What Should You Disclose When You Sell?
Why Disclosure Is Crucial in Home Sales Selling a home usually involves more than one negotiation session with the buyer. The first round of negotiations involves the buyer and the seller agreeing on a sales price and the terms of the sale. Then, the second phase of negotiations happens after an inspection is performed on […]
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell on a Budget
How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell on a Budget Selling your home is not necessarily an easy task for any homeowner. It gets even tougher when you’re on a tight budget. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of money getting your home ready to sell. Here are […]
Advice for New Real Estate Agents
If you are a new real estate agent, you probably already know that it can be tough to get your name out there in order to get your professional reputation going. Finding clients can be a huge challenge. This is especially true in the first few months of being an agent. Listings are a great […]
Buying a Family-Friendly Home
Every stage of life involves different priorities. Values tend to change as people think about starting families. Those who are looking to buy a home rely on different priorities when they are single, and the same is true for buyers who want to have children in the foreseeable future. Choosing a good home for children […]
Tips for First-Time Home Buyers
When you decide to buy a home for the first time, it’s so exciting that you want to jump online and start looking at listings right away. But you have to remember to remain realistic during these first phases of home buying. Not only do you have to consider what you want in a home, […]
Should You Rent or Buy a Home?
Buying a home is one of the most sought-after goals for many people. They have been saving for years and they finally have enough money for a down payment and all of the other closing costs. But what if this doesn’t describe your situation? Would renting be better for you? In order to answer these […]
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell
Successfully selling your home involves a lot more than simply putting up a sign that says it’s for sale. You need to get your home ready to sell fast, and you can’t accomplish this if you don’t do an honest assessment of the property. You want your home to stand out to potential buyers. Your […]
How to Make Big Data Work for You
Many real estate companies still don’t have a big data strategy, but that is not surprising. This is an emerging technology and as such there is a great deal of uncertainty about the outcome. Builders are yet to warm up to big data mainly because they don’t understand how data will benefit them. Needless to […]
The 2012 Energy Code and Its Impact on Builders
What Is the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code? The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code has been adopted by several states. The new version of the energy code requires more insulation, better windows, tighter ducts and more efficient lighting. Each revision of the code tends to increase the energy performance requirements. The new version isn’t different […]
Big Data Predictions
How Realtors Can Benefit from Big Data Big data was perhaps the biggest buzzword in 2013. People often used the phrase inappropriately without fully understanding what big data meant. This year they are going to understand the concept better. The year 2013 was a big year for ‘Big Data’. Although the bigdata technology didn’t improve […]