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Nancy Stricklin
REALM Real Estate Professionals - North Houston
Marketing Your Home
8 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market
Things to do Today:1)  Decide that this is the right market for listing your home.2)  Make your home market ready.3)  Determine how you can make a positive first impression.4) When cons... read more
Gail W. Nash rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.85/5 (73 surveys)
Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan
10 Staging Examples that Made Homes Sell Quickly!
6 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market
10 house-selling secrets - Secrets of a house stager (1) - CNNMoney.com*    Click on this link to see great hints from a Toronto stager.  Clearing out clutter, cha... read more
Judith Sinnard
SMARTePLANS
If the House isn't Selling I Can Always Drop the P...
3 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Luxury Homes
  "DROP the price??!!!"  This is not the point of view you want in your listing agent’s mind. Read below on how you, as a home seller, can avoid getting this level of service. I... read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
"Living Smaller" - Yes, even in Texas!
2 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
According to this article in Realtor Magazine's February, 2010, issue, the average home's size has declined to 2215 sq ft from 2277 sq ft based on data from the US Census Bureau.  People are livi... read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
How's the view - Curb Appeal .....
1 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
How important and how easy is it to get the curb appeal you need for your home.  This article gives you some tips and ideas.http://www.realtor.org/rmohome_and_design/Articles/2010/1002_home_curba... read more
Bet Jennings rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.98/5 (140 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Voss Office
Staging - Why Stage?
31 January, 2010| Home Appraisals, Home Marketing, Home Selling
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Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
"10 Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers "
31 January, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, General
                 Below is a link to an article from Realtor Magazine about ways to get the buyers' attention.  10 i... read more
Donna Burke rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (113 surveys)
Texas Legacy Properties
Do Open Houses Work?
27 January, 2010| Home Marketing
It has been my experience that they do not sell homes.  Open houses give the listing agent more exposure in the neighborhood  as well as introduce her to buyers.  With the technology of... read more
Julie Dubros
Martin Real Estate LLC
Basic Staging Tips for Real Estate
26 January, 2010| Home Buying, Home Marketing, Home Selling
The Basic Staging Tips for Real Estate Don't panic! Here are a few staging tips for selling your home, which has been on the market for a while and you still don't have a serious buyer. On top of tha... read more
Jean Risha Mitchell rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC
On Facebook? If yes, check this out...
26 January, 2010| Home Marketing, General, Education
If you changed your facebook security settings recently, read this article to see if you did the right thing or if you need to change some of your settings.  You can't be too careful.  This... read more
Donna Burke rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (113 surveys)
Texas Legacy Properties
People Don't Buy the Steak, They Buy the Sizzle
25 January, 2010| Home Marketing
As I was showing properties this week, I learned an important lesson.  Buyers are looking for sizzle or wow factor.  Even though a home is built well and well cared for it is often passed ov... read more
Donna Burke rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (113 surveys)
Texas Legacy Properties
Can I Take My House Off of the Market?
23 January, 2010| Home Marketing
This question was asked by one of my clients who is leaving the country for 2 months and is not comfortable having her home on the market while she is gone.  The answer is yes.  In this case... read more
Kathy Schoonman rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty
Why ask Y? The Generation of Innovation
23 January, 2010| Home Marketing, General, Education
Why ask Y?  The Generation of InnovationGeneration Y, also referred to as “Gen Y, The Millenials, or The Echo Boomers”, comprises the largest generation since the Baby Boomers.  Th... read more
Kathy Schoonman rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty
Make Sure Your Gen X Prospects
22 January, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market
Make sure your Gen X Prospects "Digg" You, Or Else! Generation X, or Gen X, encompasses the 44 million Americans born between 1965 and 1980. They are almost half the size of the generation before (Ba... read more
Donna Burke rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (113 surveys)
Texas Legacy Properties
What if I Can't Spend Money to Enhance My Home?
22 January, 2010| Home Marketing
In today's market, it is not uncommon for the seller to be without any cash to fix or improve their home.  In this case, I always recommend that there are lots of things that can be done to make... read more
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