Internet Marketing Sells Homes: Is Your Realtor Tech-Savvy?

When it comes to selling a home, in today's world, a tech-savvy listing agent is more important than you may think. No longer are simple newspaper ads, or faxes to the multiple listing service enough. In our information hungry society, the agents who are up-to-date with internet marketing techniques will get their listings noticed faster. Traditional marketing methods are still important. But, with 80% of home buyers starting their search online, a real estate agent with ...

Property Condition vs. Market Value: The Sellers Guide

If there is one thing that is sure in the real estate business, the condition of a property affects its worth to a buyer. With a home that is even slightly in disrepair the market value may drop significantly. I'm not necessarily talking about things that obviously affect the value of your home, such as its structure or insurability. Those are factors that can't be seen, and although they do affect the value greatly, they don't always affect the way a buyer views the ...

The Right Time to Buy your First Home

There are many economic and market forecasts and predictions, however the bottom line is if you want to buy your first home—there is no wrong time. There is because the motivation to buy is not determined by regional market conditions or by location. Industry opinions, economic reports and investor speculation do not sway or predict when a particular individual will be ready to buy. For the great majority of folks, the most compelling reasons to buy a home are based on individual ...