Selling a Charlotte NC Home
Selling your home is a huge decision and one that most homeowners in Charlotte NC don’t take lightly. We prefer to consult with and support our home sellers from the time they start planning to sell - before they’re ready for the house to hit the market!
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The one “must have” during the home buying or home selling process has nothing to do with money in the bank, home inspections, showings, offers, negotiations, financing, or even photos and online listing info.
Those are all tools and PARTS of the Charlotte NC home buying or home selling process, but the one MUST HAVE for every single home buyer and home seller is…. stress relief.
Stress, anxiety, apprehension, tension in some form or another can seem like a... Read more →
When it comes to the level of Charlotte NC real estate inventory (or months of real estate supply) what does that really mean?
The real estate inventory levels are a real estate market indicator. A measure of how the supply (available homes for sale) compares to the recent demand (recently sold homes).
When supply is Above recent demand, the real estate inventory level is Elevated
When supply is Below recent demand, the real estate inventory level is Lowered
In general... Read more →
While there really isn’t any “easy” time of year to keep your home in show ready condition, that task can admittedly be a bit more challenging during the holiday season.
Some holiday home seller tips to keep in mind if your Charlotte NC home is for sale during the holiday season:
- Moderation!!! It’s not just for those holiday meals and drinks. For holiday home sellers moderation is key when it comes to decor. Some holiday decor is ok. Pulling out ALL of your... Read more →
You’ve probably heard the saying that “common sense isn’t all that common”. When it comes to Charlotte NC real estate buyers and sellers, logic isn’t always all that logical.
Buyers tend to exaggerate perceived flaws while sellers view those same things as perfectly acceptable.
To a buyer: the carpet’s filthy, worn out and all needs to be replaced
To a seller: the carpet’s “broken in”, it’s still got a few years of... Read more →
There’s a lot of talk at this time of year about goals as we approach the end of 2009 and look forward to 2010. We’re almost into the “new year resolution” season. You know, when you promise yourself to lose weight, quit some bad habit, tackle debt, whatever “goals” you’d like to accomplish.
But goals aren’t just for New Year’s and they’re not just for businesses (or real estate brokers). Goals apply to Charlotte NC home... Read more →
Sorry to disappoint but no, this isn’t some long list of all the things real estate brokers do, as enthralling as I’m sure that would be.
I recently read a post by Jennifer Allan who used the most concise, explicit, eloquent phrase I’ve ever seen to explain exactly what it is that real estate brokers/agents do - “manage and facilitate the exchange of real property”.
Buying a home or selling a home in Charlotte NC is a process, a complicated one that’s... Read more →
You may have heard that November and December are the absolute worst months to even attempt to sell a house in Charlotte NC. Traditional advice is to just pack it in, give up and wait till after the New Year. After all, spring is the “peak” time to sell your house, right?
Maybe. Maybe not. It’s actually not quite so simple or clear cut, besides I think some “traditions” are over-rated and this happens to be one of them.
The consensus that November... Read more →
When selling a home in Charlotte NC offering or advertising a home warranty isn’t
going to sell your house. Sure, driving around town you’ve probably seen them, the signs advertising “home warranty!” on for sale signs. They may add a splash of color to the yard sign in front of that Charlotte NC home for sale but really, they’re not going to make that house sell any faster or for any more money.
Offering a home warranty isn’t going to set your house... Read more →
For Charlotte NC home sellers looking to sell their home in Charlotte NC and move on to buying another home in Charlotte NC (or anywhere else for that matter) it’s easy to get ahead of yourself. When it comes to selling a Charlotte NC home in order to move on and buy another home - the first and most important step, especially right now, is successfully selling your current home.
It can be easy and exciting to get caught up in where you’ll move on to, but by a long shot... Read more →
The single family real estate market in South Charlotte NC (mls area 5) remains highly competitive for home sellers.
The only price points in the South Charlotte real estate market that are anywhere close to balanced conditions are below $300,000 where the available South Charlotte homes for sale are at a 6-7 month supply of real estate inventory based on the recently sold rate of activity.
Over that $300,000 mark, real estate market conditions in South Charlotte NC shift into a strong... Read more →
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