Selling a Home

I just read an article from the Phoenix Business Journal regarding homes prices.    Everyone is always wondering when the real estate prices will have hit bottom.  That is something we can’t tell until prices have started to increase and we are past the bottom.  We have seen greater competition by buyers in the market place...
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7 Tips for Staging Your Home Make your home warm and inviting to boost your home’s value and speed up the sale process. Read 5 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Sale Working to get your home ship-shape for showings will increase its value and shorten your sales time. Read Visit houselogic.com for more...
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  We have a new service we are offering to home owners and home sellers. Sign up for your free Listingbook account and you can easily: Find out what homes similar to yours are selling for in your neighborhood Get notifications of price changes and new listings in your neighborhood If you list with...
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The President signed the legislation to expand the first time home buyer tax credit to include current home owners on Friday 11/6.    Here is some basic information about the credit. What is a tax credit? A tax credit differs from a tax deduction in that the amount of the credit is deducted from the...
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Google has added real estate data as an optional display for its maps.  Just go to Google Maps and enter an address.  Once you have brought up the address with the surrounding neighborhood, click on the “More” tab in the upper right corner of the map.   A drop down menu will appear.  Click on...
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We attended a class on the new Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) rules that will be in effect beginning May 1.  Many of you will be glad to hear that one of the new requirements is that at least one exterior photo of the property must be included with each MLS listing.  Agents have...
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It’s a funny story. REALTORs need to get 24 hours of continuing education every two years. I need some hours before May. I saw this class that would get me over the minimum and it was near my home. I signed up, expecting nothing more than getting my hours and maybe learning one or...
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Here are the five kitchen and bath features buyers want the most: 36% want a separate shower enclosure in the master bath 31% want an eat-in kitchen 24% want high-end appliances 23% want granite counter tops 21% want a kitchen island Source February 2009 issue of REALTOR® Magazine - Source: NAR 2007 Profile of...
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When you are selling your home what it looks like on the inside matters. Buyers will look at photos of the inside of your home on the Internet and will decide based upon these photos whether or not they want to see your home. Don’t think that if the inside of your home is...
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It is important to understand when you sell your house that there will be costs associated with selling. You will net the amount of the agreed upon purchase price minus the costs to sell. The following are types of costs which may apply to your sale: Outstanding balance and interest owed on your home...
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