Tweet Whose Commission Is It? One of the most common reasons buyers want to deal directly with the seller is because they feel they can save the commission. It’s a valid consideration but interestingly, it’s the same reason the seller isn’t employing an agent. Both parties cannot save the commission. The buyer feels they have…
Category Archives: Seller Tips
Yep – That’s Mold !
Tweet Mold.. that 4 letter word people love to say whenever they see something odd or discolored on a wall or ceiling. I have heard buyers call it out; home inspectors and some of my fellow real estate professionals. However there is one HUGE problem with this…. No one knows if in fact it IS…
The Rouge Realtor
Tweet So you have hired a Realtor and they are working hard for you. Their first and foremost job is to protect your interests and get you through the real estate transaction. But what if they take this too far? I recently heard a story where a buyer put an offer in on a house…
Why can’t I sell it just the way it looks now?
Tweet We have been extremely lucky so far in our experience when working with sellers. When we have been hired by sellers and we make our pre-listing Do-To List; our sellers have done everything we suggested and more! While we are not Professional Stagers – We have worked in this business long enough and have…
The State of the Market – DC Real Estate September 2012
Tweet The Real Estate market in Washington DC continues to be quite strong. The number of Active listings have remained all year at about 30% lower than last year. July was down almost 35% from the same time last year. As Fall approaches many buyers who have been wanting to buy this year; are looking…
I don’t want to give my property away!!!
Tweet I recently had a seller say to me; “I want to sell it; but I don’t want to give it away!”. Well I can assure you; in all my years in this business – I have never given a property away! What is important to understand is – who sets the sales price of…
It’s True – A great Kitchen WILL sell a house…
Tweet I was reading an article this morning about how Kitchens Sell a House. Well it’s very true. How we live and entertain today is very unlike how people used to live. Several years ago I was working with a seller of a small brick colonial home in Bethesda. The kitchen was as big as…
Prices Rise; Appraisals struggle
Tweet As home prices rise in the Washington DC real estate market; appraisals don’t always catch up as quickly; and can cause a huge snag in the middle of the real estate transaction. Buyers in DC are seeing a much lower inventory of homes for sale; and basic supply-demand economics have prices creeping up. Once…
I have multiple offers – What should I do?
Tweet Now most home sellers would be thrilled with just one offer, let alone multiple ones at the same time. This is however happening more and more in the DC market, as the inventory of great properties stays at a multi-year low. So what are some things to consider if there are multiple offers? -Look…
Happy New Year….and… should I list now?
Tweet Well as I drove in to the office today I noticed that EVERYONE seems that they are now back to work. DC traffic was back to it’s obnoixous self. Now that the Holidays are gone and people are already breaking those New Year’s resolutions; the Real Estate market is too waking up after what…
