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Home Features that Help Sell a Home – and Ones that Don’t

2016 is turning out to be quite the year for real estate. With low mortgage rates and low inventory, it has turned into a seller’s market. Of course not all homes are equal, and they don’t sell equally either. Many …
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Time to Sell? Six Signs that are Pointing to Yes!

When you buy a home, you are under no impression that you will stay there forever but when is the right time to go? Ending things with your home is no easy task. You have built memories there that will last …
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Home Equity is a Good Thing to Have!

Equity can be defined as the difference between the value of the assets and the cost of the debt owed. For example if someone owns a house worth $100,000 and owe $80,000 on the home, that home represents $20,000 or …
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Thinking About Selling Your Home? Why Now is the Time

Have you been thinking about selling your house but haven’t reached out to put it on the market yet? This study will help put the market in perspective for you! Pulsenomics released a current edition of the Home Price Expectation …
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Resource Video: Sellers Edition

Should the Seller Be Present at Showings? Today’s video centers on the age old question, should the sellers be present at the showings? This informational video provides key points on why the seller should not be home and what impression …
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Best Staging Accessory: Mirrors

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what home is the fairest of them all? When selling your home, you want to present the best, neutral landscape that you can. This includes de-cluttering, cleaning and organizing all of your belongings. But what …
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Selling Your Home? Six Questions to Ask Your Shorewest, REALTOR®!

  Thinking about selling your home this year? Here are the six best questions to ask your Shorewest sales associate. 1. What type of training have you had? No matter what real estate experience level, all of our associates go through …
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Moving? Four Tips for What NOT to Do!

Moving is stressful enough without everyone telling you how best to go through the process. There is planning, researching, packing and even more packing involved! With all of the chaos going on, it is important to keep sight of the …
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Sales are UP! Now is the Time to Sell!

The National Association of REALTORS’ most recent Existing Home Sales Report revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in five of the six price ranges they measure. Only those homes priced under $100,000 showed a decline …
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How To: Sell a Home with Children

Everyone faces challenges when they sell their home. Some homes need major structural repairs, some need landscaping upgrades while the lucky ones may need some touch-up paint and organization. Another hurdle to overcome is attempting to sell and buy a …
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