Selling a Home
Baby Boomers: Time to Cash Out Your Home
It has never been a better time to cash out your home’s equity and Baby Boomers are the age group poised to benefit the most from today’s housing market. Preserving one’s wealth is the most important action you can take. Baby Boomers who have been fortunate to experience property appreciation and have not taken the […]
Read More....Listing Price vs. Selling Price – What to Expect
What is a fair listing price? What is a fair selling price? The listing price vs. selling price difference is determined by a number of factors. Whether a REALTOR sells four homes a year or four hundred homes, the rule of thumb for establishing a listing price for a homeowner or making an initial offer […]
Read More....How Sellers Price Their Homes
Clients often ask, “How much under the listing price should we offer?” The best way to understand market value is through comparative research to see how sellers price their homes in the area. Professional real estate consultants review and study at least 40 to 60 listings, visit 10 to 20, and inspect 5 to10 properties […]
Read More....Be Your Own Short Sale Advocate
You can and should be your own short sale advocate. If you find yourself going down the short sale path just remember the best person that can increase the odds of a positive outcome, is YOU. Solving all the moving parts that have to be coordinated for a successful short sale is another full-time job. […]
Read More....Now is the Time to Get Out of Your Huge Mortgage
The great Yankee philosopher, Yogi Berra, once said, “It seems like déjà vu all over again”. In a few months I believe the real estate market is going to look like 2008 all over again. There has been a moratorium on mortgage payments for people who have been adversely affected by the circumstances of the […]
Read More....Why You Should Sell Your House Now
There are two very good reasons why your should sell your house now. (1) Inventory of homes to purchase is ridiculously low. Therefore the market favors the seller. If a sellers’ home has been updated in the past three to five years and is priced where similar homes have sold in the past six months, […]
Read More....Recent Unemployment Spike vs Real Estate Markets
In a recent post I indicated that because of the excessive number of unemployed people there could be an increase in short sales and foreclosures in greater numbers than we saw in 2008. This would also result in a decrease in property values. Recent economic activity seems to indicate that this hit to real estate […]
Read More....A Silver Lining for Home Buyers and Sellers
There is a silver lining for home buyers and sellers during the COVID-19 crisis. Not with standing the seriousness of the coronavirus and everyone’s effort to mitigate the consequences, if you are able to slow down, step back and look at the big picture you might realize a great opportunity awaits you for buying or […]
Read More....Buyers Can Level the Playing Field in a Sellers Market
The recent trend in the real estate market has given a slight advantage to the sellers. This situation…
Read More....Eric’s Room By Room Review
We have created a handy document that will allow you to prep your home for resale. Just click the link below to download our Room-By-Room Review and make your home resale-ready.
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