Why don’t home buyers like your pet? - Nervousness. Pets make some people very uncomfortable. Not everybody grew up with a family pet or enjoys outings at the zoo. Fur and four legs does not a human make. - Fear. Real and irrational. It’s not only dogs that [...]
Pets are often so loved by their owners that they are allowed the run of the house. At their worst, doggie and kitty dictators mark their territory with pungent odors and unsightly stains. When you love these little furry friends, it’s hard to realize how much these pets may be hurting your marketing efforts in [...]
Review of Home Staging: The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money
Barb Schwarz, the dynamo founder of home staging, might have easily been the next Barbra Streisand if she hadn’t pushed aside her singing talents to pursue interior design and a real estate career. Or so she says.
"When I first said [...]
In buyer’s markets, it is especially important to pull out all the stops and make your home stand out among the sea of inventory on the market. Ask yourself why a buyer would choose your home over all the other homes for sale.
Poor Condition of Your Home
Check out your competition. If 90% of the [...]
1. Make room. Clear out as much furniture as you can. Put it in storage, give it to Goodwill Industries or have a garage sale. Hallways and doorways, in particular, need to be clear and open.
2. Use counter intelligence. Go through the house and clear off all the horizontal surfaces like kitchen and bathroom countertops. [...]
Family-oriented neighborhoods with the most affordable homes and the best schools may be hiding in places you’ve never heard of
Echelon, N.J.? Arapahoe, Neb.? Lackland, Tex.? You’ve probably never heard of most of the small towns that make up BusinessWeek.com’s 2007 list of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids. And there’s a reason: Tight-knit [...]
The shifts in markets throughout the country make many cities a great destination for first-time home buyers in 2008. Here are four example cities; all data is provided by Cyberhomes.com.
Cincinnati, OH
Market Information Median home value: $194,728 Median household income: $44,704 Unemployment rate: [...]
Want to sell your home in 2008 — or simply want to keep its décor fresh so that it doesn’t begin the slow slide toward avocado-toilet and lava-lamp oblivion? You’re in luck: MSN Real Estate asked several top experts who keep tabs on trends in home design, furnishings and remodeling to weigh in [...]
A greenhouse is not just for plants! Turn your greenhouse into a dining space.
Isn’t it cool?! If you love the idea of turning a greenhouse into a dining space, check out the back article from the New York Times called “The Heiress Out Back”, September 28, 2006. It’s about how Dollie Briggs [...]
Foreign investment in Florida is flourishing. While 18 percent of real estate agents nationwide reported brokering at least one home sales transaction with international clients in 2006, 65 percent of Floridian real estate agents reported having done so during the same time period, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Profile of International [...]