Category Archives: Home Selling

Radon Gas Mitigation: Let’s Breathe Easy

Take steps immediately to reduce radon gas buildup if your home tests high. Knowing the available radon mitigation methods and costs will help you make the best choice. Reducing radon: Simple strategies If radon test results indicate that levels in your home are only slightly elevated–less than 4 pCi/L (picocuries per liter of air): Caulk…

Pet Odor Can Chase Away Buyers

Don’t let pet odors derail your home sale. Air your house out. While you’re cleaning, throw open all the windows in your home to allow fresh air to circulate and sweep out unpleasant scents. Once your house is free of pet odors, do what you can to keep the smells from returning. Crate your dog…

Dos And Don’ts Of Homebuyer Incentives

Homebuyer incentives can be smart marketing or a waste of money. Find out when and how to use them. Be sure you’re sending the right message to buyers when you throw in a homebuyer incentive to encourage them to purchase your home. When you’re selling your home, the idea of adding a sweetener to the…

How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home in Cleveland

Before you put your home up for sale, use the right comparable sales to find the perfect price. How much can you sell your home for? Probably about as much as the neighbors got, as long as the neighbors sold their house in recent memory and their home was just like your home. Knowing how…

Keep Your Home Sale From Falling Apart

Finding a buyer for your home is just the first step on the homeselling path. Tread carefully in the weeks ahead because if you make one of these common seller mistakes, your deal may not close. Mistake #1: Ignore contingencies If your contract requires you to do something before the sale, do it. If the…

Understanding Real Estate Representation

You have choices when selecting representation in a real estate transaction. Here are five tips for understanding which type of legal relationship with a real estate professional, called an agency relationship, will best protect you when you buy or sell a home. 1. Buyer’s agency When you’re buying a home, you can hire an agent…

What is the first step home buyers take in the process around Cleveland?

Every year the National Association of Realtors surveys home buyers and sellers annually to gather detailed information about the home buying and selling process. These surveys provide information on demographics, housing characteristics and the experience of consumers in the housing market. Buyers and sellers also share information on the role that real estate professionals play…

How To Avoid the 10 Biggest Mistakes Home Sellers Make

Step 1: Declutter your home Get rid of as much clutter as possible. Stuffed closets, extraneous furniture, exercise equipment in living quarters, crowded countertops, overflowing cabinets, and endless knickknacks make homes seem smaller than they are. Consider putting some things in storage. Step 2: Hide your pets Hide all evidence that you own animals. Just…

Characteristics of Cleveland, Ohio Home Buyers – 2009

The National Association of Realtors surveys home buyers and home sellers annually to gather detailed information about the home buying and selling process. These surveys provide information on demographics, housing characteristics and the experience of consumers in the housing market. Buyers and sellers also share information on the role that real estate professionals play in…

What You Must Know About Home Appraisals

When you refinance or sell your home, the lender will insist that you get an appraisal—an opinion of the value of your home based on what similar homes in your area have sold for in recent months. Here are five tips about the appraised value of your home. 1. An appraisal isn’t an exact science…

Landscaping for Curb Appeal

A well-landscaped yard creates curb appeal and helps your property retain maximum value. A beautiful yard is a head-turner, no doubt about it. The good news is that even if you can’t tell a tulip from a turnip at the garden center, you can still create eye-catching curb appeal by paying attention to the basics…

The 10 most desirable home features

Recently, online brokerage ZipRealty asked about 1,000 house hunters who registered on its site what their “must-haves” and “deal breakers” were for their future home purchase. Based on survey responses, the following are the top 10 most desired home features and the percentage of respondents who ranked the feature as high priority.  If you’re selling…

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