If you’ve ever sold a house you’ll know it can be daunting, to say the least. Selling a house is usually high up on anyone’s list of top most stressful things to do, and several aspects of moving home (mortgaging, a change in financial position, change of residence, change of schools, workplace, living conditions) feature high in the seminal Holmes and Rahe (1967) Stress Scale. The hoops...
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One of the problems with selling a property these days is the waiting. Listing your home can be quick, but actually selling it can take months. Some homes stay on the market for years. If you're not as concerned about the price you get for your home, but are more interested in simply selling it as quickly as possible, this article is for you. We're going to look at some tips you could use to sell your...
If you are thinking about placing your home on the market, there are several different things that you will need to do. One of the most important is making sure your home is ready for prospective buyers to view. By focusing on this area in advance, you can help to get it ready for a quick sale. In fact, in order to accomplish your goals and objectives, you should use these 10 staging tips to sell your home...
Selling a home is unlike any other sale a person will ever make. It’s not like you can hop on eBay, throw up a few pictures, and sell your house to the highest bidder. Selling a home is a complex process, and people depend on knowledgeable professionals, aka realtors, to help them out. The need for such experts, of course, means that realty can be a competitive business. People aren’t going...
The market value of a home is usually very different from the price at which it is eventually sold. Sometimes a property is sold at a price that is actually lesser than its value. In other instances, it is sold at a price that exceeds the home’s value. In order to avoid getting short-changed and instead get the best bargain possible on your home, you need to ensure that you have a higher...
Just as there are some etiquette rules every home seller should know, there are very important rules in communication that make the sale process easier. Not that they are written somewhere in a special rule book, but there are indeed some guidelines that can help you nail the deal without delays. This is an essential part of selling your home especially as no home seller wants to get less than the...
The decision to list your home for sale means you want to sell it right away. The real estate market in every neighborhood changes on a daily basis, which means the value could increase or decrease in just a few days. The longer a home sits on the market, the less valuable it becomes. Potential buyers might notice the house as they continue to look in the area, perhaps waiting on their own home to sell...
The decision to sell your home is not always easy – especially if you have lived there for many years or perhaps raised your family there, a great deal of emotion can be associated with the idea selling your home. In addition to being potentially emotional, the process is also very time-consuming, particularly if you decide to do it on your own. And, of course there is a...
If you are in the process of getting your home ready to list it for sale, there are two major areas that bear special consideration. The first is the outside of your home because this is the first thing any prospective buyer will see - and if they don’t like what they see, chances are they will never venture inside to see what the actual house looks like. Once you’ve gotten your buyers inside,...
The internet has changed practically every aspect of our lives, particularly the way we shop. Making it easy to browse and buy everything from groceries to cars and electrical appliances to houses; you can find everything you could possibly dream of on the internet. Millions of people log on to the internet every single day, looking to make some kind of purchase. Estate agents have noticed a significant...