Moving day is getting close, and you’re all set with boxes, tape, and a truck. But before you begin packing everything in your home, it can be helpful to know which items typically stay with the house and which items you should take with you. Use this list to help make your move easier and avoid potential conflicts with the homebuyer and buyer’s agent.
‘Tis the Season: Holiday Decorating When Your Home’s for Sale
One of the many delights of the holiday season is decorating your home. From a cornucopia and pumpkins for Thanksgiving to a Douglas fir and lights for Christmas or a menorah for Hanukkah, decorating can bring a joyous feeling to any home. However, if you’re selling your house around the holidays, you may want to practice moderation when choosing your holiday decor. Use these tips to decorate your house while being mindful of your home sale.
The Benefits of Accepting a Cash Offer
What You Need to Disclose When Selling Your Home
Is Now the Time to Sell Your Home?
After initial COVID-related disruptions to the real estate market in March 2020, real estate was declared an essential service. Subsequently, virtual transaction and marketing processes made it possible for buyers and sellers to move forward with home sales. What followed was one of the most active real estate markets in recent memory, with buyer demand far outstripping the availability of listings in markets all over North America.
What Buyers and Sellers Can Expect from the Spring 2021 Market
In 2020, just as the spring market was heating up, it was unceremoniously brought to a standstill by the shutdowns and precautions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, both buyers and sellers have seen a host of ups and downs that added up to one of the most active, and in some ways frustrating, real estate markets on record.
How to Make Your Spring Listing Stand Out
Spring is an ideal time to sell a home. It’s a well-known fact that both the number of buyers and inventory increase during the months of April, May, and June. This often means that your house could be paired against stiff competition. Here are some simple real estate tips to help your spring listing stand out!
Should You List Your Home During the Holidays?
Whether you’re big on Halloween parties, planning the perfect Thanksgiving feast, or focusing on the December holiday season, if you’re also planning to sell your home, you may be contemplating holding off until January. After all, nobody buys houses this time of year, do they? In 2020, the answer may very well be “Yes, they do.”
Top Ten Mistakes Home Sellers Make
Selling your home can be the beginning of an exciting new chapter, whether you are selling to take a new job in a new city, to move to a retirement community, or to upgrade your space for a growing family. However, it comes with its share of challenges—and sometimes sellers create those challenges through problematic assumptions and actions.
The Truth About Selling Your Own Home
A lot of homeowners are convinced that if they’re willing to put in a little more effort on their own, they’ll turn a bigger profit when selling their home. But in most cases, people who sell their own home work too hard and end up with less in their pocket than they would have by getting some help from a real estate agent.