Don't Go Stale! - 06/27/07 11:33 AM
As you prepare to sell your home, you probably expect to have a For Sale sign in the yard, information on the Internet, and perhaps an Open House. If you expect top dollar in today's market, you can count on a real estate professional to provide many more services in addition to those three most obvious elements of successful marketing. The agent will handle all aspects of the sale, from preparing your home to attract buyers through the negotiation of the purchase offer. Somewhere in the middle of all that is effective marketing through online advertising, targeted mailings, and personal networking, … (0 comments)

Back to Basics! - 06/25/07 10:07 AM
Okay, it's time to return to Real Estate 101. With so much gloom and doom reported, our successful sale stories are being pushed aside by national reports of overstocked inventories and reluctant buyers. Blaming slow sales on "the market" is just an excuse. There is only one reason that homes remain unsold: they are overpriced. For many sellers, this lesson is only learned after it's too late, resulting in frustration and finger pointing. Let's try to put the record straight. Many markets experienced extremely high levels of activity over the last few years. Inventories adjust as the number of eager and … (3 comments)

 

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