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Buying a home is a major milestone. By the time someone puts in an offer on that dream home, there have already been months of careful budgeting, scouring listing...
Even the real estate market is susceptible to the winter blues. Once temperatures begin to dip and the holidays arrive, both home buyers and inventory drop off sh...
When the time comes to sell, homeowners always want to get the best possible price so they can recoup their significant financial—and emotional—investment. It is ...
Remodeling is a big investment—and whether you’re doing it for your own benefit or with an eye towards selling your house, it’s nice to know which redos are going...
Q: My wife and I are moving to our first house next week and were told that the move would take a full day. Will the ...
So, you think you're ready to put your house on the market? Not so fast! First, find an experienced selling agent and start looking at other neighborhood properti...
Are you getting ready to put your home on the market? If so, you probably want the sale to go as quickly and smoothly as possible. Well then, get ready to put in ...
When you put your home up for sale, you need to put in quite a bit of work to make it an attractive competitor on the real estate market. Location, price, and a h...
The best listing agents serve as coaches and copilots, helping home sellers navigate a market that can be lucrative and treacherous in equal amounts. It’s wise to...
Whether a town’s market is hot or not, certain homes seem to effortlessly attract packed open houses and multiple bids. What’s the secret behind these brisk and b...
Before putting your home on the market, try to see it from the buyer's point of view. Everything from the exterior landscaping to the interior paint palette could...
Selling a home can be an emotional process, but in order to get the place ready for sale, you’ll need to set your emotions aside. With a ruthlessly objective eye,...
To maximize a home’s potential market value, many real estate agents recommend hiring a professional stager or investing in fairly major fix-ups. But what if your...
It is possible to wow and delight potential purchasers without investing crazy amounts of time and money. Read on for 10 minor changes that can inspire real esta...
While laws vary from state to state, generally speaking, sellers are responsible for disclosing only information within their personal knowledge that could affect...
Before you decide to go the "For Sale by Owner" route, it's a good idea to figure out what you're getting yourself into. You might find that the time commitment, ...
To increase your chances of a quick sale, there's a long list of tasks you should complete before you post a "For Sale" sign in your front yard. If you're getting...
The next time you’re cleaning house and want to unload a couple of old pieces of furniture, don’t fret: A slew of 20t...
If you plan to sell your home someday (and most people do), it's important to always consider the long-term consequences of short-term design decisions. Remember,...
While buying a first home is always exhilarating, selling it is often bittersweet. When it’s time to move on, it can be hard to let go. As is no doubt the case fo...
Thinking of selling your home? Chances are, you’ve heard real estate professionals, neighbors, and friends alike wax eloquent about the importance of things like ...
It's quite the challenge to find the qualified candidate to lead you into the world of real estate, no matter whether you're looking to sell or looking to buy. He...
Let's face it: For homeowners in most cities, the real estate boom is far, far behind us. Most folks need to squeeze every last penny out of their investment when...
Throughout the years you live in a house, you pour your heart and soul into maintaining it and making it comfortable and attractive. When it comes time to sell, y...
Whether you're looking to relocate, retire, downsize, or upsize, the process of selling your home can create a long and wild to-do list. But putting your place on...
<p>Preparing to sell your house? You should have two separate to-do lists. In one, itemize the issues a good home inspector is likely to find. Those are matters y...
You don't think twice about commissioning professional photos of your children, right? Even if you don't have any imm...
Groomed and energetic, the real estate agent seated on your sofa seems like a perfect fit for the job of helping you ...
In the past, retirees have fled south, eschewing the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest in favor of sunnier, more b...
Well, that didn’t last long. The buoyant housing market of this past spring has already sputtered out, and mounting e...
If you're planning on putting your house on the market this fall, be aware that folks at different stages of life ent...
You don't need children to understand that good public schools support the value of homes in their district. And whil...
Millennials can’t seem to catch a break. Saddled with student loan debt and facing some tough employment challenges, ...
We've all heard the real estate maxim, "location, location, location," but not everyone fully appreciates how neighbo...
If you're refinancing or selling your home and wish to find its estimated value, a handful of online tools can help y...
Real estate agents like to say that house hunters make offers based not on price, but emotions. Recently, Duke Univer...
Housing used to be a fairly safe investment — you put your money in and, in a few years when it was time to sell, you...
