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The third critical element in getting your home "SOLD" is in Promotion. Today most promotion/marketing is done virtually, through the internet. Over 90% of buyers start their home search on line in the comfort of their own home.
I cannot stress enough the importance of having a professionally photographed slideshow of your home and local points of interest in order to draw ...
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Pricing is another critical element in the process of selling your home. It is important to compare "like kind" properties in three categories, giving special attention to those which have already "Sold".
"Active" -- current competition
"Pending"--accepted purchase agreement but not yet closed
"Sold"--closed transaction
It is important to price your ...
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Welcome to my first real estate blog. I will be sharing some thoughts on a weekly basis regarding what I have learned in the past 27 years selling homes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
There are three important steps a seller must take prior to putting their home on the market:
Preparing
Pricing
Promotion
This week I am going to discuss the importance of Preparing your home prior ...
Townhouses continue to make up a good portion of the home inventory and sales in Dakota County so today I’m analyzing the sales of these properties in December as compared to their tax assessed value. Single Family homes have been moving relatively quickly during the past 6 months and my most recent blog entries have shown that, on average, non-bank owned homes sold for 86.6% of tax assessed ...
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The Numbers Are In! Thinking about doing home projects in 2010? Check out Remodeling Magazine's cost vs. value guide for 2009-2010. The best return on project investment in our region of the country? A wood deck. Cost: about $10,000. Return on investment: 82.7%. Click on the highlighted link above for the full report.
Last month I started analysis showing the relationship between a homes sales price and the tax assessed value for single family homes sold in Dakota County Minnesota (November 2009 Sales Analysis). It showed that of the 32 homes sold in November, the average home sold for 90.1% of it’s 2009 tax assessed value.
This was interesting data and it really helps give a rough estimate for homeowners ...
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RE/MAX International Inc. has joined the exclusive ranks of the most successful franchise chains in the world, after being named to the Franchise Times Top 200. RE/MAX made its debut in the number 12 position in the 2009 ranking, in front of all other real estate competitors, and in the company of such top franchises as McDonald's and Marriott Hotels.
"The RE/MAX Network continues to grow because ...
I hope you enjoy this video message, highlighting the latest real estate trends within the Twin Cities Market.
As always, no one can predict the future. Just remember, If you have to sell, sell. If you don't, don't. If you want to buy, there is truly no better time than right now. Regardless of your situation, I would encourage you to consider the following five points when evaluating ...
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We spend January walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. We look at ourselves in the mirror and think that we should lose weight, eat better, exercise more, or just take better care of ourselves and our relationships.
Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.
Have ...