Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
At the crux of every real estate transaction underlies fair market value. Of course a buyer wants a great deal on a home, and of course every seller wants the most amount of money they can get for their home. But, at the end of the day most homes sold through a real estate agent in the Multiple Listing Service will sell for fair market value. Definition of Fair Market Value Of A Home Lets define fair market value of a home. the most probable selling price for a specific … Continue reading...
The most obvious ways to make a house more appealing to buyers are to clean it, declutter, and fix whatever possible. Most resources dedicated to this topic will also suggest that you increase curb appeal and use lighting cleverly. All these things are definitely important and you should do them. Curb appeal, in particular, offers a lot of room for improvement. However, following those “standard tips” has long become the basic requirement for any home seller. Today, if you want to win over … Continue reading...
Once you list your home the most important marketing tool you have is your listing. Your listing is your public facing information. It includes photographs, description and basic statistics of your home. Your homes listing data will be the same across the board whether it is a real estate agents website, Zillow, Realtor.com or any other real estate portal found on the internet. But there are things you should never say or do in your real estate listing of your … Continue reading...
You have decided to sell your home, listed it with an agent, left for open houses, received an offer, made it through the home inspection and now is the day to pass papers and for your buyer to do their final walk though on your home. You have taken the time to do everything right, so now it's time to avoid final walk through issues that can delay or kill the sale of your home. There is nothing worse than spending all that time and effort only to have your deal go sideways on the day of the … Continue reading...
The square footage of a house ... how important is it when you are buying or selling a home? When it comes to listing homes in the Multiple Listing Service (or MLS), or appraisers square footage will play a large role. The square footage of a house will often dictate the function of a home for potential home buyers. Many home buyers will have minimum square foot requirements when searching for their perfect home. The square footage of a home will also play a major function … Continue reading...
With spring coming to fruition and summer around the corner, many homeowners are going to opt to put their home on the market. Spring and early summer is a great time of year to showcase a homes curb appeal.... Dogwoods and Crab Apple trees in full bloom, fresh bark mulch, gardens starting their seasonal bloom, the lawn lush and green from the spring rains.... it certainly a time of year that can inspire a home buyer. So what is curb appeal? Curb appeal is the attractiveness of … Continue reading...
While spring has been of to a bit of a rainy start here in New England, the spring real estate market is beginning to bloom. Home sellers are often told to stage their kitchen, stage their bathrooms or even are asked to stage their master bedrooms. But often, home sellers are in such a rush to get their homes to market, they forget about their decks. Decks can be an expensive home improvement, especially if you are using upgraded materials, you certainly want to highlight your homes … Continue reading...
There is a process to selling your home. The process to selling your home involves more calling an agent to slap a sign in the yard. Once you have the thought of selling your home, contact an agent and get an overview of the home selling process. Make the home selling process work for you. Most home sellers expect to get top dollar for their home and want it sold quickly with few hassles. If this is your expectation when it comes time to sell your home don't short the … Continue reading...
If you are a first time home seller or haven't sold a house recently you probably have a lot of questions and wondering what is involved. I have put together what home sellers need to know to successfully sell their home. There are many aspects that go into selling a home. And, for the first time home seller or for someone that hasn't sold in awhile there is much to know. In the 18+ years I have been in the business there has been some major shifts in how buyers buy and … Continue reading...
I have been listing and showing homes for over 18 years north and northwest of Boston Massachusetts. Over the course of those 18 years, I have had many sellers try to make their home into something it is not thru their real estate description on their home's listing. Sellers will often want to over exaggerate on descriptions. Other times an overzealous agent will puff the description to try and give your home the appeal that isn't there. We have all seen those too good to be true, … Continue reading...
