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7 Things Home Sellers Forget To Do
When it comes to selling your home, there are a lot of important things you need to get done. While you're worrying about finding the right real estate agent, staging your home for photos, and improving its curb appeal, it's easy for some other important details to fall through the cracks.
Forgetting to do the little things can sometimes cost you big money. Don't fall into this trap! Here are seven of the most common things that home sellers forget to do.
- Google Your Address
Since most home buyers start their journey by searching online, it makes sense for you to do some research on your home.
Start by doing a Google search of your address. Check out the street view on Google Maps. Also, take a look to see what the major home sites are using for your property's estimated value. If it seems off, check to make s...
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Sell Your Home As Pet-Friendly - Here's Why
Your home undoubtedly has a lot of beautiful things about it. And you'll want to highlight all of them to make it more appealing to buyers. One positive you probably didn't think about promoting when selling your home is its pet-friendliness. Finding a pet-friendly home is a pretty big deal to buyers, so here's how to let them know your home is the perfect place for them and their furry friends without actually having them present during a showing.
Why Pet-friendly?
Selling your home quickly and at the right price means you need to appeal to as many buyers as possible. The National Association of REALTORS® reports the Millennial generation is the largest group of home buyers today. And pet-friendly homes are significant to them. According to the American Pet Products Association, over 60% of Americans have a pet, and Millennial...
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10 Things No One Told Me Before Buying A House
Buying a house is a rewarding but complex adventure. The more you know about the process, the easier it is for you to find the right deal for you.
Over and over, first-time homebuyers, in particular, have mentioned there are things they wish they'd known. This list of ten common "things no one told me before buying a house" will get you off on the right foot when it's time to house-hunt!
1. Down Payments
It wasn't that long ago when a 20% down payment was considered standard for b...
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Top 10 Features Home Buyers Want
As a seller, you'll want to do everything you can to make your home more appealing to buyers. And like other sellers, you'll be doing some prep work to get your home ready to sell. That means fresh paint, increased curb appeal, and sometimes even renovations. Many sellers struggle with deciding exactly where to spend their home improvement budget, and it can be tough to know what buyers want. Hopefully, you're lucky enough to have a few of these upgrades already in your home. If not, adding one or more of these suggestions can help your home get noticed and stand out in the minds of buyers.
- Laundry room. According to the National Association of Home Builders, this topped the list of most desirable amenities with 92% of buyers wanting one. It keeps this everyday chore from piling u...
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Considering buying a home? Ask yourself these two questions
Considering buying a home? There are the top two questions you need to ask yourself about home prices and mortgage rates as you make your decision.
If you're thinking of buying a home, chances are you're paying attention to just about everything you hear about the housing market. And you're getting your information from a variety of channels: the news, social media, your real estate agent, conversations with friends and loved ones, overhearing someone chatting at the local supermarket, the list goes on and on. Most likely, home prices and mortgage rates are coming up a lot.
To help cut through the noise and give you the information you need most, take a look at what the data says:
1. Where Do I Think Home Prices Are Heading?
One reliable place you can turn to for that information is the Home Price Expectation Survey from Pulsenomics – a survey of a nation...