Category Archives: Sellers

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RealtyTrac Outing Location of Sex Offenders, Drug Labs and Toxic Dumps

In a bid to bring transparency in online real estate search to new heights, RealtyTrac has baked a batch of data on unpalatable neighborhood characteristics into its listing detail pages.

Distributed among 108 million addresses, the information — which could be construed as a massive collection of red flags — includes the location and details of environmental hazards such as underground spills, polluters and hazardous waste sites, as well as former drug labs, sex offenders and building permit activity.

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4 Things Sellers Need to Know About Open Houses

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Open Houses. Camps are divided pretty neatly between sellers who think that open houses are a total waste of time and those who think that open houses are the go-to way to getting a home sold at top dollar and in record time.

Inquiring sellers want to know, which is it: a waste of time or time well-spent?

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Want to Sell Your Home? The Spring Selling Season May Be Coming Early This Year

If you’re considering selling your home in 2014, now is the time to get ready. Not next month, not next week, not tomorrow. Right now.

Why? Because buyers are already on the hunt.

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5 Ways to Pick the Perfect Time to Sell

Savvy sellers try to time their listing just right by waiting until buyers are ready, willing, and able to pay a good price for the property. But there’s one factor that’s often overlooked: time of year. Boost your sale price with these five calendar considerations.

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In Housing, Big Is Back (not counting the extras)

The bursting of the housing bubble didn’t deter affluent buyers for long.

After the recession, the market for large, expensive homes slowed sharply. Yet despite the bursting of the housing bubble, the ensuing recession and the slow recovery, buyers have not abandoned luxury homes. It turns out that they just took a break. In July 2013, sales of homes costing more than $1 million were up 46.6 percent from the previous July. When it comes to new homes, bigger is again better.

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It’s The Price That Sells a Home

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You’ve heard the old saying – “Location, location, location.”

The real truth is “Location, condition, and price.” And price trumps every other factor.

Location affects the value of a home, but it’s price that sells a home.

Oceanfront, mountainside, or penthouse, the most desirable location in the world won’t sell at the wrong price.

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7 Seller Tips for 2014: How to avoid costly mistakes

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Don’t miss these home selling tips!

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4 Money Musts Before Listing Your Home

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If you’re planning to sell your home, chances are good that you’re seeking a lifestyle level-up: you want to bring your home’s size, shape, features, location, maintenance and financial obligations into better alignment with your life – or your future. Making sure that you execute a home sale that actually does align your home with your life requires a lot of prep work.

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Job Growth to Drive 2014 Housing Market

The housing recovery is expected to remain strong in the new year, driven by economic growth and an improving employment picture, economists say.

In fact, job growth likely will be one key to driving housing growth in the new year. An estimated 2 million or more jobs will be created in 2014, predicts Lawrence Yun, National Association of REALTORS(R)’ chief economist.

As employment picks up, greater demand for housing is expected to occur and a surge in homebuilding activity. Celia Chen, housing economist at Moody’s Analytic, predicts a “homebuilding boom” in 2014 that will spark even more jobs — from construction workers to manufacturers — and bring about greater demand for housing overall.

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Does the Garage Interior Matter to Home Buyers?

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Although you normally may not give it a second thought, the appearance of your garage matters when your home is on the market.

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