first-time home buyers tax credit
Did you know that a tax credit of up to
$8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers
purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009
and before December 1, 2009?
Even if you're selling instead of buying,
this is good news because it gives potential buyers added
incentive to buy your home!
Click here for more details
EVEN IN THIS ECONOMY, HOMES ARE SELLING!
In these days of hard economic times, we
hear mostly stories of "gloom and doom." We've all
seen that home down the street that simply isn't selling,
despite months and months on the market. However,
chances are that it's overpriced for today's market.
It's generally pretty easy to find out the
price of homes for sale on the Internet. Once you've found out the price for that
home, ask yourself these questions:
1) If you were a buyer, would you pay
asking price?
2) Does the home have enough curb appeal
to even make you stop and look further?
3) Is the interior of the home
attractively staged?
If the home has sat on the market with no
activity for more than 30 days, changes are the answer to
all three questions is a resounding "NO"!
Homes are selling, albeit at a lower price
than in years past. But when priced properly and
accompanied by home staging, homes can still sell within
10-30 days.
examples of Home Staging
Quite simply, home staging is the art of
preparing a home for market so that it attracts the widest
possible range of potential buyers. One of the best
way to explain it is through the use of "Before and After" pictures, such
as the following:
AFTER
pictures are already shown. To see the
BEFORE picture, just hover your mouse over the picture.
Here are a few more links
to additional home staging pictures:
how Home Staging helps sell your home
If you've looked into the real estate
market lately, chances are you've probably heard of home
staging, one of the hottest trends in real estate.
Actually, home staging is not a new concept, but it's really
taken off in the last five years because it not only helps
sell your home more quickly, but often for a higher price. In a 2004 survey of Realtors, almost two-thirds of Realtors
estimated that a staged home kept in show-to-sell condition
sold for a price that was between 10% and 20% higher than a
home that was not staged.
Click here
for an example of how home staging turned an unremarkable
townhouse into a showplace!
Why hire a professional to stage your Home?
As an ASP certified Realtor, I have been
professionally trained and certified to stage your home so that it shows
at its best without expensive decorating. As a long-time real estate agent, I know what it takes to
show your home effectively and generate top offers.
Often, only a few simple but strategically chosen changes
are needed to transform your home into a staged home
that will show like a model home.
Click here
for an example of how home staging turned an unremarkable
townhouse into a showplace!
Free Home Staging With Every New Listing!
I'm so confident that the home staging process
really works that I offer FREE home staging with every new
listing. List your home with me, and I will
maximize
your home's selling potential by applying proven home
staging techniques to your home's interior.
OTHER SERVICES
In addition to home staging and real
estate staging, I also offer the following services:
|
