30 Dec READY TO BUY OR SELL IN 2014 in CASHIERS, NC?
I simply can NOT believe it! Can you? It’s only hours away from being 2014!! I don’t know about you, but I’m really ready for a terrific year in real estate sales!
2. The private secondary mortgage market will be back in full force this coming year (though later in 2014), giving a fresh but sustainable lift to the housing market.
3. Interest rates will be higher, but housing demand will be fierce, squeezing the inventory and driving up home prices.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/12/26/2014-drones-stock-in-top-producers-a-mystery-acquisition-and-more/?utm_source=20131228&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklyheadlines#sthash.ac6OeW2S.dpuf
2. The private secondary mortgage market will be back in full force this coming year (though later in 2014), giving a fresh but sustainable lift to the housing market.
3. Interest rates will be higher, but housing demand will be fierce, squeezing the inventory and driving up home prices.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/12/26/2014-drones-stock-in-top-producers-a-mystery-acquisition-and-more/?utm_source=20131228&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklyheadlines#sthash.ac6OeW2S.dpuf
Here are some interesting items I’ve read in the past couple of days. Taken with a grain of salt, this could be a VERY good year for us all, in most market segments. One of the industry hot shots for information is Inman News. Although they tend to be a little on the side of agents in general, they also tell it like it is for the most part. Inman News says very recently that “the private secondary mortgage market will be back in full force this coming year (although later in 2014), giving a fresh but sustainable lift to the housing market.”
Inman News also says: “Interest rates will be higher, but housing demand will be fierce, squeezing the inventory and driving up housing prices.”
If you’ve been worried about selling your property, this could be music to your ears. It certainly is to mine. Consider that we (in the plateau area surrounding Cashiers, NC) tend toward to being a bit behind the housing market in general. Pricing and inventory tell us we’re somewhere between 1-2 years behind the primary home market. The basic feeling around the mountains is that we are very near our turning point. The actual sales trends here in the mountains of western North Carolina indicate a slow improvement in our number of home sales every year since we hit the skids in 2008. While we are not back at our all-time numbers yet, the truth is that we ARE near that number. Real estate brokers in our area will be using the coming weeks to ramp up for the selling season beginning in May, 2014. Here are some things to keep in mind, if you’re planning to list your property for sale in 2014.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY PROPERTY SELL?
Ready to Sell! Immaculate Sapphire Home
More than ever, buyers are very savvy!! The advent of the internet has seen so much of the potential buying population turning to the internet to begin their home searches. Approximately 92% of all real estate related searches are begun on the internet these days. Before they even begin a physical search, buyers have chosen what it is they want to see in order to maximize their precious time. So, if you’re a seller, the top priority for you is to make your home shine like a bright new penny! There are many things that can be overlooked such as not really having a view if your home looks great. If you’re unsure about what looks really great to buyers, talk to a home staging specialist. The nominal fee you’d spend just might net you that sale much quicker!
If you have a fantastic location, like being on a lake with a mountain view, make sure your listing broker does a visual tour for you. There are few things that will make such a big difference in your marketing, and you deserve it!
If it’s dead, throw it out!! (’nuff said)
De-personalize and de-clutter. If you didn’t decide to engage that home staging specialist, then go through the house and remove any personal photos or mementos, and get rid of knick-knacks. Even though you LOVE the bear sculpture that holds the sign that says “Go Away!”, get rid of it!! No one, but no one will love it the same way you do, and that can mean the difference between selling and not selling (really!).
If your front door needs painting or re-finishing, for goodness sake, paint it or re-finish it! That’s a really simple thing to do that could really make an impact on a potential buyer. Make the entry to the home as welcoming and appealing as you can.
All Spruced up and Ready to be Sold!
Many of us don’t have a “yard”, and we tend to believe it’s okay that leaves are a foot deep off to the side of the house. It’s really not okay. If you can’t clean up the yard, get somebody to do it for you. If your home looks like it’s been neglected, you may not see that offer come through. If you DO see that offer, it could be a really low one, and the first offer is usually the best one you’ll get. That is actually a factoid.
The bottom line here is to do all you can do to get seen, appreciated and sold!
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