As the holidays approach, home sellers are often tempted to take their homes off the market until spring―or even wait until spring to list. After all, buyers are too busy now to search for houses, right? In a word, no. As a rule, you should list your home when you want to sell it, not when you think it will sell, because no one can predict with any certainty when the right buyer might show up at your door. In fact, canceling or postponing your listing may actually prove counterproductive. Here Continue Reading
3 Reasons to Keep Your Home Listed During the Holidays
As the holidays approach, home sellers are often tempted to take their homes off the market until spring―or even wait until spring to list. After all, buyers are too busy now to search for houses, right? In a word, no. As a rule, you should list your home when you want to sell it, not when you think it will sell, because no one can predict with any certainty when the right buyer might show up at your door. In fact, canceling or postponing your listing may actually prove counterproductive. Here Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Day Shortcuts to Help the Holiday Host
If you're in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this year, use these shortcuts to cut down on time and mess. These tips will help you create an impressive feast with less stress. Painless Potatoes If you're making mashed potatoes, consider skipping the tedious peeling step―as you know, most of the nutrients are in the potato skin. It's all a matter of preference, but mashed potatoes can taste good with skins as long as you use thin-skinned potatoes such as Yukon Gold. Clean and scrub the outside Continue Reading
Fewer Cash Investors, Distressed Home Sales Decline
Distressed homes accounted for only eight percent of all home sales in August. Six percent of sales were foreclosures, while only two percent were short sales. This is the second straight month the number of distressed homes remained in the single digits. A year ago, distressed homes represented 12 percent of the market. And fewer distressed homes available for sale led to higher prices; foreclosures sold on average 14 percent below market value in August, compared with 20 percent in July. Short Continue Reading
