When you’re selling your home, you want it to look its absolute best for the potential buyers who walk through the door. That’s where home staging comes in. This is a growing trend in real estate. It is especially important in slow markets with high inventory and many competing homes. Home staging is a method…
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Increasing Your Home’s Value
BY JOE SZYNKOWSKI Not all home improvement projects are the same. The impact of a project or upgrade depends on factors such as the market you’re in, and your existing home value. Some projects like adding a pool or wood floors tend to have bigger increases for more expensive homes, while projects like a kitchen…
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When Can a Landlord Be Arrested?
By Jameliah Francis While owning your own home can be a welcoming delight, most persons cannot afford such luxury. Nonetheless, one can still obtain some level of independence and fulfillment in getting their own home through apartment rentals. According to a report from the real estate website Rentcafe, “The number of renters in New York…
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Determining Home Values
How much is a home worth? The simple answer is that a home is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. But most valuations begin with the basics to create a baseline price: the age of a home, its square footage, lot size, neighborhood and previously assessed value. Obtaining a quick, ballpark figure…
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Home Prices Are Dropping: How Far Are They Falling
Home buyers pinching their pennies should rejoice: Existing-home prices are continuing to drop. Sorry, sellers! The median price of an existing home (i.e. one that has previously been lived in) fell 0.24% from September to hit $247,000 in October, according to the most recent National Association of Realtors® report. And as cash-strapped would-be buyers are…
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