Category Archives: selling your home

Get your home ready to sell

We’re not talking major overhauls, like redoing bathrooms and kitchens. But there are changes you can make that will give a good return on your real-estate investment. The most productive changes you can make include updating the flooring, adding a fresh coat of paint, de-cluttering and cleaning like there’s no tomorrow Continue reading

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Tips to sell your home

With short sales and foreclosures such a large part of the market it takes an extra effort to sell your home. Here are three tips that will help Continue reading

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Phoenix Real Estate Myths

Trying to sell your Phoenix real estate in a slow market is definitely frustrating. You may find that it takes longer to sell and you cannot get as much money as you could during a booming market. However, you can’t believe all the hype about a sluggish real estate market. Do your research and separate the facts from the fiction Continue reading

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Let there be Light: Spacious, Roomy Homes Sell Better

There’s no question about it, we Arizona folks like our space. We like to breath, move, bask in the light and have plenty of room to store our very own junk – uh, treasures.

Many home shoppers in the Phoenix area look for all of these features in a home. Sometimes the search for space and light is conscious. Other times it’s completely unconscious. As a Phoenix home seller, you have the ability to make a bigger, better impression on your potential buyers regardless of the actual size of your home. Here are some tips to help you use the space you have wisely for a positive impression on those Phoenix home buyers
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Remodeling Might Not be Worth the Cost

According to Remodeling magazine’s 2010 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Survey, done in partnership with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), most people planning a home remodeling project will pay a lot more for the job than they will get back in return when they sell. The report claims that on average, only 60% of remodeling costs in 2010 would be recouped by homeowners.
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Competing With Lender Owned and Short Sales in Today’s Real Estate Market

If you are a “traditional” seller trying to sell a home in the Phoenix Arizona area, you already know that this an extremely challenging time. So what can a “traditional” seller do to successfully market their property and remain competitive with foreclosures and short sales in the neighborhood: Continue reading

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