Posts with tag how to sell your house

By Roslyn Ashford, Zillow Blog Contributor Plenty of home stagers will tell you that the best time to hire one is every time a home is listed for sale. But as a stager, I have found some homes need more staging assistance than others. My experience has found that the strongest cases for home staging are either: •... Continue Reading »

One look at the well-trimmed landscaping and welcoming brick facade of this three-bedroom Houston home, and you may wonder why it's still on the market. But take a gander inside and ... whoa! Little green pod people everywhere! No, wait. It's just green cellophane -- yards and yards of the stuff -- wrapped around... Continue Reading »

With the housing market still reeling, buyer confidence is not what it used to be. Houses idle on the market longer as buyers wait for some sign that we've hit bottom. As lenders tighten their credit guidelines, homebuyers are finding it harder to qualify for loans. But not every market suffers equally, according to the... Continue Reading »

Snapping a few shots with a cell phone camera won't cut it when selling a house. And although a digital camera is definitely a step up, it still may not do the trick. SLR cameras are the way to go and well worth the time and investment when posting real estate photos online. Real estate agents swear by them and won't... Continue Reading »

If your home is languishing on the market, there are many tips that promise to help bring about a sale. But there's only one that requires a prayer and a spade. The solution to your selling woes? Bury a St. Joseph statue in your yard, head down. Joseph may have been a carpenter who couldn't find a real roof to put over... Continue Reading »