Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
In Massachusetts home that are new to the market show up as a "NEW listing" for four days. From a marketing standpoint your listing is only new once. It is important for a seller to make the most of the first few days to the first couple of weeks of their new listing. The new listing period thru the first couple of weeks is a very critical time for the sale of your home. It is the period that will get the most amount of attention from the very best buyers. If it all … Continue reading...
You list your home and you anxiously await an offer. Showings are sporadic. Thirty days go by, then sixty then ninety. Then you pass the average days on market in your area. It starts to become obvious to you that your house is not selling and now your are getting worried. The days on market (DOM) is the amount of time from the day you list a property until the day you take your house of the market due to an accepted offer. Typical DOM runs about 74 to 120 days in our area and can be very … Continue reading...
Following is a post I listed on Active Rain, a real estate blogging platform. Once you prepare you home and price it right, nothing gets buyers as interested as quality real estate photography. Excerpt of the post below: I am a big proponent of quality photography for real estate. Almost 90% of all buyer use the internet to find the home they are going to purchase. You need to compel a home buyer to pick up the phone to call for a personal showing there is no better way than to create … Continue reading...
Re-listing Your Home! Avoid being an EXPIRED LISTING again!! It’s happened! Your listing is about to expire and your home hasn’t sold. The initial listing period agreed upon between you and your real estate agent has expired. As expected you are probably disappointed and frustrated because your home did not sell and you are wondering what to do next. Stay calm; it’s not the end of the world! There are strategies that can help you sell your home. For starters, don't panic. You … Continue reading...
