For years now, buyers have been able to come in fairly low and actually get away with offers that sellers would never have accepted just a few years prior to that. But now, things are shifting back to a more balanced marketplace and we are noticing some big changes in the way buyers and sellers are interacting. Here are some ways you can gain the upper hand over other buyers vying for the same (few) properties that are scarcely available in our market today. Don’t Hold Back When You Find (0 comments)
If you’ve shopped for a home, chances are you’ve come across one that you really wish you hadn’t visited in the first place. True, houses for sale ought to have a certain “lived in” quality to them, because they are to be lived in after all, but the art of tactfully balancing just the right amount of hominess with neutrality is not so simple. You need to know what you’re doing when you prepare to set up your house and show it to potential buyers. We’ve put together some great tips (0 comments)
Watch on your mobile device >> The real estate market is changing quickly. As your real estate resource center, I’m committed to keeping you up to date on all of these changes—and what they mean to you. Over the past few years, we’ve seen changes related to short sales and foreclosures. Because of this, there’s a good opportunity in real estate that most people are not aware of—low inventory along with record-setting low interest rates. Here’s what’s happening in southwest Florida. First, a short sale is a property that sells for less than what the owner owes (0 comments)