Posts with tag selling a house

In this buyers' market, even the newbie lookers are savvy to listing descriptions. Who among us doesn't know that "cozy" means "small," or that "needs some TLC" means "bring your bulldozer?" But about a decade ago, Paul Anglin, who teaches real estate and housing trends at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada,... Continue Reading »

Selling houses in today's economy is tough, so who couldn't use a little bit of help -- or even witchcraft. In Salem, Mass., Lori Bruno, a self-proclaimed psychic who says she's descended from a witch who was burned at the stake during medieval Europe's bubonic plague, blesses homes to rid them of sadness and negative... Continue Reading »

Real estate agents come in all different stripes, but it takes a personal experience to hammer that home. As my bio says, I'm a management consultant for institutions in the real estate industry, and have been working in the real estate space for several years. But recently, my wife accepted a tremendous opportunity for... Continue Reading »

A thorough home inspection is a critical step in the home-buying process, which is one reason that it's typically thought of as something the buyer has to do. There are, however, a few things that a seller can do to make the process smoother and ensure that a property... Continue Reading »

If you need to sell a house that's underwater, the last thing you want to do is shell out a realtor fee that's going to cut into your loss even more. But doing an FSBO in this market means a lot more than sticking a sign on your lawn and listing a few open houses in the local paper. You need to be persistent, networked... Continue Reading »