Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
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...
When listing a home much of the success lies with the real estate agent you choose. Avoid the top mistakes when hiring a listing agent to list and sell your home. Hire the right listing agent and things will go relatively smoothly, but hire the wrong listing agent and you will end up disappointed in the end. Take the time to interview several agents so you have a full understanding of what is ahead of you. You will be in a contract with your listing agent for a period of time which … Continue reading...
Buying a home is a big deal. There are many aspects and phases of buying a home that legal and financial ramifications while going through the home buying process as well as long after you have closed on your home. Good decisions need to be made. Avoid these common home buying mistakes that can turn the American Dream into a nightmare. 14 Common Home Buying Mistakes Failing to Get Pre-Approved Getting a mortgage pre-approval letter is the first step of the home buying process. … Continue reading...
In my little part of the real estate world the real estate market is hot. Open houses are flooded with 40 - 50 buyers in an afternoon, with multiple offers that Monday or Tuesday. It is certainly a red hot seller's market. I also hear from many of my counterparts across the country and hear similar news. The real estate market is a hot seller's market in many markets across the country. Unfortunately its not all that fun to be a buyer in a hot seller's market. But for most home buyer's … Continue reading...
Most home buyers and sellers have some concept of single agency when it comes to real estate. Agency is the relationship between a home buyer or home seller and their real estate agent. Agency determines who the agent works for in the relationship and what level of service they can provide you. You have the listing agent or seller's agent that work for a seller and owes the seller a fiduciary responsibility. Or, you have the buyer's agent who represents the buyer and owes them … Continue reading...
It is so much work to get your house ready to sell. You take weeks even months preparing your home, the showings start and you are so anxious to get feedback from each home buyer, hoping this is the one. Sometimes the home buyer's feedback is straight forward other times it needs to be put in context with other home buyers feedback to get a full understanding of what is going on. Home buyer feedback is one of the best tools we have to monitor what is going on with your … Continue reading...
So I just arrived back at the office from a showing where I heard, I have a "family member who is a real estate agent" they will be handling the transactions. This article discusses five reasons why may not want to hire a family member as your real estate agent. This woman spent a half an hour on the phone with me saying her and her husband are wanting to downsize their home and they don't know where to start. I layed out the steps for her that made sense for their … Continue reading...
You will often hear real estate agents say.... your first offer is your best offer. Now is this a cliche or is it fact? As a real estate agent, I can tell you this statement is mostly true. It is not just a cliche and I am going to go into why "your first offer is the best offer" is often correct. All too often sellers will be very adamant when a listing first comes on the market. Activity is good and the home seller is feeling confident. Go back to when your agent … Continue reading...
You take the time to prepare your home and list your property. The family is ready to show on a moments notice. You are just waiting for the offers to roll in after the first open house. No offers, than a week passes, a month passes, than 2 months.... Showings are almost non-existent. The confidence you had to begin with turns to doubt, now you are wondering how do I know if my home is overpriced. When listing your home their are 3 critical keys to successful … Continue reading...
Does Dealing Directly With The Listing Agent Save You Money? Some home buyers think that if they go to an open house or call the listing agent directly on a home they will save money. The thought is if they deal directly with the listing agent they will receive an edge in negotiations and/or the listing agent will give up part of their commission to make the deal work. So will going directly to the listing agent save you money? In reality, yes you may have the illusion of saving money … Continue reading...