If you want to sell a condo in today’s real estate market, there are 3 items to check with your condo association before you put your condo up for sale: Owner occupancy – Most buyers today don’t have a 20% down payment. If you want to open up your condo to the largest buyer pool, [...]

When you’re selling your home, it’s very important to get feedback on these 3 points: 1. Market Level – This answers the question “What’s going on in the market?” by asking a lot of other questions How quickly are properties like yours selling? How many months of inventory are currently for sale? How many homes [...]

You’ve decided that it’s the right time for you to sell your house. Most of the items in your home are yours to take with you when you move but a few are not. There are 2 categories that sometimes cause confusion deciding what is supposed to stay with the house – Fixtures and Appliances. [...]

Have you started to notice QR codes like this one? QR stands for Quick Response. These 2 dimensional pictures are a new form of bar code which can be scanned using a cell phone and one of the many free bar code apps. QR codes bridge print advertising with mobile media and make it easy [...]

When selling a house, the asking price you choose will help determine how much activity you get. Today I want to talk about the finer details of pricing that most people don’t think about. For years real estate followed the Ronco-matic style of pricing. Instead of $19.95 for a blender though, it was $239,900 for [...]

Are you thinking about selling a piece of real estate or selling your home and moving up but have questions about today’s market? Please join me for a free seminar and get your real estate questions answered. When: Wednesday, September 29th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM Where: Medford Fire Station 5 Zero Medford Street (at [...]

When you are selling a home, you need to give the buyer “a good clear record and marketable title”. What that means is that all previous liens must be paid off or discharged before the buyer takes ownership of the property. Real estate contracts allow you to use the proceeds of the sale to pay [...]

If you’re selling a piece of real estate in Massachusetts, you don’t need to physically attend the closing. This can save you time if you’re in the midst of moving into your new home, or just free up extra time in your schedule. Follow these 3 steps and you can skip going to the closing: [...]

I’ve been trying to show a house for sale in Medford. The listing agent is a good agent. I’ve worked with him before and I respect him. Unfortunately, in order for this house to be shown, he needs to meet buyers and their agents and “escort” them through the house. 3 times my client and [...]

Have you ever looked at houses for sale online? Some agents do a lovely job of photographing a house while others look like they took the photos using their cell phone without even getting out of their car (I wish I was joking but I’ve actually seen that). Buyers have made it clear – they [...]