Top 10 Reasons: Marketing Your Home Through The Holidays
If a buyer is willing to traipse through snow, wind and cold weather to see a home, they are most likely serious buyers. Buyers are more understanding if you turn down showings during the holidays. Feel free to limit showings when you are hosting family. There is less competition for buyers. Buyers relocating for business can’t wait until Spring. Fewer homes are on the market. Your home may sell for more money because you have less competition. Your... [Read More...]
The Secret Weapon to Increase your Home’s Value and get it Sold
Al Filippone Associates recently held an informative Home Staging Seminar in our Darien, CT office. The seminar was a big hit within the community thanks to the informative presentation prepared by our in-house home staging team, Stage-2 Sell Home Preparation. The seminar focused on tips for increasing the value of your home and making it stand out against the competition. Don’t panic if you couldn’t make it to the event. You can... [Read More...]
Free Home Staging Event: Add value to your home
Home Staging…The Secret Weapon! Learn how to exponentially increase the value of your home. Please join us for an informational event on home staging sponsored by Stage 2 – Home Preparation. Whether you will be putting your home on the market, considering it, or just need to revitalize and refresh, the tips will definitely add value to your home. You will also be entered in a drawing to win a free home staging consultation! For your convenience... [Read More...]
Selling Real Estate? Invest in Paint
A Little Paint Goes a Long Way…Especially in a Buyer’s Market Thinking of putting your home on the market in the coming months? If so I’m sure you’ve spent some time thinking about all of the small projects you will need to tackle before the sign goes up on the front lawn. While finishing up those last minute tasks is definitely essential, an even more important project to consider is making your home as neutral as possibly to attract... [Read More...]
Are Real Estate Public Open Houses A Waste Of Time?
If you’ve ever experienced trying to sell your home, you know that Open Houses can be a significant part of the process. [Read More...] Read More →
Home Renovations: 3 Tips for Avoiding Over-improvement
Thinking of renovating that old bathroom, adding another bedroom, or sprucing up your ‘tired’ kitchen? An important question when planning a renovation project on your home is whether doing so will result in an over-improvement. A common misconception is that any improvement of a home will result in an increase in the home’s value. Unfortunately this isn’t necessarily the case. Depending on the neighborhood and the current market conditions,... [Read More...]
FSBO: For-Sale-by-Owners in a Buyer’s Market
Consider this scenario: You have decided that now is a great time to sell your home. While you have considered hiring a real estate professional to handle this transaction, you feel that you can figure it out on your own. So you purchase a “for sale” sign, stick it in your front yard and wait for the call to come flooding in. Days, weeks, months pass with few inquiries and you begin to wonder why. When you finally get an appointment... [Read More...]
Top 5 Reasons Why Your Home Hasn’t Sold
1. Price. If your home is overpriced in thereal estate market – you are fighting an uphill battle that you may never win. By pricing your home too high your home will likely sit on the market longer and may eventually sell for a lower price than you originally hoped. Pricing your home more competitively in the market will lead to early interest and a greater number of offers. 2. Location. The location of a home can play a large part... [Read More...]
Curb Appeal and the 30 Second Rule
The exterior of your home can easily be equated to the all important first impression. Home buyers looking at a home’s exterior typically formulate this first impression in a mere 30 seconds. Great curb appeal can mean the difference between buyers longing to see more or high tailing it out of there. When selling your home, put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. They see an overgrown lawn, chipping paint, and a broken light fixture. ... [Read More...]
What To Look For In A Real Estate Agent
I understand the process of either selling or purchasing a home can be quite daunting. This will be one of the most significant events that will be made throughout your life so having the right person guiding you through it is paramount. So, I have compiled a few tips to consider when you are at the point when a real estate agent may come into play. Does the agent work part-time or full-time? Right off the bat, it’s evident that you... [Read More...]
