Blog – Page 6

Upsizing Your Home

March 27, 2018

| Buying a Home, Local Experts, New Construction, Real Estate

Unfortunately, our homes don’t always grow with us. What may have initially worked fine for a single person, a young couple’s starter home, or a family with a newborn can quickly become too small as families expand and multiple generations live under one roof. Remodeling and adding to your home is one option for creating […]

5 Criteria for Pricing a Home

March 25, 2018

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| Featured Property, Local Experts, Real Estate, Selling a Home

When you decide to put your home up for sale, one of the best ways to determine the asking price is to look at comparable sales. There’s rarely a perfect apples-to-apples comparison, so a pricing decision often relies on comparisons to several recent sales in the area. Here are five criteria to look for in […]

Investments for Home

November 26, 2017

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| Buying a Home, Local Experts, New Construction, Real Estate, Selling a Home

Best Financial Investments for Your Home Over the last couple of years, rehabbing TV shows have become increasingly popular. In these shows, people fix or introduce new features to their homes while adding substantial market value to the house in the process. If you own a home, you can make many of these types of […]

Howell Branch, New

November 14, 2017

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| Buying a Home, Featured Property, Local Experts, Mortgage Info, New Construction, Pre-Market Opportunities, Real Estate, Selling a Home

New Office in Historic Downtown Howell, now 5 locations for Coldwell Banker Town & Country. Very excited to find the perfect downtown location for our new office. We are looking forward to seeing you at our grand opening near the end of November at 211 E Grand River Ave. Call or email us today for […]

Go it alone, or use a Realtor

October 31, 2017

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| Buying a Home, Local Experts, New Construction, Real Estate, Selling a Home

6 Reasons You Should Never Buy or Sell a Home Without a Local Agent It’s a slow Sunday morning. You’ve just brewed your Nespresso and popped open your laptop to check out the latest home listings before you hit the road for a day of open houses. You’re DIYing this real estate thing, and you […]

5 Smells That Sell Houses

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| Local Experts, Real Estate, Selling a Home, Uncategorized

What’s that smell? The sense of smell is the strongest of all the senses to connect buyers to a home. While a bad smell can really deter buyers, a good smell can tempt buyers to a sale. From “green” scents to seasonal scents, discover the right smells for triggering positive emotions and home sales. Clean […]

Home Appraisals

September 26, 2017

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| Buying a Home, Mortgage Info, New Construction, Real Estate, Selling a Home, Uncategorized

What Is a Home Appraisal Based on? A home appraisal is a complex procedure for determining the value of a home, which is an important number for homeowners and potential buyers alike. Trained and certified appraisers look at several factors to determine a home’s value, including its permanent fixtures and the land it sits on. […]

New Home Construction

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| Buying a Home, Featured Property, Local Experts, New Construction, Real Estate, Selling a Home

Thinking of Building your “new” home? Buying a new home is exciting. You get to build your dream from the ground up, choosing your lot, your model, interior finishes and upgrades. But like any home purchase, buying new construction is serious business, an expensive transaction with many financial implications – current area comps, long-term value, […]

Selling This Fall

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| Buying a Home, Local Experts, Real Estate, Selling a Home

Here are five reasons listing your home for sale this fall makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing, and able to purchase… and are in the market right now! More […]

Study: FSBOs Net ‘Significantly’ Lower Profits

August 25, 2017

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| Buying a Home, Local Experts, Real Estate, Selling a Home

For-sale-by-owners tend to sell their homes for lower prices than homes sold through traditional agents via the MLS, and in many cases below the average differential represented by the prevailing commission rate, according to a new study by Collateral Analytics. The study examined the price differences between homes sold through traditional agents versus those sold by FSBOs […]