How to Spot the Tire Kickers
Open houses are a staple of real estate marketing. There are certain times that live experience bests online viewing and a physically present tour of a house is among them.
December 03, 2020
December 01, 2020
Strategy Behind Pricing Your Home For Sale
The hefty investment that it is, a house should yield a healthy return at re-sale. Yet such a gain should never be simply assumed.
November 19, 2020
The State of Agent Commissions
"For Sale by Owner" sometimes adorns lawn signs around any given community. Essentially, this conveys one message: the owner does not wish to share any part of the home sale proceeds with a real estate broker or agent.
November 09, 2020
Square Footage and Bedrooms - Key Elements to Pricing Your Home
There are several keys to determining home values. Of course the old real estate adage, "location, location, location" is the most common in the real estate world.
October 29, 2020
Buying a House in Foreclosure
The home-buying process is stressful and aggravating when sellers hold all the cards. Negotiations seem fruitless, especially in a sellers' market. Hitting the wall time and again just increases the appetite for a motivated seller.
October 26, 2020
Buying Within an HOA
When looking for a new home, many shoppers gravitate toward free-standing, single-family residences while others look for residences within condominium associations or planned unit developments (PUDs).
October 22, 2020
To Sell As Is or Not
Consider this scenario. You have lived in an older home for decades. While you made renovations here and there, even those are in need of updating. To complicate matters, neighborhood homes are being razed by new buyers -- many are real estate investors -- who erect new houses in their place.
October 18, 2020
Bidding Wars
According to the National Association of Realtors, total housing inventory at the end of June 2020 was down 18.2% from a year ago. Homes are being placed on the market for sale and frequently receiving multiple offers resulting in bidding wars.
October 15, 2020
Property Disclosures When Selling Your Home
Planning to sell your home? Be sure to prepare for some paperwork as disclosures will be involved. Some required and some not, based on the state in which you reside.