Proper support and early planning are the keys to making your Massachusetts home sale easier and more successful.
A home sale is a complex undertaking even in the best of circumstances. And the home selling process is often loaded with emotions, sometimes as much as you’ll experience during other of life’s milestone events including marriage, the birth of a child and the loss of a loved one.
There will be people looking at your home, papers to sign and countless issues to be settled, all while you prepare to leave the familiar and engage life in your new surroundings.
Because the process of marketing and selling a home sale can be deceivingly difficult and typically comes at a time of great emotion and change, it’s important to get things done correctly – the first time!
Home sellers need to undertake proper pre-sale planning. You should aim to carefully prepare both yourself and your home for the most advantageous sale possible. Your goal should be to identify what alternatives are realistically available to you that will advance both you and your home towards a more successful transaction.
The best way to do all this is to start your pre-sale planning early and engage the assistance of a caring and knowledgeable Realtor®. A good Realtor® who offers you state-of-the-art systems and top-notch support will make home selling easier and more profitable for you.
The following posts are presented to help introduce you to home seller tips and advice – some of the keys to a successful home sale.
Feel free to contact us with any home selling questions - no matter how far in the future your sale might be.
The earlier you start your pre-sale planning, the better your chances for a truly successful home sale!
From the category archives:
In data released today, Standard and Poors reported that Greater Boston single family home prices rose 1.2% in June. This was the third month in row that the S&P Case-Shiller Index for metro Boston showed an increase in Boston home values.
4.2% rise from March’s lows
The 157.83 June reading represents a 4.2% rise in Boston home [...]
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There was speculation in Washington this past week that the Federal government might get back into the business of stimulating the national housing market.
CNN’s Sunday news show “State of the Union” focused on calls by some politicians and housing analysts for a new Federal home buyer tax credit in response to July’s weak housing sales [...]
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Many homes for sale in Massachusetts come with kitchens that feature beautiful granite countertops perched on low quality cabinets. You might be surprised to know that even homes in the $600,000 – $900,000 price bracket often offer glitzy kitchen countertops that mask potential cabinet problems below.
Look beyond the countertop
So if you’re in the market to [...]
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The supply of single family homes for sale in Massachusetts rose modestly this month, a move that might reflect lingering weakness in the MA real estate market since the expiration of the Federal home buyer tax credit. According to data maintained by MLSPIN, there were 8.4 months of homes for sale in MA in August, [...]
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Home sales in Massachusetts fell 31.7% in July 2010 from year ago levels according to data maintained by MLSPIN, the largest MLS in the state. Pending sales in MA also fell dramatically last month (-20%) compared to July 2009.
Worst July in years
The 31.7% drop in sales and 20% falloff in pendings across the state makes [...]
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Greater Boston single family home prices rose 1.5% in May, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller home price index for the Boston metro area. The increase marked the second month in a row that Boston area home prices rose.
Losses of last fall and winter erased
At 155.95, the S&P/Case Shiller Boston index now has recouped [...]
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There’s good news to report during the Summer of 2010: corporate relocation buyers appear to be back in action in Massachusetts.
Corporate “relos” important in MA real estate
Corporate relocations have played a major role for decades in the Massachusetts real estate market .
But relocation moves were few and far between at the height of the financial [...]
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The Massachusetts real estate market turned in a pretty good showing for the first half of 2010. Home sale volume and median home sale prices were up across the Commonwealth compared to the first half of 2009.
New video
Here’s a new YouTube video recapping MA real estate market stats and trends so far in 2010:
Future challenges [...]
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Greater Boston home prices rose a solid 1.4% in April 2010, according to figures released today by Standard and Poors. The jump in the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston marked the first time in eight months that metro Boston home prices moved upwards. April 2010 is the most recent monthly home price reading available [...]
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