listing your home: Seller Disclosures: Protecting Yourself As You Sell - 06/17/13 03:29 AM

When a listing file gets turned into me here at the office I oftentimes do not have the seller’s disclosures tucked away neatly inside. In fact, the seller disclosures are the primary documentation I have to ask for from the sellers as soon as an offer comes in. Why do we give the seller so much extra time with these disclosures? Well, it is because the information disclosed within a seller’s disclosure is the primary way for a seller to communicate with a buyer about all the material information, home owner’s knowledge and details about the home that can only assist … (4 comments)

listing your home: Better Marketing: Better Listings: Better Business - 02/19/13 02:42 AM
 
Responsive Website(s): Having the contact information for not only the real estate office as a whole, but for each agent (with a bio on what they are a specialist in) is necessary for buyers, but it is just as important for selling agents. Finding the information to schedule a showing, provide feedback, and contact for interest. This may seem like a no brainer, but finding the contact information for agents is surprisingly difficult at times. In addition, having continuity throughout the office as to what to do when a call comes in for a listing maintains the professional, high priority and … (0 comments)

listing your home: Listing Prices Are on the Rise - 02/21/12 04:58 AM

Total inventory of for-sake homes on the market have decreased 23% compared to this same time last year. From December ’11 to January ’12 alone, the inventory dropped by 6%. What does this mean? Basic supply and demand models reveal that as housing inventories decline, the listing prices go up! Nationally, the average listing price has risen 3% annually.
“Over the past year, an increasing number of markets have registered year-over-year increases in median list prices while fewer markets have experienced year-over-year list price declines,” a statement by Realtor.com notes. 
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listing your home: Listing Advice: Compare/Contrast Your Listing with Others! - 01/31/12 07:39 AM
Selling your home can begin with a shot in the dark as to find just where in the market your listing fits. It does not need to be that way. Sellers can educate themselves prior to finding an agent so that they can enter the market at a price point that is the ideal balance between competitive and reasonable!

Location, location, location. Location matters and places your listing in an extremely unique bracket. Find other listings that have been in your area in order to see what they are selling or were sold at.
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