Selling a Home

Barrow County House Hunt: Four-plus Bedrooms

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Real estate auctions: The future of home sales?

(MoneyWatch) When the housing bubble burst in 2008, home values plummeted. The time it takes to buy and sell property has increased dramatically since then, and plenty of homes end up in foreclosure before the owners have a chance to find a buyer. According to some experts, the traditional form of real estate might be [...]


Nationwide scam strikes local realty community

Selling a home quickly usually entails showing a homes interior, backyard and facade to as many potential buyers as possible. I believe in marketing my listings to the masses. And by doing that I expose my listings to every bit of marketing. Positive marketing, said Pillar.But some of that exposure ended up exposing her listings [...]


Same-Sex Newlyweds Discover Taxes Are a Headache

Its more complex, its more time, and its usually more money, said Tina Salandra, a Manhattan accountant with a largely gay and lesbian clientele. Because federal law does not recognize marriages consisting of two husbands or two wives, same-sex couples must declare themselves single on their federal returns. But state law requires that they file [...]


HGTV Star Sandra Rinomato in Buy Herself Helps Single Women Choose Homes (VIDEO)

As more single women buy homes on their own, HGTV star Sandra Rinomato is ready to help them in “Buy Herself.” The former host of “Property Virgins,” the get-real realtor is now helping single women choose their homes on the the new HGTV Canada series, “Buy Herself.” HGTV “Buy Herself” with Sandra Rinomato Sandra Rinomato [...]


The secret to selling a home

If your home is sitting and sitting on the market, you would no doubt like to know what to do to guarantee a sale. But you might not like the answer. If the price were right, it would sell, said Pat Hiban, with the Pat Hiban Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Crossroads Realty in [...]


Redfin Gives Home Buyers the Advantage with Instant Updates

SEATTLE, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today released Instant Updates, the first service to immediately email new home listings and price changes to customers, and let them schedule tours directly from the email. While other major real estate websites send listing update emails daily or weekly, Redfin [...]


What you should know about buying or selling a home

Its springtime, a popular time for open houses and pounding the pavement to find a new home. What do you need to know as you prepare to sell or buy? We went behind the scenes with real estate agents to find out what you should know or would like to know. Heres what they said: [...]


When it comes to homes, buyers and sellers beware

At what point does looking out for your safety cross the line and become a money grab? Most of us go day to day without ever thinking about this type of question. But for the homebuyer and seller it can mean the difference between buying and selling a home. In an effort to increase revenue, [...]


Tips for First-Time Home Sellers

It’s not easy being a home seller in this market. It’s even harder for first-time sellers. Selling a home is one of the biggest financial transactions most people ever do in their lives. And the current real estate market, still plagued with a record number of foreclosures and short sales, can be a challenge for [...]