Tips for Home Buyers and Sellers in Any Market
Are you being transferred for work or making a major move for personal reasons? If so, you may end up selling in one market and buying in another—a scenario that can be challenging…
Practical Advice For Home Sellers
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Selling a House With Tenants
A tenant can make or break your property sale. You must plan well in advance and communicate openly with your tenant. In some cases, you might need to postpone the sale. Here’s…
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Are Open Houses Still Necessary in Real Estate?
In this digital era, are open houses still necessary in real estate? Listing agents often argue that they've become a waste of time because most people who attend are just ‘looky-loos.’ The…
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How to Get Multiple Offers on Your Home
You’ve probably heard that bidding wars are back. But even if sales are picking up in your market, it doesn’t mean you’ll automatically have multiple people interested in buying your home. You…
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Is ‘For Sale by Owner’ Right for You?
With so much information about homes online, many people wonder if they need a real estate agent at all. They want to save the 6 percent commission. And selling it themselves seems…
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Top 10 Things That Turn Off Home Buyers
Today’s buyers are quick to make judgments about listings they see online, and they’re a lot more cautious. They want to be absolutely sure they’re getting the best house for the right…
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How Sellers Can Drive Real Estate Agents Crazy
The seller-agent relationship should remain strong and positive throughout the sales process. But just as agents can sometimes annoy their clients, sellers can sometimes get in the real estate agent’s way. And…
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Who Pays Closing Costs on a Home?
At the end of a real estate transaction, who pays closing costs on a home? Buyers? Sellers? Both? Here’s what you need to know. 1. Buyers have more items. In a closing,…
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3 Tips on How to Negotiate Repairs After a Home Inspection
When you sign a real estate contract, the counter offers have been made. So it’s easy to assume that the deal will go on auto-pilot until closing. But that's not the reality.…
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Next Generation Real Estate: Five Things You Should Know
Times have changed dramatically since the 1980s real estate boom. In fact, some of the Reagan-era strategies for buying and selling, if implemented today, would cause financial harm or result in missed…