Even if you’ve had numerous yard sales in the past, here are a few pointers to make yours more successful. Start Earl...
With a glut of distressed properties on the market now, people are eager to make deals. But there’s little room for e...
It was an unsuccessful attempt to downsize for a smaller house payment that led Joseph Cortez, a realtor in Corpus Ch...
Much like detailing a used car prior to sale, staging a home allows it to put on its best face. Not to be confused wi...
The average American is said to move every five to seven years. As that statistic suggests, you would be wise to thin...
The residential housing market is finally experiencing an upswing across most markets. Even relatively stable regions...
Common sense dictates that homes in walkable neighborhoods, with easy access to public transit, would pull higher val...
One of the joys of homeownership is having the freedom to do exactly what you want with your house or apartment—as lo...
All of a sudden there are not enough houses for sale to meet homebuyers' rising level of demand. Could you pull off ...
Spring is a great time to sell your home. Houses tend to look their best this time of year, with fresh green lawns an...
House hunters today aren’t necessarily fixated on luxury finishes like stainless steel. They are practical and focuse...
That choking sound you hear is the echo of real estate deals not getting done, because suddenly, buyers can’t find ho...
Putting into action a few simple home staging tips will help your house stand out from the pack in today's improving market.
“Curb appeal” is real estate jargon referring to the first impression your home makes on prospective buyers. With ab...
Selling a house can yield some unexpected tax benefits. Few of us buy or sell often enough to stay abreast of the lat...
Making the right renovation decisions can help you sell your house quicker, and for more money.
The unexpected has become the norm for the US real estate market. As evidenced by the annual Profile of Home Buyers a...
While analysts argue whether 2012 was in fact the turnaround year for home sales, it’s clear that home remodeling is ...
Price is the number one factor for home buyers, according to the annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers recently r...
For the DIY-minded, it makes perfect sense. If you've fixed up the house on your own, why shouldn't you sell it on yo...
Brace for a remodeling revival in 2013. The Harvard Joint Center on Housing is predicting double-digit growth for ho...
Hooray! The housing market is bouncing back from the depths! No, wait, prices are going sideways—in some markets. Who...
You saw its potential. You designed, bought, plumbed, wired and painted it. Now that you are thinking of selling your...
Documenting your project makes for great before-and-after photos to impress friends. A scrapbook can also validate yo...
Traditional real estate wisdom dictates that you should never buy the nicest house on the block. Calibrate potential ...
Good news! Real estate prices are firming up, and sales are on an upswing. You may soon be able to cash in on your ho...
Kitchens sell houses. That's still true. But if you are remodeling your kitchen with an eye towards recapturing your ...
Here's some context for the old adage that home values are based on location, location, location: We identify three w...
Baked-in obsolescence is the last thing you want in your kitchen remodel. Classic layouts, finishes, and styles are ...
Whether you are selling or buying a house, your plans are likely to be derailed by one of three factors that are trip...
The smart way to buy today is with resale in mind. Here are four long-term trends that will likely shape the marketab...
Photo: shutterstock. comBasements are a common target for the supposedly easy and fast addition of livable space. Aft...
Home values continue to vacillate in most markets, which means that it's difficult to estimate exactly how much equit...
Summer’s here, and it’s a great time to expand your living space—and your home’s value—by making the most of the grea...
Not much has been guaranteed in the housing industry in the past seven years, but there's one trend that is sure to r...
Did you know that making your home look like a stage set can actually add 10 or 15% to the selling price? You can hir...
You stripped the woodwork, replaced the windows, and brought the kitchen from the dark ages into the light. You poure...
Quality home renovation got a shout-out from Wall St. recently with Morgan Stanley analyst Oliver Chang recommending ...
Ask any realtor how to maximize your home’s value; they’ll tell you to grab a paintbrush. LISTENListen to BOB VILA ON...
Talk isn't cheap, not when it comes to picking the right words to describe the house you are selling. Paul Anglin, an...
You're proud of your work. But the ultimate validation comes from househunters and real estate agents. In today's unf...
Realty agents have clung to their traditional 6% fee structure through boom and bust, insisting that 6% of the home s...
New Coat of Paint, Better Home PriceHow do you ensure you’ll get the selling price you want for your home in a buyer’...
Inviting Spaces SellStaging your home or creating a clean, well-presented space that draws positive attention can add...