Selling a home can be a daunting task, even with the help of a real estate agent. When you choose to sell your home without an agent, also known as for sale by owner (FSBO), you take on all of the responsibilities of selling your home yourself. This can be a lot to handle, especially… Continue reading Challenges Of Selling A Home For Sale By Owner (FSBO)
Category: Home Selling
Changes To Make Prior To Selling Your Home
Selling your home can be a daunting task for many homeowners, particularly if the appropriate steps are not taken in advance of listing it. With mortgage rates at their highest levels over the past two decades, there are substantially less home buyers in the market today. Needless to say, this has presented even more challenges… Continue reading Changes To Make Prior To Selling Your Home
Reasons Homeowners Are Not Selling Homes
A healthy and balanced housing market typically has about a 6 month inventory of homes for sale. However, in recent years, we have seen this inventory at extremely low levels. In fact for many markets across the country, the current inventory of homes for sale is around 3 months. Needless to say, this is approximately… Continue reading Reasons Homeowners Are Not Selling Homes
Virtual Home Staging With Artificial Intelligence
The real estate industry is constantly evolving to adopt new and disruptive technologies such as electronic contracts, virtual showings, and more. Another example of this has been seen through home staging. Staging a home for sale is the process of preparing it to be shown to potential buyers. It involves de-cluttering, cleaning, making minor repairs,… Continue reading Virtual Home Staging With Artificial Intelligence
Are Higher Mortgage Interest Rates On The Horizon?
Last week, the Federal Reserve opted to meet without raising the federal funds interest rate. This marks only the second time in 19 months that they did not raise the rate. With this said, they were particularly clear when stating that they intend to raise rates again later this year. As of now, the plan… Continue reading Are Higher Mortgage Interest Rates On The Horizon?
The Impact Of A Government Shutdown On Real Estate
The end of the fiscal year for the U.S. government is on September 30th. At this point, lawmakers have not come to an agreement on a budget and Congress has not yet approved an extension. Therefore, it is possible that we could see a government shutdown as soon as October 1st. A government shutdown occurs… Continue reading The Impact Of A Government Shutdown On Real Estate
The Importance Of Staging A Home
Staging a home for sale is the process of preparing it to be shown to potential buyers. It involves de-cluttering, cleaning, making minor repairs, and arranging furniture and accessories in a way that is appealing and inviting. Staging is important because it can help your home sell faster and for more money. A well-staged home… Continue reading The Importance Of Staging A Home
The Pros And Cons Of A Cash Buyer
Whether you are a home buyer or seller, it is generally assumed that cash is king. Of course, in many circumstances, this is certainly true. In markets such as South Florida, it has become increasingly difficult to compete in the home buying market if you are not a cash buyer. With many Americans opting to… Continue reading The Pros And Cons Of A Cash Buyer
The Benefits Of Hiring A Real Estate Agent
For most Americans, buying or selling a home will likely be the largest financial transaction in their lifetime. With this said, advances in technology now allow all of us to have more access to the housing market than ever. For example, simply downloading the Florida Home Search app for your smartphone or tablet will give… Continue reading The Benefits Of Hiring A Real Estate Agent
Have Home Prices Bottomed Out?
It is no secret that the U.S. housing market has been in a deep sales slump for over a year. Rapidly rising interest rates have not only deterred many buyers from entering the market, they have also led to many homeowners deciding not to sell. So what about home prices? Interestingly, we have seen national… Continue reading Have Home Prices Bottomed Out?