Now is not the time to play pricing games. If you're listing your home and thinking, “Let’s go high and leave room to negotiate,” it’s time for a reality check. Buyers don’t shop for homes the way they haggle over used cars. Just like no one pulls into the gas station...
While standing in line for coffee recently, I overheard a conversation that stopped me in my tracks: Someone casually remarked that real estate agents are the ones who set home prices. I didn’t chime in – I’m not in the habit of interrupting strangers – but that one...
Mortgage rates made a brief dip into the mid-6 percent range last week, and it was just enough to send some hopeful buyers back into search mode. The change was small – about half a percent – but, for some, it was a tipping point that finally made the math work. The...
A funny thing happened on the way to showing property: I hurt myself. Not just a little bump or a stubbed toe – this one was a doozy. While stepping from one concrete surface to another, I caught a raised lip and rolled my left ankle hard. Down I went. For the record,...
At a recent meeting of the Mountain Resort Communities Association of Realtors, I was asked point blank why, as the local real estate columnist, I wasn't reporting on the ongoing fracas between the Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee (AWAC) and a vocal group of...
Getting ready to sell your house and hoping to squeeze every dollar out of it without spending a fortune? You're not alone. The good news is, you don’t need to hire a designer or gut your kitchen to make a solid impression. A little sweat equity, a few smart tweaks...
