Summer is synonymous with sunshine, barbecues, and for many homeowners it’s the prime selling season. The long days, warm weather and active buyer pool create an ideal environment to showcase your property’s best features. In this economic cycle of concern about tariffs, and the temporary fall in buyer decisions (down 6% in March), there are…
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The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that underpin so much of residential American real estate can be a highly effective asset when selling your home. While many owners like to investigate the possibility of an off-market strategy – and there are good reasons to do so – you really can’t beat an MLS listing for exposure…
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When buyers walk through your home, they’re looking for certain features that they’ll have listed as nice-to-have and must-have. Serious or experienced buyers will often have these features written down, and some will even tick them off as they go from room to room. This is a good sign because it means you made a…
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You’d be forgiven for thinking it was only five minutes ago that we were enjoying the Holidays and New Year. But as the chocolate eggs and bunny rabbits in the supermarket will have been reminding you for weeks now, Easter is around the corner. It’s a wonderful time of the year when spring is in…
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When you’re selling in spring and summer, you should always seek an edge that will attract buyers to your property ahead of anyone else’s. With more homes coming on to the market across America, bear in mind that real estate can be a competitive sport – both for buyers and sellers. Buyers are competing for…
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Now is the time to start preparing your home for sale if you want to catch the waves of buyers who enter the US real estate market during late spring and summer. Some owners may delay, believing a better time to transact is just around the corner. However, as an experienced agent, I’ve found that…
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As an upsizer seeking to buy your next home, or a first homebuyer, you’ll be putting a lot of trust in your chosen agent to work hard to make the best possible deal when you’ve targeted your next property. Hopefully, you will have interviewed at least three agents who outlined their neighborhood connections and experience,…
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With the peak selling season under way across America, many owners with real estate ambitions may still be pondering the timing of their move. It’s the perfect time to put your house or apartment on the market if you want to catch the summer wave of buyer optimism. Industry data says homes are now selling…
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Arguably the best name for anything in real estate, Swedish Death Cleaning isn’t as dramatic as it sounds, but it can have a dramatic impact on how you live in your home. Like all the other Scandinavian nations, the Swedes take their experience of living at home very seriously. That’s probably because the weather is…
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Young people frustrated at being priced out of real estate opportunities are turning to a strategy of co-buying to get their foot in the market. It’s an increasingly popular approach when the “Bank of Mum and Dad” cannot close the gap between a young person or couple’s income and loan obligations. Co-buying doesn’t come without…
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