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Category: Real Estate

Proven Strategies Realtors Use to Make Properties More Attractive

Proven Strategies Realtors Use to Make Properties More Attractive

During the coronavirus pandemic, a property’s curb appeal means more than ever. After all, prospective buyers are no longer able to tour properties with the freedom they once could. Either a property attracts potential purchasers from the outside or dissuades them from looking further.  If you are in the process of attempting to sell a property during the pandemic and are worried about its outward appearance, there are some critical steps that you can follow to make sure that your home is as[...]

How Realtors Should Clean Listed Properties in the Coronavirus Era

How Realtors Should Clean Listed Properties in the Coronavirus Era

One facet of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused many people to worry is the length of time the virus can survive on surfaces. Added to this risk is the fear that people are not cleaning surfaces or properties correctly. If you are selling a property, you want to do whatever possible to avoid leaving prospective buyers worried that they will accidentally be exposed to the virus while viewing it. The following reviews some critical steps you can take to keep your home clean as you try to sell i[...]

What Realtors Should Expect From the Housing Market

As most realtors can tell you, spring is often a busy time for buying and selling property. COVID-19 and its resulting chaos, however, has pushed both property buyers and sellers into uncertain areas. Many shelter-in-place orders have forced realtors to cancel open houses which have led to the postponed sales of a lot of property.   Even during the pandemic, however, many people in Florida are still interested in purchasing and/or selling property in the near future. Realtors will likely be[...]

Five Pieces of Advice for Selling Property During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  The coronavirus pandemic led to quick and substantial changes for many industries, including real estate. While some sellers decided it was best to pull their property from the market, other people are still trying to sell their property. If you are trying to sell your home in this market, there are some helpful things that you can do to make sure the transaction proceeds as smoothly as possible. Provide Video Tours Instead of Open Houses Before the pandemic, open houses were an excellent[...]

How Will the Coronavirus Impact the Real Estate Industry?

  In a short time, the real estate market went from a busy and competitive market to a much slower one as a result of the coronavirus. Once packed, many open houses have become more sparsely attended while other open houses have been canceled altogether.  Understandably, many property owners are suspicious of having strangers examine their property and potentially spread COVID-19. This is just one of several ways that the real estate market has changed as a result of the coronavirus. This [...]

Four Common Questions All Realtors Should Know How to Answer

Realtors do not have it easy. Among other challenges, realtors must deal with many people’s less-than-stellar opinions about them. Of course, in reality, the value of realtors might change between agents, but realtors are far from worthless. Realtors not only know how to sell properties, but they also understand how to seek out prospective buyers and sellers that someone might never find on their own.  To determine your worth as a realtor, sellers and buyers rely on many tactics including fir[...]

Property Trends in 2020

Since 2010, many real estate trends have come and gone. For example, many homeowners were concerned about losing their homes a decade ago. Today, Millennials are the dominant force in the real estate market rather than Baby Boomers.  The following reviews some of the various trends in the property acquisition process that the most adept realtors should understand. Buyers are Seeking Affordable Markets For years, various real estate markets hit high selling prices and bubble after bubble of hot [...]

Weighing the Advantages (and Disadvantages) of an Open House

  For many years, realtors have relied on open houses to gain interest in a property. Like many parts of the property acquisition process, some realtors swear by open houses and others think the process is overrated.  If you are a realtor who is considering whether there is any reason for holding an open house, the following outlines the various advantages (and disadvantages) that you should consider. Reasons to Think Twice About Holding an Open House Some of the reasons why you should thi[...]

Factors That Influence Property Prices

One of the most critical factors to consider when selling a property is whether it has been appropriately priced. Realtors and their clients must make sure that the best possible price is assigned to the property, but this is often not easy to do. Overpricing a property can damage its appeal, even if you decide to drop the property’s price later. Underpricing a property will result in multiple offers and dashed expectations. While there is no universal way to price a property, there are some c[...]

Avoiding Six Small Issues That can Ruin Property Sales

Selling a property can be a stressful and time-consuming process. While the issues that disrupt property sales are sometimes big ones, other times the issue that interferes with a property sale is quite small on its face. Realtors should understand some of the smallest issues that can ultimately end up disrupting a property sale. Missing Cover Plates Most people never have their property in perfect condition. Instead, it is common for small things to never get repaired or go missing and never ge[...]