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A Camera-Ready Home is a Marketable Home
Clients often ask me this question when deciding to list their home: “What can I do immediately to help sell my home?” Beyond pricing it correctly, the best thing anyone can do to make a property salable is to declutter and stage the home before any photos are taken. A camera-ready home is a marketable home – I cannot... Read More
Tennessee’s Tax Burden: 3rd Lowest In the USA
Since it’s currently the time of year when we all have to pony up our share to Uncle Sam, I thought it would be helpful to share some relatively positive news–some “good news” about takes, if there is such a thing… According to the consumer credit website ‘Wallet Hub‘, Tennessee currently has the third lowest tax... Read More
100 Years of Homes – Tour A House For Sale From Every Decade Since 1900
I am sure that you have heard the old adage that ‘you have to know where you came from to know where you are going‘ – as the son of a teacher I certainly know and understood this aphorism well. I am always on the lookout for interesting tidbits of real estate and architectural history, like... Read More
Homeowner’s Net Worth Is 45x Greater Than Renter’s
As we wrap up a positive year and head into a more uncertain one, this is the final thought that I want to leave you with in 2016: the average net worth of a homeowner is forty five times greater that the net worth of a renter. This fact should be instructive for anyone thinking about... Read More
Listing a Home in the Winter Attracts Serious Buyers
Casual Home Buyers May Hibernate for the Winter…the Serious Shoppers Stick Around! A recent study of more than 7 million home sales over the past four years revealed that the season in which a home is listed may be able to shed some light on the likelihood that the home will sell for more than asking... Read More
Four Reasons to Buy Your Dream Home this Winter!
Don’t Get Snowed Out of Your Dream Home! As the temperature in many areas of the country starts to cool down, you might think that the housing market will do the same. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Here are 4 reasons you should consider buying your dream home this winter instead of waiting... Read More
Uncertainty, the Federal Reserve & Interest Rates
Over the past several months, we’ve been hearing about a possible rate increase from the Federal Reserve. Clients and friends ask me all the time about the impact that an increase may (or may not) have on the real estate market. I think we are all in need of some perspective on this issue. Many, many... Read More
ICYMI: 10 Signs of A Market Bubble
Back in February I read an article by John Burns, a very well-regarded, widely-read real estate expert (here is a link to his bio) and I wanted to share it just in case you missed it. Back in February John wrote one of his annual “Housing Bubble Checkins” where he recalled a project he and 73... Read More
What Is Your Home Worth?
With the uptick in the market we wanted to give our clients a chance to see what their home is worth. Find out what your home is worth today, and how it compares to others nearby, and get a snapshot of your local market, including how many homes are for sale and their median asking price.... Read More
Uncle Sam and Home-Related Tax Tips
With tax day right around the corner, most of us reach for the aspirin when we think about stroking a check to Uncle Sam in a few weeks. The tax code is complicated and ever-changing so it is easy to get lost in the fog of papers, forms, and statements. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that... Read More