So the question is, whether staging of your home for sale is really necessary in order to get the best price. Studies have shown consistently that generating greater numbers of potential buyers will produce more buyers willing to pay higher dollars for your home. It stands to reason then, making the initial appearance of your home as positive as possible will inspire more home buyers to spend a greater amount of time considering your home. Staging allows more beautiful images to be […]
According to the NAR (National Associate of Realtors), home sales unexpectedly bounced up last month to the highest level in a year. The 3.3% rebound was substantially higher than the modest 0.5% that was expected and seems to indicate a steadying for residential real estate. In four of the past five months pending home sales have risen, and they’re now at the highest level since August of 2013. NAR chief economist, Lawrence Yun said favorable housing conditions spurred increased contract […]
10 Things Today’s Buyers Look for in a Home While David Letterman’s Top 10 lists generally culminate in a No. 1 ranking, the following list includes in no particular order 10 things that are important to buyers today, especially Millennials who represent a significant buyer niche in today’s real estate market. Quality of the neighborhood – The National Association of Realtor’s 2012 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers revealed that neighborhoods are really important to buyers, but that neighborhood choice varies by […]
How does the merger of Zillow and Trulia impact home buyers like you? Well it may come as a big surprise that while millions of people search for homes through these two sites, the focus of their business is in fact not home buyers at all… it is real estate agents. These websites are set up not necessarily to provide accurate information for home buyers, but instead to be online eye candy for home buyers to get them to register. […]
