Home Selling

Home Buying Fed Slashes Rates: Your Golden Ticket in Today’s Real Estate Market How the Recent Fed Rate Cut Affects the Real Estate Market The Federal Reserve has just announced a significant 0.5% rate cut, a move that could shake up the real estate market. This decision, which was more aggressive than the anticipated 0.25% cut, has far-reaching implications for buyers, sellers, and homeowners alike. Let’s break down […]
Home Decorating Boost Your Home’s Appeal: A Staging Guide for Judge Fite Clients Congratulations on listing your home! To help you maximize your property’s appeal and potentially increase its market value, I’ve prepared this simple home staging guide. Following these tips can make a significant difference in how potential buyers perceive your home. Why Stage Your Home? According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 77% of buyers’ […]
Current Market The Importance of Proper Pricing in Today’s Real Estate Market In today’s evolving real estate landscape, pricing your home correctly has never been more crucial. A recent Redfin report highlights some concerning trends that sellers need to be aware of: Stale Listings on the Rise: As of June 2024, nearly 65% of home listings have been on the market for over 30 days, up from […]
Why Proper Home Pricing is Crucial in Today’s Market: Insights from a Real Estate Professional As a real estate agent, one of the most challenging aspects I see homeowners face is pricing their property correctly. Recent market data underscores just how critical this task is, and why partnering with an experienced real estate professional can make all the difference. The current market is showing clear signs of a pricing imbalance. […]
Home Decorating Features to Help Sell Your Home Faster Want to sell your home faster? Check out these hot features that buyers are loving, according to a report from Frontdoor highlighted in the Real Simple article These Features Will Sell Your Home Quicker, According to Frontdoor. The top 20 features that helped homes sell quicker were: Vanity Lighting Stone Tile Floor Open Shelving Exposed […]
Home Selling Avoiding the Pitfalls of Overpricing in a Seller’s Market Keeping Current Matters had a good article discussing the importance of correctly pricing your home when you first put it on the market. Here are some highlights from the article: While it’s a hot seller’s market this spring, overpricing your home can backfire. The asking price creates a critical first impression – if too high, […]
Spring Cleaning Tips: Where to Start Your Home Decluttering The Spruce has a good article about home decluttering. Here are the highlights of the article which provides 6 golden rules from professional organizer Sumner Canfield for effectively decluttering your home during spring cleaning: 1. Start small with a manageable space first before tackling larger areas. 2. Get rid of items you no longer use […]
Home Equity Can Be a Game Changer When You Sell Article from Keeping Current Matters, 2/8/24 Are you on the fence about selling your house? While affordability is improving this year, it’s still tight. And that may be on your mind. But understanding your home equity could be the key to making your decision easier. An article from Bankrate explains: “Home equity is the difference between your home’s value and […]
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Why FSBOs Say They Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent Article taken from Realtor Magazine. Home sellers reveal why they decided to bypass professional representation—and the mistakes they made without a trusted adviser. Homeowners who decline to use a real estate agent to sell their property are twice as likely to say they weren’t satisfied with the selling experience, according to a new survey from […]
10 Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen Without Renovating It Giving your kitchen a fresh look doesn’t have to be labor intensive or costly. By Madeline Buiano Updated on July 5, 2023 Most of us say that our kitchens are the hearts of our homes—and that’s why they’re one of the most exciting rooms to renovate. But taking your kitchen to the next level doesn’t […]
Home Selling The True Cost of Selling Your House on Your Own Selling your house is no simple task. While some homeowners opt to sell their homes on their own, known as a FSBO (For Sale by Owner), they often encounter various challenges without the guidance of a real estate agent. If you’re currently considering selling your house on your own, here’s what you should know. The most […]
Home Buying Five Common Contingencies When Buying a Home It’s vital to understand the terms “earnest money” and “contingencies” when house hunting. Earnest money is paid up-front as a show of good faith when you make an offer on a home. It is held by an escrow company until the sale is finalized or falls through. A contingency is a condition added to a purchase offer. If that […]
The Best Time To Sell Your House Is When Others Aren’t Selling If you’re thinking about selling your house, you should know the number of homes for sale right now is low. That’s because, this season, there are fewer sellers listing their houses for sale than the norm. Looking back at every April since 2017, the only year when fewer sellers listed their homes was in April 2020, when the pandemic […]
Want to Sell Your House This Spring? Price It Right Over the last year, the housing market’s gone through significant change. While it’s still a sellers’ market, homes that are priced right are selling, and they get the most attention from buyers right now. If you’re thinking of selling your house this spring, it’s important to lean on your expert real estate advisor when it comes […]
Home Selling The Big Advantage If You Sell This Spring Thinking about selling your house? If you’ve been waiting for the right time, it could be now while the supply of homes for sale is so low. HousingWire shares: “. . . the big question is whether we are finally starting to see the seasonal spring increase in inventory. The answer is no, because active listings fell to […]
4 Key Tips for Selling Your House This Spring Spring has arrived, and that means more and more people are getting their homes ready to sell. But with recent shifts in real estate, this year’s spring housing market will be different from the frenzy of the past several years. To sell your house quickly, without hassles, and for the most money, be sure to follow […]
We’re in a Sellers’ Market. What Does That Mean? Even though activity in the housing market has slowed from the frenzy we saw over a year ago, today’s low supply of homes for sale is still a sellers’ market. But what does that really mean? And why are conditions today so good if you want to list your house? It starts with the number of homes available […]
Get Ready: The Best Time To List Your House Is Almost Here If you’re thinking about selling this spring, it’s time to get moving – the best week to list your house is fast approaching. Experts at realtor.com looked at seasonal trends from recent years (excluding 2020 as an uncharacteristic year due to the onset of the pandemic) and determined the ideal week to list a house this year: “Home […]
Home Buying What You Should Know About Closing Costs Before you buy a home, it’s important to plan ahead. While most buyers consider how much they need to save for a down payment, many are surprised by the closing costs they have to pay. To ensure you aren’t caught off guard when it’s time to close on your home, you need to understand what closing costs are […]
Current Market Record Share of U.S. Home Sellers Are Giving Concessions to Buyers 42 percent of all home sellers now offering concessions to homebuyers National property broker Redfin says U.S. home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9% of home sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 — the highest share of any three-month period in Redfin’s historical records. That’s up from just over 30% in both the […]