Are you wondering what you can do to sell your home quickly without spending a lot of money in home renovations? All you may need is some practical advice on how to showcase your home to attract potential buyers. A buyer makes a decision whether or not they want to buy your home within 5 seconds of walking in the front door. The idea behind home staging is to prepare your home to appeal to the widest audience of viewers. Like a display suite, your house should encourage buyers to visualize living there. If your hom... read more

Here are several points to consider when looking for a professional/reliable Realtor: • Obtain recommendations from friends and business associates;• Check the reputation of the brokerage firm;• Go to several open houses and build a rapport with the agents, then choose the one you think is best for your needs;• Look for an agent who is familiar with the area you want to live in;• Review ads in your local newspaper;• Note the "For Sale" signs and jot down the key information as you driv... read more

Showing a house is a lot like going on a first date: you try to look well groomed even if that's not how you normally look! The old adage about first impressions being the most important is just as true for your home as it is for you. A clean house gives prospective buyers the impression that the whole house is well maintained including the out of sight items such as plumbing or heating. Most sellers know that a tidy home can help their home sell faster but 'clean' is a relative term. What one person finds acceptab... read more

Of course what most of us tout is location, location, location. It is important to understand how price and location fit together. When it comes to selling, the importance of pricing a home is superior to everything else. A simple illustration is to picture a home for sale in the best location you can imagine. Then put a price on it that is too high by market comparison. The result will be that the home may be admired by many but no offers will come since the price is attracting the wrong crowd. To further illustra... read more

For nearly a decade, real estate markets across Canada sizzled with high demand and price increases that outpaced wage growth. Recently, markets have begun to normalize due to a variety of factors: higher interest rates, tougher lending regulations, foreign buyer restrictions in some communities, volatile stock markets and job uncertainty due to changes in international trade agreements. As markets normalize, more effort may be required to sell quickly and for an optimal price.Make the First 10 Seconds CountFirst i... read more