Posts with tag selling a home

Best Day to List Your Home for Sale? Friday

TGIF, indeed! Friday isn't just the day to kick off the weekend -- it's also the best day to list your home for sale, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Last year, sellers who listed their homes for sale on a Friday bagged 99.1 percent of their original asking price, on average. That's the best return of any day of the... Continue Reading »

Home Selling Advice: What You Should Know About Today's Homebuyers

By Brendon DeSimone Many parts of the country are seeing an uptick in real estate activity. We've been hearing for months now that buyers have returned; that it has become cheaper to own than to rent in many markets; and that sellers are realizing their once unsaleable homes may have a market. If you're a seller, it's... Continue Reading »

November Pending Home Sales Highest in 2.5 Years

A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in two and a half years, the latest sign of improvement in the once-battered housing market. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 1.7 percent in November... Continue Reading »

Sealing the Deal: Creative Ways to Clinch a Real Estate Sale

By Brendon Desimone Real estate buyers and sellers often come close to making a deal -- but something stands in their way. Multiple offers and counters fly back and forth over the course of several weeks. Maybe the buyer and seller are just a few thousand dollars apart on price. There could be one sticking point that... Continue Reading »

6 Tips for Selling Your Home This Fall

By Jerry Kronenberg Fall is second only to spring as the busiest time of the year for home sales -- and Idaho Realtor Gail Hartnett sees this autumn as an especially good time to have your property on the market. "Inventory is low, so if you have your house on the market, and it is priced well, it's going to sell," says... Continue Reading »

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