Selling Your Home

No matter the price, area, or type of house - basic curb appeal can set the scene to attracting buyers to a property. The majority of home buyers look online or drive by before contacting an realtor. As a result, the outside of the home is always a major selling point.

The decision to buy starts when the buyers step out of their car in front of the...

If you've been thinking about selling your home, you might be waiting until the "market is right". After all, if the local market suddenly booms, your property will likely sell for a higher price.

That may be true. However, there are other factors to consider in your decision to list.

For example, will you be buying a new home as well? If so, then th...

Say you’re a homeowner wanting to sell your two-storey, detached home. You sit down and make a list of things that need to get done to make your property as attractive as possible to buyers. You consider the backyard. “Hmm,” you think. “Doesn’t our deck need a new finish and our flowerbed need new edging stones?”

Then you think about the basement...

At first glance your closets may seem like insignificant or unassuming rooms in your home. The truth is, however, that closets can be real selling features. Homes must have storage. From clothes to food to cleaning supplies, closets are the heart of every clean house.

The first order of business in revamping your closets is to get rid of the clutter...

Are you looking to do some remodeling in your house to prepare for selling?  This is a great article to help you determine on what remodeling projects tend to pay off for long term real estate value.

If your home is dated, replacing light fixtures can be an easy low cost project. Kitchens and master baths are the first place to start for major overha...

By Barb Schwarz, Stagedhomes.com



Many years ago, I coined the saying “The investment IN staging your home will always be less than a price reduction ON your home!” And that statement is as true today as it was all the way back in 1973, when I developed the concept of staging.

The math is pretty simple. Imagine a $300,000 home that’s been on the marke...