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Home sellers have one shot at a good first impression

October 8, 2024

Make sure your house is a perfect 10 before the 'For Sale' sign goes up. A little effort can help ensure the best price in the shortest amount of time. If you're thinking about putting your home on the market, you need to do everything you can to make sure it's a perfect "10" before the "For Sale" sign goes up! Today's homebuyers are busy ...

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 ...

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? ...

Home staging mistakes

September 6, 2024

Here, from interior decorator and home staging expert Gabriele Campbell, are 10 common mistakes sellers make when preparing their house for sale. Her new book on how to sell your home, written with Greg Tonn, will be published this month. 1: Just because you love it does not mean everyone else will. Ensure your property appeals to the broadest ...

Get an extra edge

September 5, 2024

Are you selling your home and looking for an extra edge? One option to consider is "home staging" -- merchandising a home for sale -- which can boost its appeal and increase its value. "Your home is a product you are selling and we can help with that," says interior designer Tracey Mills, Calgary branch manager of Dekora. "It's a very ...

Don't settle for less

August 31, 2024

Price and location are big determining factors when buying a home. But before making your final selection there are some questions you need to ask yourself. In order to make a decision that you'll be happy with for years to come, make sure the home you choose ‘works' for you. Your must have list might include three bedrooms, a big yard, family ...

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 ...

Showing Your House to Homebuyers

July 23, 2024

Showing the House Your house should always be available for show, even though it may occasionally be inconvenient for you. Let your listing agent put a lock box in a convenient place to make it easy for other agents to show your home to homebuyers. Otherwise, agents will have to schedule appointments, which is an inconvenience. Most will just ...

Disclosure: What Sellers Need to Know

July 21, 2024

States are cracking down on sellers' obligation to disclose known material facts about properties for sale—especially conditions not readily apparent, such as a cracked foundation. A material fact is anything that could affect the sale price or influence a buyer's decision to purchase a home. The major cause of post-sale disputes and lawsuits ...
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