‘Selling the OC’ Reveals What It Truly Takes To Swing a Profitable Real Estate Deal Today Netflix Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” spinoff “Selling the OC” is turning out to be just as over-the-top as we’d expected. And now that rumors are flying that those catty female cast members sparked the recent breakup between real estate agent […]
How To Create a Backyard Oasis That’ll Help Sell Your House—and Fetch Top Dollar Getty Images Whether you’re a house flipper or a homeowner preparing to sell your property, upgrading your outdoor living space can make a big difference. Buyers have always been impressed by lush backyards that provide ample space to entertain and play—and […]
‘Home Sellers Were Spoiled’: 5 Rude Awakenings To Brace For If You’re Selling Your Home Today Getty Images For the past two years, real estate has been in a raging seller’s market. Sellers have been able to expect offers well over the asking price, frantic bidding wars, and few if any strings attached. They’ve basically […]
‘Did I Miss the Top of the Market To Sell?’ What To Consider If You’ve Been Waiting in the Wings Getty Images Over the past couple of years, buying and selling a house has become a form of gladiatorial combat, defined by adrenaline-driven bidding wars and heart-pumping prices. Most of the time, sellers were giddy […]
Are Bidding Wars Over? That Depends on Whether Home Sellers Make These Mistakes Getty Images Bidding wars: Sellers love ’em, buyers hate ’em. In the rollicking seller’s market we’ve had over the past couple of years, sellers have enjoyed watching homebuyers bend over backward to outdo one another, with ever-higher home prices, fewer (or no) […]
The Complete Home-Selling Timeline: Here’s How Long It Takes To Sell a House Today—or Speed It Up Realtor.com With home prices hitting record highs across the country, plenty of homeowners may decide the time is ripe to sell. So how long does it take to sell a house now? In today’s red-hot seller’s market, homes […]
6 Things Your Home Stager Wishes You Knew Photo by Kirby Home Designs via Houzz If you’ve never seen the work of professional stagers—those magical designer/decorators charged with making your house more marketable—prepare to be mystified, enthralled, and maybe a bit scared. Did we say “scared”? Prepping your home for getting the best offer possible means removing every […]
Too Greedy, Lazy, Envious: The 7 Deadly Sins of Home Selling Today Realtor.com Home sellers have been in heaven these past couple of years, awash in bidding wars that have pushed property prices sky-high. But at long last, the tables are starting to turn. In short, rising interest rates, rampant inflation, and the threat of […]
‘Can I Legally Sell My House to My Spouse?’ Here’s What You Need to Know Getty Images It might sound like a line from a book by Dr. Seuss, but “Can I legally sell my house to my spouse?” is a legitimate question. It comes up particularly in the cases of divorce—before the deal is […]
Are Property Taxes Lower for Condos or Townhouses? golero/iStock Are property taxes lower for condos? What about townhouses? If you’re buying your first home, you might wonder how the type of home you buy may affect your taxes and whether buying a condo or a townhouse makes a difference. It seems plausible that a smaller […]
