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Home Sellers: How Important Is Energy Efficiency?
If you're in the housing market as a seller, you should know what features buyers are looking for in a new home. Our real estate agents are accustomed to selling homes in the South Bend area and know a thing or two about what buyers really want. Chief among them is energy efficiency, but does your home deserve that label?
Energy Efficiency: What's the Big Deal?
Maybe you've lived in your home for a few years, or perhaps you've been there for decades. In either case, the chances are you've grown accustomed to paying your energy bills at roughly the same clip year after year; however, like most of us, shopping around for better rates or, better yet, improving the energy efficiency of our homes isn't on our radar.
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Home Sellers: These Are the 5 Exterior Features Buyers Want
If your home will soon be listed among South Bend homes for sale, you've probably already been busy updating its interior to make it appealing to home buyers. While making the interior of your home shine is certainly essential, your home's exterior needs some attention too, and overlooking it can be an expensive mistake. Getting your home sold quickly and at the right price means presenting a complete package to potential buyers, a home that is attractive and functional inside and out. So what can you do to make your home's exterior more appealing to buyers? Here are the 5 exterior features buyers want:
- Exterior lighting – Outdoor lighting is the top exterior feature buyers look for as they shop for a new home. Exterior lighting is attractive, increasing curb appeal, and it's also a key feature for home security purposes. Lighting to consider includes walkway lights, spotlights to highlight landscape features, and soft pendant lighting for porches or patios.
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Agents and REALTORS®: Real Estate Pros Explained
Are you buying or selling a home? This is one of the most important transactions you'll ever make, and you already know you need a professional to guide you through the process. But what are your options for real estate agents, and what are the differences between them? Real estate brokers, agents, and REALTORS® are all property pros who can help buyers and sellers, but they have different qualifications and responsibilities. Whether you're buying your first home or turning over yet another investment property, it's never too late to brush up on their backgrounds and understand the distinctions between your professional options. Instead of using these terms interchangeably, make sure you know what each word means.
So, what's the difference between real estate agents, real estate brokers, and REALTORS®? At Cressy & Everett Real Estate, our real estate agents and REALTORS® are committed to representing every client with compassion and transparency. We want you to be as informed and empowered as possible, so here's our breakdown of the roles that each of us play.
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Setting Your Listing Price: Start By Doing Your Homework
Determining an appropriate listing price is one of the most critical steps toward selling your home. Typically, the most interest in your home will be in the first few weeks it's on the market. So overpricing your home can scare away lots of potential buyers. But how do you know what a fair selling price for your home is? Doing research will help you get it right. Our real estate agents work with clients throughout Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan to list their homes on the local real estate markets. Here are three resources to help you determine a listing price for your home.
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5 Things Buyers Will Hate About Your Home
We all know a lot goes into staging your home to show it to potential buyers. It's not easy. And at risk of dwelling a little too much on the negative, you might be doing a few things wrong.
Buyers tend to be picky, and our real estate agents are here to make sure you avoid any of the common mistakes that could make selling your house harder than it has to be. Watch out for these buyer turn-offs that could be costing you a sale.
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