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How to Prepare for a Home Appraisal and Buyer Inspection

Home Appraisal and Buyer Inspection October 20, 2020 by Kasia Harmata Leave a Comment

Part of the escrow process is the ordering of an appraisal by the buyer’s lender. Another major aspect is the ordering of a home inspection by the buyer themselves. It’s important to understand the goal and function of each of these. It’s also important to know what to expect as the home seller from each of these buyer-side actions. 

Keep in mind, even if selling to an all-cash buyer, they’ll likely still require a home inspection prior to closing. They may request a home appraisal too, even though there’s no lender involved in the sale. While you can potentially negotiate for no contingencies, it’s rare that buyers will move forward without at least an inspection.

Thus, it’s important to be prepared for both a home appraisal and buyer inspection, regardless of the circumstances of the sale.

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Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Home Appraisal, Home Inspection, Home Listing, Home Pricing, Home Selling, Negotiating, Pre-Listing Audit, Residential Real Estate, Seller Success

Developing a Winning Home Sale Preparation Strategy

Home Sale Preparation September 17, 2020 by Kasia Harmata Leave a Comment

For most home sales, getting your home in order is one of the most important things you can do. Doing so will help quickly increase perceived value and ensure you get fair-priced offers. Accomplishing this goal starts with taking the time to define a home sale preparation plan. As is often said, first impressions are everything. Thus, you want to put your home in the best possible light and amaze anyone who comes to an open house or private showing.

Before you focus on the finishing touches, you’ll need to deal with the basic aspects of home sale preparation. The scope of this prep will be individual to each property. Factors such as the property condition, existing furnishings and issues discovered during the home pre-listing audit all play a large role in what needs to be done.

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Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Distressed Property, Home Pricing, Home Renovations, Home Selling, Luxury Home, Seller Success, Starter Home

Why You Need to Analyze the Local Housing Market

Local Housing Market September 15, 2020 by Kasia Harmata Leave a Comment

Have you ever seen a home sell for a great profit, right before the local housing market takes a dive? It might seem like they practically had a crystal ball telling them when the optimal time to sell was.

Alternatively, have you ever seen a home sell for cheap during a down market, with the market rebounding shortly thereafter? Truly the stuff nightmares are made of!

Luckily, making sure you fall closer to the former and further from the latter is less ambiguous than you might think. Like most things in life, understanding context is key to perfecting a home sale strategy.

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Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: CMA, Comparative Market Analysis, Home Pricing, Home Selling, Marketing Plan, Real Estate Agents, Realty, Seller Success

What Is a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

Comparative Market Analysis September 10, 2020 by Kasia Harmata Leave a Comment

Pricing your home correctly is the most important piece of your home listing strategy by far. All of the marketing and networking efforts you and your real estate agent make to sell your home will be ineffective if it is overpriced by a large margin. Any good pricing exercise is based around a solid comparative market analysis, or CMA.

A CMA is a report on a specific property (e.g. your home). It aggregates home values for similar properties within a limited distance that were on the market within a specific time period. The distance is typically within 1 mile of the subject property and the period of time is typically 3 months.

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Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: CMA, Comparative Market Analysis, Home Pricing, Home Selling, Marketing Plan, Pre-Listing Audit, Real Estate Agents, Realty, Seller Success

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