Trulia recently published their results from the 2012 American Dream Home Survey. From Trulia: To get Americans’ take on homeownership, we worked with Harris Interactive to conduct an online survey of 2,083 U.S. adults between November 15-19, 2012. The results yielded considerable optimism as the housing market will continue to rebound in 2013. The Austin real
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It Pays to List Your Home “In the Market”
Huge Advantages to Pricing Your Home Right in Today’s Market One of the most challenging (and sometimes contentious) parts of the home listing process is determining the optimum list price that will both maximize the exposure of the property to the “right buyers” and ultimately yield the most profitable terms for the seller. Failure to
How to Save More Money When You Sell Your Home
Two Important (And Sometimes Overlooked) Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Realtor - If you haven’t already read my post about what I would look for in the ideal Realtor partner, you might want to start there and then come back to read this post. This post could be considered a part 2 to
Real Estate Myth: All Square Footage is Created Equal
People often fixate on price per square foot when assessing properties. While a decent parameter for value comparison, I’m going to tell you why price per square foot is not exactly what you might think it is. The underlying myth is that all square footage is created equal. Not only are there inherent differences to
Is There Such Thing as Fair Market Value?
Fair market value is a term you’ll often hear when dealing with real estate. Typically it’s bandied about when discussing the potential list price for a piece of property. In a perfect world establishing fair market value would be as simple as scratching off a lotto ticket to reveal a magical price. But in fact,
Hiring a Realtor? Here’s What I Would Look For
According to the 2011 National Association of Realtors study of Home Buyers and Sellers, nearly two-thirds of responders chose to work with the first Realtor they spoke with. When you consider that more than half of those folk (50% for buyers & 61% for sellers) selected their Realtor either through a referral from friends/family or
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Pros & Cons of Selling a Home During the Holidays?
You will definitely hear varying opinions about whether or not it makes sense to try to sell your house during the holidays. Some will completely disregard the thought since its a common notion that the real estate market goes into hibernation from October through January. I contend that there is always a market for nice
Help Your Home Maintain a Perfect Smile
I spent the morning in a dentist chair getting three fillings done. Yuck, right? Nice way to start the week. Before you empathize with me, know that prior to my check-up this September, I may not have been to the dentist for 5 years. I say “may not,” because honestly I can’t remember. Shameful, I
