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The Best Time To Sell Your Home
While the Spring season consistently offers up some of the best conditions for home sellers, Realtor.com says there’s one window where the stars really seem to align year after year. And it’s coming up fast. Based on their analysis of historical trends, the ideal week to put your house on the market this year is: April 12–18. And here’s why this window stands out as being particularly seller-friendly: Buyers Are More Active. According to the research coming out of Realtor.com, homes listed during this week typically get about 16.7% more views than in a normal...
Five Reasons You Need A Real Estate Professional
A few years ago, I published an article as to the five reasons you need a Real Estate agent: Pricing is difficult. Negotiating ability is crucial. Mortgages are key. Your family’s safety is critical. Selling is a full-time job. Since that article, the Real Estate...
Valuation – A Primer
Valuation – A Primer Many of my clients ask me, “how do you evaluate my home?” Many metrics establish home value; the primary is the multiple listing service. If I am looking to “list” a home for sale, I research what has sold in the surrounding area of the “subject”...
Should We Renovate Before We Relocate?
I am asked: “What can I do to update my home before I sell and how much will that improve the value?” Home improvement may be necessary to sell your home. It may help you and the future homeowner save money on insurance. It will also improve your chances of selling...
The New Tax Code and the Homeowner
According to the National Association of Realtors®: “The new tax law is already in effect. The new tax law reduces the limit on deductible mortgage debt and limits the deductibility of the real estate tax up to $10,000. These two provisions are expected to...
Listing Your Home During The Holidays
There is a tendency for Sellers to put off listing their home for sale until sometime after the holidays. However, based on my experience and further research, I have uncovered my MY TOP TEN reasons why you should list right before now. REASON NO. TEN: Usually,...
Remodel? or Resale?
One of the greatest pastimes of many homeowners is to snuggle up to a new episode of “The Property Brothers” on HGTV and watching Jonathan turn an old house into a gem and Drew putting it on the market for top dollar. In 2017 “Home Staging” has once again emerged as...
Tax Time — Don’t Get Depressed If You Are A Homeowner . . .
As per Steve Harney, of KCMBlog.com (Keeping Current Matters), he states: Many Americans got some depressing news last week; either their tax return was not as large as they had hoped or, in some cases, they were told they owed additional money to either the Federal...
Cost vs. Value – The Reason to Sell Now
The Reason You Should Sell Now Right now, the market is strong. If you are even thinking of selling, do it now! Inventory is increasing; however, you can sell for top dollar. Economics 101: The price of anything is determined by ‘supply and demand’. If many people...
Baby Boomers Blamed for Clog in Housing
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, December 07, 2015 Some economists say the baby boomers aren’t selling their homes like previous generations did and not downsizing fast enough, which is leading to shortages of homes for sale and rising prices. Baby boomers are...