Category: Upsizer

Four favorites to put in your garden this spring

For those planning a wonderful spring and summer garden this year, it’s time to roll up the sleeves and start planting. If you’re also preparing to put your home on the market for the spring or summer selling seasons, it’s vital you highlight your garden as a significant feature – it’s a significant contributor when…
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Seven ways you can turn your home eco-friendly

As owners become increasingly aware of their environmental impact, many believe creating an eco-friendly home is no longer a trend but a responsibility.  Using sustainable practices contributes to a healthier planet and promotes a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.  So, what is an eco-friendly home? It’s designed and operated with minimal environmental impact, incorporating sustainable…
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Gardening tips to help your plants spring to life

While winter may bring a dormant hush to many gardens, it doesn’t mean your outdoor space needs to lose its charm. With care and attention, sellers can maintain curb appeal and ensure their gardens remain healthy throughout the colder months, laying the groundwork for a spring resurgence. Even in the depths of winter, a well-tended…
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How to prepare rooms to showcase your home today

The winter season, with its shorter days, offers unique opportunities to showcase your property.  Now that the time has come to sell, you need a strategic approach to staging and photography to highlight your home’s strengths and create a warm and inviting atmosphere. When staging a home at this time of year, focus on creating…
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Essential tips for moving home and staying sane

There’s a unique charm to relocating during the winter months. Beyond the practical benefits like lower moving costs and less competition for housing, a winter move offers a chance to embrace a new city’s cozy side and experience its winter magic firsthand. Undeniably, winter moves present unique challenges. Icy roads, the looming threat of snowstorms,…
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Seven ways to tidy your home in time for autumn

The summer school holidays can be hard on the “House-Proud” – those people who love everything to be neat and tidy. As the adage goes, “everything has a place and everything in its place”. But when you’ve got kids home from school for weeks on end, and the doors and windows open to trap a…
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Tips and tricks to attract winter buyers to your door

Are you trying to sell your home right now, and finding that you’re just not attracting the attention of buyers that you’d hoped? If so, then it’s time to go back to the basics to ensure you’re providing your potential buyers with a five-star presentation of your home. As an experienced real estate agent, I…
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Catch the last of the summer buyers with these six tips

If you believe selling in summer will help you achieve the optimum price for your property, it’s not too late to catch the last few weeks of warm weather to impress potential buyers. Late summer can be a strong time for sales, especially for homes that feature a great swimming pool, outdoor entertainment area or…
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Upsizer and Downsizer tips for selling and then buying

The winter real estate market, often characterized by less competition and a more relaxed pace, presents unique opportunities for upsizing to a bigger property or taking it down a notch and downsizing. The fascinating element of buying a new home is that you’re going to be both a buyer and seller.  And while the prime…
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Thinking of selling? An autumn deal could be perfect timing

With the summer heat still beating down, it feels a little crazy to start thinking about autumn and the cool weather. Yet, that’s what you’ve got to do if you’re planning to sell your home soon. Unless you’re planning on breaking speed records and compromise along the way, it’s probably too late to achieve an…
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