How the Canniest Sellers Price Their Homes
How the Canniest Sellers Price Their Homes You don’t need to be Bob Barker to know when the price just isn’t right. Just ask Candace Talmadge. She originally listed her Lancaster, Texas, home for $129,000, but “eventually had to accept the market reality” and chop $4,000 off the price.
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Roofing Scam: The Storm Chaser
We recently had about 90 seconds of mushy hail followed by a week of harassment by out-of-town roofers. I was actually approached at the school bus stop as well as on my way to and from the bus stop (literally across the street from our house). Also calls… drop-by’s… junk mail… so I can definitely […]
5 Ways You Didn’t Know You Could Save for a Down Payment
5 Ways You Didn’t Know You Could Save for a Down Payment Buying your first home conjures up all kinds of warm and fuzzy emotions: pride, joy, contentment. But before you get to the good stuff, you’ve got to cobble together a down payment, a daunting sum if you follow the textbook advice to squirrel […]
When Home Buyers Change Their Minds
When Home Buyers Change Their Minds The offer was accepted. The mortgage was approved. What happens when the buyer gets cold feet and wants to back out of the deal? Jason Michael faced this issue about 18 months ago when he listed his three-bedroom home in St. Louis. Mr. Michael, a 36-year-old public-relations executive, asked […]
How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home?
How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home? The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of the data points that has changed dramatically is the median tenure of a family in a home. As the graph below shows, for over twenty years (1985-2008), the median tenure […]
3 Crucial Questions Most Home Buyers Don’t Know the Answer To…DO YOU?
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11 reasons for sale by owner is a terrible idea
My advice to those determined to sell with a For Sale by Owner listing is to give it a limited amount of time. Give yourself a deadline before you go at it alone. Set a date and give it a few weeks. If you aren’t having luck, it’s time to bring in a professional. Statistics […]
7 Hidden Costs of Selling a Home
Hidden Costs of Selling a Home Ready to put your home on the market? You’re probably already picturing the dollars pouring into your bank account-after all, home prices are rising in many markets across the country, and odds are pretty good that your home has appreciated over the years. So it only makes sense that […]