The Weston market has been active in the last two weeks despite school vacation week. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a busy two weeks for the Weston market – seven new single family homes came on the market and eight sold – and of note, all of those sold were priced below $2 million. Read the rest of this entry »

In the two weeks from January 11 through January 24, seven new single family homes came on the market in Weston and three sold.  Read the rest of this entry »

Staging a home prepares it for the potential buyer's eye

There is no doubt that selling real estate is a tough and competitive market today.  The key to successfully selling your home is to make it stand apart from the rest.  Many real estate companies have turned to staging companies to put the best foot forward for a home that is for sale.  Read the rest of this entry »

Paying attention to how your home will appear to others will help you sell your home

If you are trying to sell a home in today’s market, there are a few things to keep in mind that will help your home stand apart from the pack.  Prioritize and analyze what will fit in your budget and take the steps necessary to make your home show well and appeal to prospective buyers.

• Fresh & Clean: Inspect your home inside and out. Does it need a coat of paint? A fresh coat of paint will always be recouped in the sale of a home and is well worth the cost.  Does it look clean and tight?  Pack up the mess – the more clutter free a home, the better it will show.  

• Curb appeal: Pay attention to your home as if you were a potential buyer.  Is it inviting?  Clean?  Shore up your landscaping; make sure that your lawn is green and well-kept, that your flower beds are weeded and mulched, and that the exterior of your house is clean and respectable.

• Inspection: There will be a home inspection completed by the buyer – be prudent and consider doing one yourself.  Attend to items that could possibly hold up the sales process.

• Best areas of a home to update and remodel? The Master Bathroom and the Kitchen.  Don’t spend the money to gut and redo your entire home. But remodeling the master bath and kitchen areas of your home will make your home more appealing and grab a buyer’s eye.

• Evaluate: Are the remodel/updates going to net you more than you are putting into them?  This is very important. And pay attention to your local market; make the improvements that will help you not hurt you. If you are not going to get the money back that you are intending to put into your home, don’t do the changes. Instead do the low-cost improvements and make do by making your home clean in its appearance.

For more information and ways to sell your home, please visit my web site or email me – Lisa Williams of Pinnacle Residential Properties at lwilliams@pinnaclehouses.com.

In today’s market, sellers who have kept up with all of their home’s maintenance needs are finding themselves in a much more enviable position than a homeowner who has neglected theirs. Read the rest of this entry »

There really is some very good advice for a seller when they are staging their home for prospective buyers. The following are things that sellers have done mistakenly assuming that it will help them to sell their home, but all it did was cause them to miss their chance to make a great first impression. Never do the following to your home for a showing: Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes sellers lose sight of what is most important to a buyer. Making that good first impression is so important since you usually only get one chance during that first showing. Remember to focus on the following and you should have an offer in no time: Read the rest of this entry »

Garage sales can be a great way to get rid of clutter — and earn a little extra cash — before you sell your home. Read the rest of this entry »

The first impression really does count with potential home buyers. If your home is lacking basic curb appeal or is not sparkling inside, you could lose a potential buyer’s interest immediately – and never get it back! Here are some tips to avoid losing a potential buyer: Read the rest of this entry »