Google has a word for an ambitious project – they call it a “moon-shot”. Owners who are about to put their home on the market will often and unknowingly copy this approach when deciding an asking price. “Let’s test the market,” they declare – code for saying they want to ask too much and see…
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Your decision to downsize from the family home often starts with a nagging thought in the back of your mind. Perhaps your home is starting to feel empty, or a little too big for comfort. And its maintenance may be becoming a burden. It can be hard to face up to these questions when the…
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The most important room in a home for most buyers is the kitchen – it’s where the family gathers and many memories are created. Research suggests this area alone can be responsible for up to 15% of a property’s value. And today, an outstanding kitchen probably commands a more significant value premium with buyers than…
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Every homeowner has a theory on what their property is worth – it’s a universal truth in which your opinion is based on local media headlines, a smattering of online ads and a personal assessment of the market mood. And when the good times roll, as they are right now with property prices, it’s fun…
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If you’ve spent most of the Covid-19 crisis working from your dining room table during the day and watching Netflix at night, you’d be forgiven for wondering if a home office and media room would be good real estate investments. While an increasing number of buyers are asking about properties with quality home office facilities,…
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If you’ve just bought a fixer-upper, or taken the plunge into the real estate market as a first-time buyer, the chances are you want to make some immediate improvements to your new home. You can go big and start to plan a rip-and-replace strategy for your kitchen or bathroom, or call in an architect to…
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When you’ve set your heart on a property, the last thing you want to do is get into a bidding war with another prospective buyer. The uncertainty and potential stress on your finances can become all-consuming and, for many buyers, this erodes the initial delight of finding their dream home. As an experienced local agent,…
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Stories are all over the media these days about how prices are moving higher in the real estate market. And they’re correct, but… You should never see American real estate as one market or a nation of state-based markets. There are tens of thousands of micro-property markets in our wonderful country, each one attracting a…
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Creating your dream home can depend as much on how you want to furnish it as the location, size and architecture style. Knowing whether you want to live in a contemporary-styled home, or one that embraces a minimalist or shabby chic interior design, is likely to influence the types of property you’ll want to inspect.…
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If your heart is set on a new kitchen this year, one of the hurdles you must overcome is the selection of a contractor. For most homeowners, the choice ends up being a leap of faith. But if you apply a basic strategy, you’ll limit the risk of getting it wrong. A popular path is…
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