Last week’s economic news was largely positive as both new and existing home sales beat expectations. The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that home price growth held steady in May, while weekly jobless claims edged up, but were lower than expected.
Home Selling Tips: How to Compete with New Construction for Home Buyers’ Attention
Are you thinking about selling your house or condo? If you’re in a market that has a lot of newly constructed homes, you’re going to be competing with those listings for buyers’ attention. In today’s post we’ll share a few tips that can help you attract buyers and convince them that your pre-owned home is just as good as a brand new one.
Selling Your House? Three Ways You Can Easily Scare Buyers off – and How to Avoid These Mistakes
Let’s take a quick look at three ways that you can scare buyers off and how to avoid finding yourself in these circumstances.
Three Reasons Why Setting Your Listing Price is the Most Important Aspect of the Home Sales Process
Let’s take a look at three reasons why setting your listing price is the most important factor in your home sale.
Juggling Priorities: How to Manage Buying a New Home and Selling Your Old One at the Same Time
In today’s blog post we’ll share a few tips for how to manage a buying and selling transaction simultaneously without being overwhelmed by them.
You’re Not Just Selling a House: How to Promote the Local Community and Lifestyle to Potential Buyers
Let’s take a look at a few ways that you can promote the qualities of your local neighborhood as you’re working to convince a buyer that purchasing your home is a great decision.
Are Open Houses Still Important in Selling a Home? Three Reasons You May Want to Save Your Time
Let’s take a look at three reasons you may want to pass on the idea of open houses in order to invest your time in other areas which may lead to a faster sale.
Selling to Millennials: Three High-Tech Upgrades That Will Increase Your Home’s Appeal to Young Buyers
While there are several high-tech upgrades you can make on your home, these three will appeal the most to young homebuyers.
Keeping Quiet: Five Things You Shouldn’t Mention During an Open House
An open house is an opportunity for sellers to showcase their property to a potentially large number of interested buyers, and a great way to generate buzz. While you want to be as open and honest about the property as possible, you also want to make a good impression â and that means there are some things that you don’t want to say during an open house.
Saving the Best for Last: Why You Want to Save the Best Rooms in Your Home for the End of the Showing
When you’re staging your own home and giving tours to prospective buyers, it’s important to give them something to remember, and saving the best for last is one way to do it.