Posts from March 2016

You may have heard this phrase before but what does it really mean?  It boils down to your high school economics class and supply and demand.  Right now in our local housing market there are more home buyers (demand) than actual homes to sell (supply)!  Competitively priced homes are selling quickly for near asking prices.

Companywide we have seen an increase in our website activity, requested showings, and offers written over the last few weeks.  Personally, I have a database full of home buyers who haven't found what they are looking for and are waiting for homes to come on the market. 

Low mortgage rates have helped boost this demand and as the economy improves rates will eventually increase which may tap down the excitement.  All of this points to why you should list your home today!

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There are numerous reasons why a property sells quickly or not at all.  You've probably heard most of them - location, price, size, school system, recent updates, et cetera.  These are all important - if a property is placed in the middle of a landfill and is overpriced by $100,000 odds are it isn't going to excite many home buyers out there.

But I'm here to tell you a little secret - there is one thing that will make any property, regardless of location or price point, stand out above the crowd.  Landscaping?  Staging?  Baking cookies for a showing?  All nope!  Ready for it?  Are you sure? 

CLEAN IT!

Seems like a no-brainer, right?  It's not.  Not too many of us have the luxury of placing our home on the market without having to live in it at the same time.  However, you have to put yourself in a potential buyer's position. What you think they want to see when...

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