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COLORADO REAL ESTATE ARTICLES
Step 13 To Selling Your Home: We’ve received an offer! What does it Mean?
Fabulous! We’ve gotten our first offer. We’ll review it carefully together. A few main points we want you to pay particular attention to in the contract are the: Offer price: What price did you want for your home? What is the least amount you’d be willing to sell your home for?...
Step 12 To Selling Your Home: The First Week Your Home Is On the Market
The first week your home is on the market, there are two very important metrics which we keep a close eye on: Number of Showings Our goal is to have between 5 – 10 showings, depending on the time of the year, the first week your home is on the market. If we don’t have at least 5 showings we may...
Your Tax Refund Can Help You Achieve Your Homebuying Goals
Have you been saving up to buy a home this year? If so, you know there are a variety of expenses involved – from your down payment to closing costs. But there’s good news – your tax refund can help you achieve your goals by paying for some of these expenses.SmartAsset estimates the average...
Step 11 to Selling Your Home: Time for Showings!
Fabulous news! We are now showing your home!! Here are a few things to keep in mind before every showing: Have your home look just like it did for the photographs (ie. clean, all dishes put away, floors free of dog hair, etc) Put all toilet seat lids down Open all curtains/blinds Turn on all...
Step 10 To Selling Your Home: Putting your listings on Zillow & other sites…
Once your property goes live in the MLS, it will be put it on the rest of the real estate websites, i.e.: ColoProperty.com Homes.com Nexdoor.com Zillow.com Realtor.com This process takes 24 – 48 hours depending on the site so be patient. We will also send you the link to the custom website...
Step 9 To Selling Your Home: My property is live in the MLS. Now what?
Congratulations, your home is now on the market and all the hard work you’ve put in thus far should start paying off! So far, you’ve done a lot of prep work to get your home market ready. Now it’s our job to bring you an offer. Generally, it takes 24-48 hours before we get our first showing...
Step 8 to Selling Your Home: We will Pre-Market Your Home
While the professional photos are being edited, we’ll market your home before it’s even on the market by executing the below strategies. We’ll discuss which tactics make the most sense for your property and situation: Advertise your home via the Custom website. This is a great way to expose...
Step 7 to Selling Your Home: Professional Photography
We’re so close to getting your home on the market! Last step is professional photography. We’ll let you know a few days in advance when the appointment is taking place. The appointment itself will take between 1 – 2 hours for condos and 2 – 4 hours for single family homes/townhouses,...
Step 6 To Selling Your Home: Deep Clean
This should be done the day before or the morning of the photography appointment. We want your home sparkling clean, especially the kitchen and bathrooms. If you don’t want to personally clean your home, we’d be happy to send our cleaning crew over to clean it. They charge flat rates depending on...
NATIONAL REAL ESTATE ARTICLES
A Record Percent of Buyers Are Planning To Move in 2025 – Are You?
This could be the year to sell your house – and here’s why. According to a recent NerdWallet survey, 15% of people are planning to buy a home this year. That’s actually a record high for this survey (see graph below):Here's why this is such a big deal. The percentage has been hovering between...
Home Price Growth Is Moderating – Here’s Why That’s Good for You
Over the past few years, home prices skyrocketed. That’s been frustrating for buyers, leaving many wondering if they’d ever get a shot at owning a home. But here’s some welcome news: that whirlwind pace of home price growth is slowing down.Home Prices Are Rising at a Healthy PaceAt the national...
Why Buying a Home Now Is Your Winning Play
Some HighlightsYou may be sitting on the sidelines wondering if it’s better to buy now or wait. But buying before the spring rush may be a game-changing decision.Moving this winter can give you significant advantages, like less competition, more negotiating power, and lower prices.If you’re able...
The Perks of Buying a Fixer-Upper
There’s no denying affordability is tough right now. But that doesn’t mean you have to put your plans to buy a home on the back burner.If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves (or hire someone who will), buying a house that needs some work could open the door to homeownership. Here’s everything...
The 3 Biggest Mistakes Sellers Are Making Right Now
If you want to sell your house, having the right strategies and expectations is key. But some sellers haven’t adjusted to where the market is today. They’re not factoring in that there are more homes for sale or that buyers are being more selective with their budgets. And those sellers are making...
Buyer Bright Spot: There Are More Homes on the Market
The past few years have been challenging for homebuyers, especially with higher home prices and mortgage rates. And if you’re trying to buy a home, it’s easy to worry you won’t be able to find something in your budget.But here’s what you need to know. The number of homes for sale has grown a whole...
The Real Benefits of Buying a Home This Year
Have you been wondering whether you should keep renting or finally make the leap into homeownership? It’s a big decision, and let’s be real — renting can feel like the easier option, especially if buying a home feels out of reach.But here’s the thing: a recent report from Bank of America...
Time in the Market Beats Trying To Time the Market
Some HighlightsAre you torn between whether to buy a home now or wait? Consider this.Forecasts show prices will climb for at least the next 5 years. If you wait, the price of a home will be higher later on. But, if you buy a $400K now, you could gain roughly $83K in equity as prices rise.If...
The Secret To Selling? Using an Agent To Get Your House Noticed
In a recent survey, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) asked sellers what they want most from a real estate agent. The number one answer was to help market their house.It makes sense. The way your agent markets your house can be the difference between whether or not it stands out and gets...
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