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 […]

Getting Your Home To Sell Quickly The housing market has been hit hard during this recession. Homes in most every region of the country have lost a lot of value. Homes that used to sell quickly are sometimes on the market for months now. Sometimes they don’t sell at all. So with it being a […]

Home Staging in a Down Market Home staging is not a new concept, but home staging for a vacant home is a slightly newer idea. Many would-be sellers who have, for one reason or another, found themselves having to vacate their home before finding a buyer, are often times finding it more difficult to sell […]

Home Sellers: Rebuilding Equity Will Take Time After three years of slumping house prices, the end of the real estate bust may finally be in sight. Home sales are rising, inventories are shrinking, and most economists believe values nationwide will hit bottom in the second half of 2010 — but not before falling another 5% […]

Selling Your Home: 5 Tips to Beat the Competition Even though there are record numbers of homes on the market in most areas of the country, there are still ways to outshine others for sale. Assuming your home is priced correctly, here are five ways to lure home buyers to your property: 1. Maintain and […]

5 Steps to a Quicker Home Sale In a hurry to sell your home? Here’s how to make sure you give yourself the opportunity to snag the best price in shortest amount of time. 1. You have to seriously undercut the competition – Selling a home in a down market almost inevitably means settling for […]

7 Ways to Boost Your Home’s Value If you’re putting your home up for sale, you may be wondering which improvements will maximize the value of your property. Here are some of the most cost-effective improvements you can make – giving you the most bang for your home-improvement buck! 1 – Refinishing your hard wood […]

Selling a Home? What To Do Now Call it the Great Housing Paralysis of 2009. If you’re hoping to buy your first home or invest in a second one, you’re probably sidelined, unsure when to jump in. If you want to sell, you’re thinking it may be better to wait. As you’ve heard countless times, […]

Selling a Home in a Bad Market A bad real estate market is a huge challenge, particularly for sellers.  You’ll find that trying to sell your own home is like asking for a miracle cure-all.  It can be frustrating and surprising but often, not in a good way.  However, it’s not entirely impossible to get […]