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Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:25 PM

Pricing it Right- Understanding How Buyers Think and Search for Homes

Pricing your home right is 70-80% of the marketing of your home. No amount of marketing will sell an overpriced home. The right price should generate showing activity of 12-20 showings in a 3-4 week period. With-in 12-20 showings a properly priced homes
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:40 PM

Replace of Give a Credit for that Old, Out Dated Carpet....

I ran across this great article with good sample pictures. Many times sellers want to give credit for carpets (or other items). Personally, I always recommend you replace the carpet with a nice neutral carpet. First of all it while buyers are choosing
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:41 AM

Is the housing recession over?

I just ran across this article on Zillow. I can't say it any better than this article. I have felt that we are starting to see a bottoming out of home prices and home prices should stabilize throughout the end of the year. Good News!! Unfortunately,
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:24 PM

Home Staging Tip- Removing Area Rugs on Hardwoods

When preparing your home for sale to be viewed by potential buyers it is important to highlight the homes best features. Homes staging is not about redecorating it is about "merchandising" you home. One great tip that doesn't cost any money
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 4:56 PM

Getting Ready to Sell Your Condo- Extra Documentation

In many ways preparing your condominium to sell is much like selling a single family home for sale. You want to make sure it is in tip top condition from head to toe as well as make it aesthetically pleasing. One difference of marketing a condominium
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Monday, May 24, 2010 4:45 PM

The #1 Step of Preparing Your Home to Sell

You may not have a lot of money to do costly repairs or updating to your home before listing your home for sale with a real estate agent, but you can: Clean, Clean and Clean some more. Make your home sparkle from corner to corner. You may not have a lot
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:53 AM

Short Sale Myth Buster

I find much confusion among buyers and many agents when it comes to who controls a short sale property. The mortgagor or owner of the property still owns and controls the property. What does this mean? If an offer is tendered on a short sale property
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Monday, March 08, 2010 4:46 PM

What is de-personalizing?

Depersonalizing your home is so important when it becomes time to list your home. First get rid of all personal items. You do not want buyers looking at personal photos or items, you want them focusing on the space in the home. Get rid of any collections
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 1:57 PM

Obama Admisitration Looking at Short Sales

Seth Wheeler, Senior Advisor to the Treasury Department, is indicating that the Obama administration will take a closer look at foreclosures and deed in lieu of foreclosure as a solution to homeowners that are in a financially distressed situation. It
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Friday, January 22, 2010 3:08 PM

What does Money Watch have to say about Real Estate Photography?

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Monday, January 18, 2010 6:48 PM

The Outside Photograph can Make or Break You!!

Buyers are making decisions online of whether they will ever view your house or not. Buyers are reviewing lists of home online with thumbnail photos of the exterior of the home. If the thumbnail doesn't interest them they probably wont view your home.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:56 AM

Simple things can make a lasting impression- Home Staging

How many times do I show homes to buyers and bookshelves are jammed packed with "stuff" and become a catch all for everything you don't know where to put. The following post highlights what a little effort can do when it comes to straightening
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:15 AM

Sellers- Take Advantage of the Home Buyer Tax Credit

With the extension and expansion of the Home Buyer Tax Credit put into legislation on November 6, 2009 through the The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, sellers have an added incentive for buyers to buy!! If you were considering
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Monday, December 28, 2009 8:33 AM

House Styles of New England

Following is a list of house styles as complied from the National Association of Realtors website Realtor.org. I have compiled a list of home styles you might see in the greater Boston/ New England area. New England being the home of our countries early
Posted by Kevin Vitali | 1 Comments
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:30 PM

The Benefits of Proper Pricing

Proper Pricing Will.... sell your home faster - If your home sells faster, you save on carrying costs, mortgage payments and other costs . Selling your home fast usually means you created interest and with a high level of interest you create competition
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