All Entries in the "Real Estate" Category
Home Inspections 101
What does your home inspection cover? And who is liable if a problem develops down the road? We’ll answer these questions in today’s column. You need an inspection on any property you are buying, regardless if it’s old or new construction. An inspection is like a check-up for your house. What repairs will need to [...]
Don’t Let Termites Eat Away the Sale Of Your Home
Is termite infestation contagious? What if my neighbor’s house is infested? Read the Q&A on termite infestation…
Remodeling Increasing: How to Get the Best Value
Homeowners who have either decided to stay in their homes or are considering selling may be helping to build momentum in the remodeling market.
Moving Made Easy, Keep It Simple
When you go to check out your mover, you run into a mass of regulations…finding (and understanding) information about your mover on either of these agencies’ Web sites can be hard.
Key to Earning Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits
Homeowners can claim up to $1,500 in expanded energy-efficiency tax credits for remodeling their principal residence to reduce energy consumption, but is only available until the end of 2010.
How to Landscape to Sell Your House
One of the most important factors to consider if you are going to sell your home is curb appeal.
Seller’s Home Appeal for Today’s Market
After years of hearing from successful sellers that they didn’t have to do a thing to sell, they now need to understand how they can stand out from their competition.
Why Stage?
A professionally staged home will bring the highest dollar offers possible for that home and it will do so in the shortest timeframe possible. The rewards for a well staged home are just as significant financially and deserve the same attention to detail.
Repairs That Help Sell Your Home
Most sellers know of some repairs that need to be made to their home, and a lot of sellers have many items on that list, but not all repairs are equal or, rather, not all home improvements rank high in the buyer’s mind.
Eco Staging
Yesterday someone asked me why, as a stager, I thought it would be important to clients or real estate agents that I understood green. It is funny, their question made me step back and I realized that the question never occurred to me because I just thought folks would automatically see the benefit. But it is an excellent question, so I’d like to answer it.
