If you’re preparing to make the most of the emerging optimism in America’s housing market, then you should be focusing on styling your home for a fall sale. Fall is a great time to sell your home. In my experience, you’ll attract a far greater proportion of genuine buyers who are keen to strike a…
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Many “wannabe” buyers and sellers are attempting to read the tea leaves of the property market at the moment, trying to determine when mortgage costs will fall and how that event will impact the cost of homes. Predictions earlier this year that we could expect up to four rate cuts before the Holidays – a…
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It takes planning and discipline to prepare your home for sale and achieve your dream deal. Depending on the condition of your home, only a few cosmetic improvements may be needed so you can focus on delivering buyers a five-star presentation. If your home requires a little more TLC, it’s usually best to undertake those…
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Whether you’re selling your home, or feeling it needs some tender loving care, it’s likely your attention will focus on the kitchen because of its role as the household’s social centre. Over the years, a kitchen will become dated. Drawers might lose their ability to soft close, doors might get chipped and the plastic edging…
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What’s the true secret to a successful home sale? Is it location, size, design, price or presentation? Of course, it’s a combination of all of these facets of a property. The most powerful factor will depend on the individual buyer. However, there’s one element homeowners often underestimate despite the advice of their agent: the importance…
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Flooring is such an important element of your home, but it’s often overlooked when you’re preparing to put your home on the market. Focus inevitably falls on the living area, and the bathroom and kitchen. Owners will spend thousands of dollars improving these areas but neglect what is right under their feet. Yet, when buyers…
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A chink of light has appeared at the end of the tunnel of American property sales. For the first time in five months home sales are up, rising 1.3% in July compared with June and signaling a potential turning point. Using annualized figures, America is on track to buy and sell 3.95 million homes over…
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Have you ever considered doing a space audit in your home, analysing those rooms where the lay-out could be so much better? If you’re considering putting your home on the market this spring selling season, or planning for a summer campaign, you should take a careful look at whether you’re wasting space in your home.…
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WIth two interest rate cuts under our belt, and more promised by the Bank of Canada, how is this affecting the spending power of those wanting to buy their first home, or upgrade to a bigger property? So far, Canada has seen rates cut for two successive months, moving the cost of cash from 5%…
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Reading and interpreting market moves is a challenging occupation when figuring out whether it’s a great time to buy and sell property. One minute prices are buoyant, the nextreports are swirling about the heat coming out of the market. And then there’s the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) teasing us with the hope of a…
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