Category: Selling a home

If you have a mortgage, but can’t stop dreaming of a brand new home, we’re here to help you navigate the selling process. Get tips and tools for a smoother sale.

  • What Are House Hunters Looking for in 2016?

    From dedicated laundry rooms and outdoor living spaces to eat-in kitchens and walk-in pantries, here’s a look at the top structural items on homebuyers’ wish lists—plus a few more desirable features like exterior lighting, garage storage and hardwood floors. Check out our handy infographic and feel free to share it! If you like this post, don’t […]

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  • 4 Things a Real Estate Agent Can Do for You (Other Than Show Homes!)

    If asked to describe the role of a real estate agent, most people would probably say that it’s to help clients rent, buy and/or sell property. Although technically accurate, this description fails to convey the breadth of a typical agent’s responsibilities. From initial consultation to final transaction, real estate agents often perform countless tasks on […]

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  • Ways to Help Your Real Estate Agent Help You

    You’ve already taken the first step many people take when buying and/or selling a home: hiring a reputable real estate agent. Now it’s time to do your part to help ensure your real estate transaction(s) is as seamless as possible. Wondering what you can do to assist your chosen advisor? Following are some simple ways […]

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  • Prepping Your Home for a Real Estate Photographer

    If you’ve hired a professional real estate photographer, you’re well on your way to selling your home. But don’t send out your change of address cards just yet—there are still a few simple steps you can take to stage your home for its big photo shoot.

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  • Strategies to Keep Your House Clean When Selling

    Many potential homebuyers have a tough time seeing past dust and disarray. Can you blame them? But living in your home and keeping it buyer-ready at all times can be rather daunting. Before you schedule your first showing, it’s a good idea to: Declutter and depersonalize. It may be difficult for prospective buyers to envision themselves […]

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  • Selling Your Home: 3 Questions to Ask Your Agent

    By the time you’ve chosen a real estate agent, you’ve hopefully asked them dozens of questions about their track record, their local knowledge, how they plan to market your home and—very importantly—how they plan to keep you in the loop throughout the upcoming sales process. Those questions all have to do with what your real […]

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  • Tips on Crafting a Listing to Help You Sell Your Home Faster

    A successful listing is defined both by how well it’s written and by the quality of its exposure—that is to say, how well you’ve leveraged traditional mediums with newer web resources to tap into the largest pool of potential homebuyers. For tips on both fronts, check out our advice below on how to write a […]

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  • Tips for Selling Your Home: To-do’s When Putting Your Home on the Market

    Between traditional advertising and increasingly diverse methods of self-promotion, your home listing could enjoy more exposure than was possible even five years ago. The possibility of extra online and foot traffic is a definite boon for selling your home—so long as you put in the work to separate yourself from the competition. Help your home […]

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  • Boost Your Cold-weather Curb Appeal (by Doing These 5 Things NOW!)

    Planning to put your home on the market this fall or winter? There are steps you should take now to leverage your home’s curb appeal! Arrange to have your exterior photography done as soon as possible. Your late-summer lawn and landscape is probably more attractive to homebuyers than bare trees. Need tips? Check out our […]

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  • When to Put Your Home on the Market

    Is it the best time to sell your home? Not sure if it’s the right time? There are pros and cons to selling your home and moving during every season of the year. Here’s a quick look at what you can expect throughout the year. SPRING Pros: Spring is selling season in the housing industry. […]

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  • Love It. . . or List It? Know When to Renovate or Sell Your Home

    As the title of the popular HGTV show “Love It or List It” suggests, you have two options when your house no longer feels like home: renovate it into a space you can love, or list it for sale and move on. Whether you’ve outgrown your current home or are simply looking to upgrade, consider […]

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  • 3 Smart Improvements to Sell Your Home

    Looking for ways to boost your home’s saleability? Focus on these homebuyer hot-buttons! 1. Bathrooms: Bathroom remodels can often increase your home’s resale value. Consider replacing outdated tubs, sinks, vanities, fixtures and flooring. Even basic maintenance tasks like re-caulking the tub, replacing old shower doors and applying a fresh coat of paint to the walls […]

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