Posts with tag 'Infographics'

Every home seller wants to get the best possible price for their property in the least amount of time. But setting a reasonable and realistic price is essential. Get it wrong and you risk your home sitting on the market or letting it go for less than it's worth.

Here are six common errors I see sometimes in the Roanoke Valley that you'll want to avoid when determining a list price for your home:

Starting too high

It might be tempting to aim for a high price when you first list, assuming you can always lower it later if there isn't a lot of interest. Unfortunately, this is often counterproductive.

Both house-hunters and Realtors actively monitor new properties listed in their local areas, and if they see your home suffer a significant discount after a few months, they're...

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I work with a lot of homes that have been rehabbed before going on the market, so I'm always interested in home improvements and the effect they have on a home's value.

The National Association of REALTORS put out a Remodeling Impact Report. The report looks at the typical cost of remodeling projects as estimated by members of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. It also reports what Realtors are seeing in the market regarding home improvements. 

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To say that the internet has changed the way buyers look for homes is an understatement. Visit nearly any Realtor's website in the Roanoke Valley -- or any market -- and you'll find not only their own listings, but the entire market's inventory of listings just waiting to be searched.

So it was no surprise when the National Association of Realtors reported in its 2016 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends study that searching online for homes increased among all age groups in 2015. In fact, for every age group except homebuyers aged 70-90, looking at online listings is the first step they took in the homebuying process. And 65 percent of all buyers walked through at least one home as a result of searching online.

So what does this tell buyers and sellers? For buyers, the best sources of informatio...

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