Top 10 Worst Home-Showing Offenses
Don’t let one of your listings suffer from one of these common showing mistakes.
October 2012 | By Melissa Dittmann Tracey
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When it comes to presenting a home to buyers, some sellers are clueless.
Are your sellers’ homes leaving buyers with a bad impression? REALTOR® Magazine received more than 50 responses from buyer agents ...
Winter Alert: Get Outdoor Spaces in Shape
Warm weather is just a month or two away in many parts of the country. Here are some steps you can take to make outdoor areas more livable during long, sun-filled days.
February 2012 | By Barbara Ballinger
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Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that it’s time for outdoor spaces to be off of home owners’ to-do lists. ...
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Keep Safety in the Foreground During Showings
Posted on Apr 22nd, 2011
Andrew Wooten, a crime-prevention expert based in Jacksonville, Fla., offered some safety tips for home sellers during a recent webinar sponsored by the National Association of REALTORS®. He noted that while real estate professionals generally "do a good job" of relaying potential risks to their clients, "safety often takes ...
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Beware Of Foreclosure Scams — Help Is Free
Scam artists are stealing millions of dollars from distressed homeowners by promising immediate relief from foreclosure, or demanding cash for counseling services when HUD-approved counseling agencies provide the same services for FREE. If you receive an offer, information or advice that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Don't let them take ...
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Survey: Well-Kept Yards Most Important Factor in Determining Neighborhood Safety
RISMEDIA, November 16, 2010--A new survey conducted by Relocation.com finds that 75 percent of Americans believe the most important factor in determining a neighborhood's safety is the up-keep of surrounding homes, especially the conditions of the front lawns, which trumps even Googling neighborhood statistics to get ...
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BOOMERS SAY INTERNET, TRAVEL, PET CARE ARE BASIC NEEDS
By Catherine Carlock, MarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Do you need or just want your Internet connection and an annual family vacation? What about your pet? For many baby boomers, those are all basic needs, not luxuries, according to a new survey.Eighty-four percent of those surveyed said having an Internet connection is a basic need, ...
How to Stage a Home Yourself
by Leah Gillis (Subscribe to Leah Gillis), posted Jul 20th 2010 1:46PM
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2010/07/20/how-to-stage-a-home-yourself/
Realtors will tell you that two things are essential to selling your home: pricing and staging. The price of your home is dictated by the area in which you live and the amenities your home provides. Your real estate ...
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The ABC'S of Moving the Kids to College
By Jeff StricklerRISMEDIA, August 18, 2010--(MCT)--Every director of college dorms has a horror story about freshman move-in day: People pulling up with overpacked rental trucks, overpacked trailers and overpacked rental trucks towing overpacked trailers.But nobody can top Charlie Strey's story: a semi."It was a little disconcerting to see that pull ...
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Real Estate Incentives Out of Style Among Price-Focused Shoppers
By Jim BuchtaRISMEDIA, July 30, 2010--(MCT)--Government cash didn't help John Foley and Cindy Case sell their Minneapolis house before the federal home buyer's tax credit expired at the end of April, so the couple decided to take matters into their own hands.They hosted a backyard party with food and an open bar, invited the neighbors ...
6 Backyard Improvement Ideas to Add More Value to Your Home
RISMEDIA, June 10, 2010—If you’re like most homeowners, there is never a shortage of options when it comes to projects around the house. But studies have shown that some of the highest return on household improvements can come from those on the outside, not the inside.
A primary reason is that outside investments can ...
