Bill Burke's (bburke) Blog

I am big on Home Staging and have found that it does really work. I have written a few other blogs on staging that you may want to make reference to as well, but here is a short refresher of home staging. When selling your home, you need to make it impressive. So, you need to make sure that it is...

Good information to pass onto your first time home buyers.   Buying a home is a complicated process, and it can be particularly daunting for the first-timer. The following timeline starts one year before you hope to start seriously shopping for a home. This is an ideal; you can arrange your finan...

Manchester Home Sale Statistics For 3rd Quarter of 2010   In the 3rd quarter of 2010 there were 119 homes that closed in Manchester. This is 81 less homes sold, down from  200 homes that closed during this time in 2009. The median list price for the homes that closed in Manchester for the 3rd qua...

Merrimack, NH Home Sale Statistics For 3rd Quarter of 2010   Last quarter (3rd quarter) of 2010 there were 55 homes that closed in Merrimack. This was 11 homes less than the same time in 2009. The median list price for the homes that closed in Merrimack for the 3rd quarter of 2010 was $234,900. T...

Last quarter (3rd Quarter)  of 2010 there were 69 homes that closed in Bedford New Hampshire. This is a decrease of 11 homes, as there were 80 homes that closed in the 3rd quarter of 2009. This is during the timeframe of 7/1/10-9/30/10 The median list price for the homes that closed in Bedford fo...

Came across this on Trulia and I can appreciate it seeing how I just moved into a new house a couple of months ago and felt this was a good piece to share.  After getting the keys to their new homes, many first-time home buyers are excited about finally having the opportunity to personalize and f...

A great piece I came across on Trulia from Tara Nelson about if you got a good deal on your house. Buying or selling a home is a funny endeavor (but not ha-ha funny - puzzling funny!).  It's your biggest purchase ever, but unlike many smaller purchases, making an offer on a home can feel like pul...

I always include the option of holding an open house or multiple open houses in my listing presentations and I am asked all the time if they really help to sell the house. It's hard to say. I think that it depends on the house. I personally have never sold a house from holding an open house at th...

I have had a lot of seller and buyers ask "me who pays the closing costs?" Well, it depends. I tell my sellers that in this market, it is not uncommon to get an offer requesting the seller to pay toward that buyer's closing costs. I am finding that with it being a buyers market, some buyers try t...