selling a home: Dear Seller, A professional REALTOR® is a Better Judge of Your Homes Market Value than You - 11/19/08 09:38 PM
If you want to sell your home, listen to your REALTOR®. You hired a REALTOR® because she is a professional who works in the real estate market every day and probably for years and therefore has more insight into a homes value and how to sell it than you. Don't tell
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selling a home: Feng Shui Ideas for Faster Home Sales - 10/31/08 10:14 AM
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese concept of balance in the environment which has been available to westerners for many years and most of us are aware of the idea that following some of these ideas present a better package when trying to sell a house. Below are a few ideas
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selling a home: MILWOOD MARKET STATISTICS - September - 10/07/08 04:48 PM
The Milwood area can easily be divided by Mcneil Rd as those properties south or north of McNeil so I've divided the market statistics as such. This information is compiled from Austin Board of Realtors MLS. It is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
MILWOOD - south of McNeil Rd.
Currently Active
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selling a home: TIPS TO IMPROVE HOME SHOWINGS - 09/17/08 09:01 AM
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD MOST OF THESE BEFORE BUT THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE THAT IMPORTANT.
1. Remove clutter. You have to clear and pack to move when you sell your house so start now. Have a garage sale and throw away whatever you are not moving. Pack most of your
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selling a home: MILWOOD MARKET STATISTICS - August - 09/15/08 09:29 AM
These statistics are collected from the MLS and encompass the entire Milwood subdivision from April 1 to present.
Currently Active - 54 homes with an average sq.ft. of 2,046 and average listing price of $104.40 sq.ft.
Currently Pending - 19 homes with an average sq.ft. of 1,676 and average price of
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selling a home: LIVING IN AVERY RANCH - 09/08/08 12:47 PM
What a great area of Austin. Avery Ranch. If you're not familiar with Avery Ranch and you are looking for a place to buy a home in Austin, this is a neighborhood you may want to consider. It's up Parmer Lane between 620 and 1431 with quick an easy access to
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selling a home: SELLER'S REPRESENTATIVE SPECIALIST (SRS) - 07/31/08 08:56 AM
This week, I completed a course for the Seller's Representative Specialist designation. In our ever changing market it's great to have a resource specifically designed to aide agents with sellers. It was taught by Marcie Roggow who also teaches some of the CRS classes and was full of useful information.
If
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selling a home: YOU'VE CLOSED ON A HOME PURCHASE. WHAT DO YOU KEEP? - 07/30/08 10:50 AM
Often when I meet with a home seller and ask for specific documents, I find they threw some or all out after closing. I personally have kept the paperwork on every house I've purchased even if I don't own it anymore. Below is a list of what the home buyer should
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selling a home: AGENT EDUCATION - 07/25/08 08:04 AM
Continuing education is a requirement for being an agent and I go the extra mile by taking more classes then are required. Today, I'm attending a seminar on real estate investing and Monday and Tuesday I'll be in classes to acquire a designation for Seller Representation Specialist. Advanced education enables me
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selling a home: When Buying or Selling a Home, What's the Survey? - 07/15/08 04:39 PM
The survey is the document that defines the property and shows the parameters of the lot, where the house sits on the lot, where the building setback lines are, the utility easements and fences. A survey is created by a licensed surveyor and is very precise. The title company uses it
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selling a home: SELLERS BEWARE - 06/10/08 10:00 AM
It seems that since the market has shifted to a buyer's market there are a lot of buyers looking for a real deal and there is so much inventory they jump from showing to showing.
This is having an adverse effect on sellers because so many buyers are not committed to
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selling a home: A HITS REPORT FROM TOURFACTORY - 05/13/08 09:05 AM
On Tuesdays tourfactory, the photography company I use for my listings sends me and my sellers a report on the number of hits their online advertising has received. It's a great measuring tool that helps me keep informed of market conditions of a property and keeps the seller up to date
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selling a home: LEASE/PURCHASE SENSE - 04/25/08 04:54 PM
When I have a listing, I get a lot of inquiries about lease/purchase. I've been told it is against Texas law and our attorney says not to do them. There are reasons it's not beneficial to either the buyer or the seller.For the seller: The seller gets his house cleaned up,
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selling a home: LOOKING FOR HOME SELLERS - 04/17/08 09:47 AM
Today, I'm looking for home sellers. I have several buyers and love them but would like to balance my business with more sellers. I have signs and lockboxes with no home. If you're thinking of selling a home, I'd like an opportunity to talk to you about the services I provide
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