By Ray Gernhart Being a Realtor® for 30 years has given me a certain perspective on the popular, discount brokerages. Discount brokers like RedFin are attracting dollar conscious home sellers who want to net as much money as possible from the sale of their home. That is a reasonable expectation that I fully support. And […]
It’s all about location!
A recent Demand Institute report revealed “nearly half of all American households plan to move at some point in the future.” Seventy-five percent of those surveyed in the report cited one or more ‘location-related reasons’ for their eagerness to move. Here are the top 5 reasons: Safer Neighborhood – 30% Closer to Family – 27% […]
5 Kitchen Staging Tips
Kitchens are a huge part of a sale when you are showing your home to potential buyers. You should stage your kitchen to not only help your home sell faster, but also do it to increase price. So what do you do? How do you make the kitchen “pop”? Here are some of my favorite […]
180 Steps of the Real Estate Transaction: What We Do For You
December 2014 Mid-Atlantic Market Report
Detatched Summary In MRIS, the median sold price for Detached properties for December was $330,000, representing an increase of 4.1% compared to last month and a decrease of 1.3% from Dec 2013. The average days on market for units sold in December was 95 days, 4% below the 5-year December average of 99 days. There […]
The 5 Quickest Selling Neighborhoods in Washington, DC
There’s no doubt about it, Washington, DC has experienced an influx of transplants from all corners of the world. And as interest rates and mortgage standards loosen, more and more people will want to buy homes. The question now becomes, where? In this article, we’ll talk about 5 Quickest Selling Neighborhoods in Washington, DC (based on […]
