Market Value Is Not a Mystery Home Value That Makes Sense Sometimes I feel like a songbird that keeps humming the same tune. I can only hope that the message continues to get to homeowners. You can do your own market e-valuation so that when you sell or buy you are doing so with confidence….
Home Staging To Capture A Buyer Home staging is primarily about creating mood, producing a scene that illuminates the good and disguises the bad. Staging is decorating to create an atmosphere to help a potential buyer want to live in your home. Very personal items, even family photos should be removed so that the buyer…
MLS Canada Flat Fee Service – Not All What It’s Cranked Up To Be MLS Canada Flat Fee service is great news for homeowners who want to save themselves real estate commissions when selling a home. But it does come with some significant down sides. If you are about to use the MLS Canada Flat…
Market Value Increases for Kitchen and Bath We’ve discussed the pros and cons of renovating your home prior to putting it up for sale by the owner, but what market value increase can you expect should you have just completed a kitchen renovation or a bathroom renovation? Both are favourable to substantial payback, right? Well,…
Pricing It Right Perhaps I’m a bit cynical, but I have reason to question free market value. Having owned my own Renovation Company and invested in numerous homes over the years, too many for me to remember, I have to say I have never gotten a Free Market Valuation of my home. For some reason…
The Pros and Cons Don’t Renovate There are percentages of payback for different renovation categories. And they can range from 0% to 100%. There are very few renovations that will give you 100% return, and many more under 50%. So why renovate at all? Why take even $5,000 and turn it into $2,500? Market evaluation…