Why Should You Sell During the Holiday Season?

There are many different reasons why selling your home during the Holidays is a good idea. A lot of people will take their homes off of the market in favor of a busier spring selling season, but there is still a lot of opportunity to sell for top dollar.

With less competition, your home has a very good chance to stick out and attract some of the more serious buyers that we see during this time of year. Your home will also look its best at this time of year as you have it decorated for the Holiday season. A buyer will feel welcome inside your home if you string up some lights, put up a tree, and get the fireplace roaring. Baking cookies can also add a nice scent to your home if you'd like to put in the extra effort before a showing.

Don't forget about the exterior of your home. Put some Christmas lights on the outside and hang some wreaths. This will make your buyers feel warm and cozy before they even set foot in your home.

The Holidays are a great time to sell a home. You'll find that buyers are more serious and you face less competition. This translates into a quick and profitable home sale for you!

Please don't hesitate to contact me about selling your home. I look forward to speaking with you!

  

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The Bad Side of Zillow

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There are advantages and disadvantages to Zillow, one of the most popular real estate databases online. While buyers obtain useful information about local listings, sellers can receive inaccurate home evaluations. In Northern Idaho, Zillow’s data is incorrect and skewed.

Idaho is a nondisclosure state. The state classifies certain real estate information, such as the property value, private. Meanwhile, Zillow combines tax records with prices already on the market to determine a value estimate. Many listings, however, can be overpriced. Unfortunately, this inaccurate information can hurt you when you're selling.

If you’re interested in finding out the true value of your home, we can do that for you! Give us a call or shoot us an email at any time for the real estate assistance you deserve.

Three Tips for Today's Sellers

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Today, I've got three short and simple tips for home sellers in our area:

1. Reduce clutter in your house. Make sure everything you don’t need is in storage. For instance, family trinkets or photos should already be packed away in preparation to move.
2. Clean your house. In professional photos, this makes a huge difference. Prospective buyers appreciate your time dedicated to cleaning, especially during open houses and tours.
3. Brighten up your house. Install brighter lights. Clean the windows to maximize your home’s natural light. This allows buyers to picture themselves living in your home.

If you have any questions on how to stage your home, please reach out to us!

What to Do After Your Home Has Sold

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You’ve gone through the tough part of actually selling your home, but where do we go next? Here are the four things you need to do:

 

1. Hire professional movers.

Don’t try to do it yourself. You will break stuff, and it will be stressful. You’re better off hiring professionals to do the job

2. Make sure you have your mail changed at the Post Office.

3. Get your utilities transferred.

This only takes a few minutes, but it will be great to have those utilities transferred by the time you move in.

4. Make sure you’ve got all of your important documents.

Put your closing papers in a safe place, because you will probably need them on your tax return next year.

If you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Why Now Is the Time to Sell in Coeur D'Alene

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People are always asking me when the best time to buy or sell a home might be. The answer is right now!

The fall is the best time to sell in Northern Idaho. The weather is great, and interest rates are still very low. We have some great inventory available as well.

If you're a buyer or a seller, there really isn't a better time to be on the market than in September or October. This is typically where we have record sales months.

If you're selling, please don't hesitate to contact me about a free home consultation. We have the tools necessary to sell your home quickly and for top dollar.

I look forward to hearing from you!

What Changes Are Coming in Our Real Estate Market?

 

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We have just had one of our best starts in years in Coeur D'Alene in over a decade.  Sales in our area are up over 200% and sale prices are up by 25% in some neighborhoods!

With current conditions, the market is very active and it's a great time to buy or sell. Interest rates are still extremely low and banks are loosening their criteria, making things much easier for buyers. 

Here's some more good news for you: Some of the California markets that were feeding us for the last 15 years or so have hit their peak, so they are now able to get up here and cash out, paying us the fair market value. It's a great time to buy or sell in Coeur D'Alene, and we'd love to help you out.

If you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We would love to hear from you!

Why Are There so Many Bidding Wars Going on in Coeur d'Alene?

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Good morning everybody, and welcome back to my video blog. Today I want to talk about what's going on in the market of $150,000-$250,000 homes. We've got very low inventory and because of that we are creating bidding wars for a lot of our listings. Bidding wars are essentially when more than one person wants to buy a property. Most times it ends up going to the highest and best offer. However, the highest offer and the best offer are not mutually exclusive.

The best offer is the one that is most convenient to the seller. It could be a cash offer, with a quick closing period, or an offer that eliminates contingencies. Basically, the best offer is the one that will give the sellers the least amount of stress.

If you or anybody you know wants to find out how we can do this for you, give us a call or send us an email. We would love to create a bidding war for your home!

How Should You Prepare Your Home for Sale?

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Today we are going to talk about marketing your home. One of the biggest problems we see when it comes to marketing your home is that the home is not prepared well enough before someone comes to take professional photos for your online listing.

When you get your home ready for sale, you need to make sure everything is cleared away: the photos are off the fridge and the knickknacks are off the counters. When people see your photos online, they will be blown away and ready to visit your home.

For buyers, you want them to be able to imagine themselves living in your home, and that's tough to do when somebody else's stuff is in it. We just ask you to think about clearing away as much as you can and making your home ready to rock and roll.

If you have any questions for us, give us a call or send us an email. We are here to help!

What Has Been Happening in the Coeur d'Alene Real Estate Market?

There are many great North Idaho area homes for sale. Click here to perform full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (208) 818-7703 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Hey everyone, we just wanted to give you a quick update today on the first quarter of the year. So far, 2015 has gotten off to a great start, and we had the best first quarter we have had in 10 years.

Home prices have appreciated by about 4 or 5% each year over the last few years, making it a great time to be a buyer or a seller. With low inventory and low interest rates, we are seeing both buyers and sellers benefit in our neutral, healthy market.

Buyers are finding that now is a great time to pull the trigger due to historically low interest rates. Sellers know that more people are out looking for homes, and are entering the market in greater numbers. We have helped a lot of happy customers so far in 2015, and hope we can do the same for you.

If you have any questions for us, you are always welcome to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

What Benefits Does Staging Offer Your Home?

There are many great North Idaho area homes for sale. Click here to perform full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (208) 818-7703 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Today I just want to discuss with you some tips on how you can get more money for your home sale in a shorter period of time. That's the goal of all home sellers, right? The process is fairly simple. What you need to do is de-clutter, get personal items out, and get ready for a professional photographer.

Professional photography is of the utmost importance when selling your home. It makes the house look brand-new, big, wide, clean, and bright. Photography highlights the best parts of your home, and really impresses buyers for the first showing. It used to be that the first showing was always at the open house, but that's not the case today. The first showing now takes place online, and if you don't have professional photography, your home won't stand out at all to prospective buyers.

So, when you are getting ready to put your home on the market, simple things like taking pictures off the fridge, packing up personal items, and hiring a professional photographer are all great ideas. If you want to talk about getting your home sold faster and for more money, or if you have any questions, feel free to give us a call or send us a quick email. We look forward to hearing from you!