Or, at the very least, trying to minimize the stress as much as possible! For anyone who has bought or sold a home, attempted to buy or sell a home or maybe just thought about doing one or the other or both, in many ways the process can be overwhelming on both an emotional as […]
A recent article at the Hallmark Abstract Service website examined just how well the residential real estate market is acting relative to existing economic conditions! The finding in the article, ‘Why Is The Residential Real Estate Market Underperforming Its Potential?‘, is that in fact, it is not doing as well as perhaps it should be. […]
The residential real estate mantra for the past couple of years has been that rising home prices have, in large part, been based on a better economy but more importantly from a lack of supply of homes for sale! And invoking the law of supply and demand, as any first-year economics major will explain, says […]
On March 20th Spring will have officially sprung but, that said, what date or date range will get your house sold the fastest and for the highest price? It’s a common adage that parents want to get into a home before the next school year begins, so that Spring is king when it comes to […]
Now that it’s Spring you’re likely looking around your house and are amazed by the number of things that need to be fixed! Now for the big question: Do you jump in and fix them or not? Therein lies the quandary! If you’re like me, finding a long list of items that could definitely use some […]
Presenting a how-to selling guide for homeowners who for a variety of reasons want out! The Spring home selling season has finally arrived, perhaps a little bit late in some parts of the country due to a stubborn winter, and Realtor.com has provided a 7-step guide that will hopefully help homeowners get it done as […]
Question: If you don’t use WebMD to diagnose a disease, why would you use Zillow to give you a definitive value for your house? How accurate is Zillow when it comes to determining the market value of a house? While the internet is a great tool for accomplishing a great many things, for others getting […]
In other words if your looking to list and sell your home, what have other homes in the immediate neighborhood recently sold for? When the time comes to sell your home a listing price needs to be set. It can be set too low meaning that you leave money on the table, too high which […]
If you have ever looked to a ‘higher power’ for help in accomplishing some task and you are now having a difficult time selling your home, St. Joseph may be able to help! The question is whether doing what is suggested below will guarantee a successful sale of a property? Some believe that it absolutely will […]
What does a poker-style ‘tell’ have to do with buying a home? Well let’s first define a ‘tell’! Tell: an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. In real estate the dance between a potential buyer and seller often has each side trying to convince the other side of certain things. Buyers will […]
