Blog entries tagged Sellers

Why Your House Hasn't Sold

Crystal Webster — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:22:37 +0100

Hire Hot Help!

Crystal Webster — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:06:21 +0100

(That got your attention didn't it?)

Sometimes 'common sense' doesn't always make sense says an article published by Smart Money.

Preliminary results show that both men and women may be willing to pay a higher price for a home if they find the seller's female agent attractive. (Although they wouldn't necessarily like to admit that they would fall prey.)
Out-of-Towners, especially those coming from higher cost of living areas, tend to pay more for a hoRead More...

Sell Your Home With These Landscape Tips

Crystal Webster — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:36 +0100

Curb appeal – or lack thereof – can make or break the sale of a home. So many people form a lasting impression based on the first impressions of a home. Yet, when we’re trying to sell a home, the last Read More...

Plan Your Move and Save Some Cash

Crystal Webster — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:14:38 +0100

By Susan Johnston:

According to Moving.com, the months between May and August are the most popular for moving in the United States.

Whether it’s down the street or across statRead More...

10 Home Features Buyers Want

Crystal Webster — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:45:54 +0100

Home Designers and builders speaking at the recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas say that buyers are seeking cost-effective features and rejecting things that don't have lasting value.

"It's all about family togetherness - casual living, entertaining and flexible spaces," says Carol Lavender, president of the Lavender Design Group of San Antonio

Paul Cardis, CEO of Avid Ratings, which conducts an annual survey of buyer preferences, identified these must-haves in new hRead More...

10 Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers

Crystal Webster — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:24:22 +0100

Now is the time for home owners contemplating a spring sale to spruce up their properties in anticipation of what Mike Larson of Weiss Research calls a potentially vibrant home-selling season.

"If you have been beating your head against the wall, this is going to feel a lot better," he says.

Here are 10 cheap ways to make a property more attractive to shoppers:

Improve first impressions. Touch up the paint on the front door and other areas that buyers see first.
Clean upRead More...

Top Ten: Ten Things You Should Know About Your Realtor

Crystal Webster — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Full Time - Your Realtor needs to be full time; not doing several thing - just in real estate. Real estate is a fickle market and can change on a dime. You need someone on your team that is keeping up with those changes. You need someone who's following the trends, viewing houses, attending seminars and workshops, and generally keeping up to date on the goings on in Kansas City. When someone does not commit fully to real estate it's the ancillary, yet very important, items that tend to be pusheRead More...

Looking to 'Move Up'?

Crystal Webster — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Now is not just a great time for first time home buyers to purchase a new home. It is also a wonderful time for people looking to move out of their first home and into something a little more 'roomy' (pun slightly intended).

Approximately 50% of the home buyers out there today are first time home buyers (normally it is half that amount) - that means if you haveRead More...

Home Short Sales – A Definition (Also known as Pre-Foreclosure Home Sales)

Crystal Webster — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

With the economy the way that it is these days sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Short selling a house is an alternative way to sell a home. A short sale, also known as a pre-foreclosure sale, happens when a lender accepts a lRead More...