So you’ve decided to sell your home. What’s the next step? Now you have to decide whether you want to sell your home on your own or sell your home using a real estate agent. Some say that selling a home on your own actually saves you money, but there are so many hassles to worry about that the small amount you might save won’t… Read More
You’ve put your home on the market. So now what? Real estate agents are going to be ready to try to sell your house at every chance they get. You’re going to have prospective buyers in and out of your house until it’s sold. Despite a consistent disruption in your home, you have to try to live as normally as possible. As if there weren’t… Read More
Things you need to know about the new rules within the Mortgage Disclosures Rule Back in 2010 The Dodd-Frank Act mandated the combination of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) loan disclosures with Real Estate Estimate and HUD-1 settlement statement disclosures. How Will This Happen: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau an entity created by the Dodd-Frank Act, issued a new TILA final regulation that, among other… Read More
As we enter the dog days of August in Ohio. The real estate market is in full swing and not having central air in your home can have a couple of effects on your selling price. While it is matter of opinion if central air is a luxury or not, it won’t be your opinion that counts when trying to sell your home. Some might even… Read More
If you have ever tried to sell your house in the spring or summer than you may be all too familiar with high buyer-demand. There is also usually a significant increase in sellers during this time of year; and depending on the local market, there is a lot of competition from all sellers who are looking to sell. Glen Gill, broker and owner at Landmark Properties in… Read More
You are planning on selling your home soon, and you’ve picked the right agent. As the listing date approaches quickly, you are prepping, cleaning, and painting. There are so many things going on, but now is the time to dig deeper into the listing price of your home. Depending on inventory, competition, and demand there are a lot of things that can effect that price…. Read More
A home owner can make their home easier to sell by taking care of the property, updating things like plumbing, electric, perhaps the roof. A good real estate agent also knows what is takes to help sell a property. The truth is though, what comprises a salable property depends on the buyers’ needs. It’s ultimately matching your property with a buyers needs that can make… Read More
The winter months can take a big chunk out of the number of buyers actively looking in the market, but the serious ones will stick around. Also, the number of properties that you are competing against declines during the winter. Here are few things you can do to help make your home more attractive during the winter and interesting to potential buyers. Less Listings These… Read More
If you’ve decided to sell your house, you’ve likely begun the process of cleaning, purging, and staging your home for sale. At some point, you’re probably going to think about whether you want to hold an open house to increase visibility to your home and draw in more prospective buyers. Here are just a few benefits to holding an open house: 1. Still a… Read More
Lets be honest, you are not going to be able to sell your commercial property with a plate of warm baked cookies and glass of milk at the front door. Selling a commercial property is still about appearance just as if you were selling a residential property. You don’t need to go look for the next interior or exterior design star from HGTV, but your… Read More