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Sellers list right to avoid price reductions

November 11, 2024

In most areas of the country, 2007 marked a change in the residential home-sale market. Buyers gained clout for the first time in over a decade. Inventories of homes for sale grew to record levels in some places. Price reductions, which carried a negative stigma when listings were easy to sell, came to be seen as a necessary part of the home-sale ...

The 5 Secret Benefits of Good Pricing

September 21, 2024

Faster Sale. When your home sells faster, you save on carrying costs (the mortgage payment, property taxes, utilities and other costs of ownership). A quicker sale creates less inconvenience for you. If you've sold a home before, you know the energy it takes to prepare for showings: keeping the home meticulously clean, making child care and pet ...

Seller’s Info

September 20, 2024

Whether you’re planning to sell your home in the next few months or just studying up for that eventuality, there’s no time like now to prepare. If buying a house seems complicated, selling involves even more responsibilities and expenses. Here are some common steps to selling your home: 1. Prepare Your Home for Sale Well before you’re ...

Luxe-for-less home makeovers

September 19, 2024

Forget collagen or chemical peels. If you're like many, it's your home that really needs a facelift. This quarter, Americans are expected to spend $171.1 billion on home improvement, according to research by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. While that number is staggering, it's still 2.5% less than what homeowners spent in ...

Divide and conquer

September 17, 2024

At first it sounds exciting. Then reality sets in. Along with a new home comes packing, moving, arranging for new doctors, schools, utilities and other services. You'll have to find a new route to your job and learn about the new neighbors and the best places to shop. And you haven't even started with getting your home ready to sell? ...

Open Houses and Selling Your Home

August 16, 2024

An open house when your property is first placed on the market can be very important, but not for the reasons most homeowners think. Just like with advertising, most visitors to open houses rarely buy the house they come to look at. They may not even know the price of your home when they stop by to visit – they probably just followed an "Open ...

Single women opt for ownership

August 3, 2024

The majority of individual Canadian women buying homes are single and financially knowledgeable, according to a national poll by TD Canada Trust. It goes on to note they are most likely to opt for a condominium lifestyle. Aylmer Hull Gatineau | Quebec | Gatineau Real Estate Listings | Homes For Sale | Home Buying Selling | ...

Sellers need solid game plan

August 2, 2024

It may be too late to make that list for Santa, but if you're considering moving anytime soon, start with a list, says the author of a new book on how to prepare your home for sale. Aylmer Hull Gatineau | Quebec | Gatineau Real Estate Listings | Homes For Sale | Home Buying Selling | Agent Listings | MLS Realty | ...

Seller refuses to make agreed-upon repairs

July 30, 2024

Q: We were supposed to close on a house a week ago. The day before the scheduled closing, we went out to the house and noticed that the seller did not fix the heating system as we agreed in the contract. We gave the seller a one-week extension. It is now the day before the revised closing date and he has not yet fixed the problem. Our lease is ...

Parents shouldn't place kids' names on real estate

July 26, 2024

DEAR BENNY: Twenty years ago my mother placed my name on the deed to avoid issues when she passed on. Will the IRS treat this as inherited property or consider it investment property? Did I inherit her half of the property? --Theo DEAR THEO: Why, oh why, do parents do this? For example, let's say your mother and father bought their house ...
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