Karen Frank - Sellers Tips and Advice

How to Sell a Home

kf_admin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:03:15 +0000

Finding something positive to say about the housing market these days seems impossible, from February’s horrific home sales figures (new home sales fell 16.9% to the lowest level since the government started keeping records in 1963, CNN Money reported, and existing home sales fell 9.6%) to new surveys indicating that economists expect prices will continue to fall (and will, in fact, not hit bottom until next year).

Why You Should Ask an Agent BEFORE Marketing Your Home

Karen Frank — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:46:46 +0000

I was sitting in a hospital waiting room yesterday, having just begun to read “Eat Pray Love” in anticipation of spending a full day in that same chair. Two women adjacent to me, who were also waiting for their loved ones to be treated, began a conversation. I continued focus on my reading for another 5 or 10 minutes, until I thought I heard the conversation turn to house selling. Naturally, I stopped reading and started to eavesdrop.

10 Ways to Increase Your Home's Value

Karen Frank — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:39:05 +0000

I recently read a great article on This Old House listing 10 tips to boost your home's value and wanted to share it with you all. Whether you're preparing your home to sell or are just looking to for ways to increase the value of your largest investment, take a look at these great value boosting tips for your home:

Tips for Home Sellers

kf_admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:47:05 +0000

When you’re thinking about putting your home on the market, the best first decision that you can make is to choose a qualified agent to represent you. To be honest, I didn’t always believe this, and many years ago subscribed to the theory that any reasonably intelligent person could market and sell their home as well as any professional real estate agent. Today, I realize how little I knew back then! I’m not sure if this was ever the case, but I can tell you now with certainty that in today’s complex real estate market, hiring a professional to guide you through the process will not only give you the best chance of achieving the highest net return on you property, it will also offer you protection in a transaction that may be one of the largest that you make in your lifetime.