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The home buying season is starting early this year, thanks to the expanded first-time and move-up homebuyer tax credit.Typically, the busiest time for home shopping starts in March and continues through May, but this year buyers who want to take advantage of the tax credits have to hold a signed contract by April 30 and close the deal by June 30.That is getting people off the couch. "The tax credit ...
Click the video link to hear Jim Gillespie, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate on his assesment of the housing landscape.
Disassociate yourself from your home. Make the mental decision to "let go" of your emotions and focus on the fact that soon this house will belong to someone else. Look toward the future.
De-personalize. Pack up those personal photographs and family heirlooms. You don't want buyers to be distracted by personal artifacts. You want them to imagine their own photos on the walls. You want buyers to ...
One question Realtors are frequently asked is, "How's the market?” Below is an overview of the market in the Capital Region of New York. It considers the third quarter of 2008, wrought with the meltdown of the financial markets, compared with the same period in 2009.
The statistics bear out that the number of pending units has increased substantially - 8.25% in the 4-County ...
After you've taken step one to decide to sell your home, step two is usually setting your asking price, striving for a balance between generating offers and receiving top dollar.
Your chosen representative will perform a Competitive Market Analysis to produce an estimate of your home's "fair market value," or that price that educated buyers will pay based on listings and sales of homes similar ...
If you are thinking of getting your home ready for sale, you may want to consider some remodeling ideas that will add market value to your home. You want to be sure you are spending your money wisely and not making improvement that do not add value. Watch this video for some good tips.
A buyer looking for a home is likely to become well informed about property values. After “comparison shopping” - looking at a half dozen or so homes, a buyer can easily spot the overpriced homes – those that have been on the market for some time but remain unsold. These homes often end up selling for even less than if they had been priced competitively from the beginning. Don’t ...