Home to the main campus of Colorado State University, Fort Collins continues to be a strong real estate market. The most recent data for Fort Collins goes through December 2017. Let’s take a look at how the year ended up and how those numbers compare to the yearly averages. Sale Prices Trending Up This chart…
There are some interesting things going on right now in the Minneapolis-St Paul housing market. Homeowners in the Twin Cities area are seeing homes sit on the market for a bit longer right now, but they’re still getting good money for their homes. Lots of Inventory The fewer months of inventory a market has, the…
The housing market around Denver has been hot for years now. The good news for sellers is that it doesn’t look like things are going to cool off in the near future. Even when factoring seasonal trends into the equation, the Denver market remains very stable. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers…
Freakanomic Real Estate The mastermind behind Freakanomics is Steven Levitt, who teaches economics at the University of Chicago. Levitt using intensive data analysis to answer all kinds of interesting questions. As a big fan of Levitt and Freakanomics, I was really interested when he looked into real estate agent commissions. Levitt and the Freakanomics team examined…
The Multi-Listing Service, also known as the MLS is the lifeblood of the real estate world. Actually, there is not one MLS, even though it seems that way when real estate people talk about it. There many different multi-listing services, but whether you’re talking about one or several, their purpose remains important. Using a flat fee MLS…
When it comes to selling your home, one of the most important factors for getting the maximum value is pricing your home correctly. Determining the right asking price is both an art and a science. We’ll explain why. Pricing Your Home Correctly One of the first things to remember when selling your home is that…
Because most people don’t spend their lives buying and selling real estate, they don’t put much thought into the idea of negotiating the real estate agent relationship. You choose an agent because they’re supposed to be a professional that you can trust. The overwhelming majority of real estate agents are good people who want to…
Negotiating real estate appraisal gaps isn’t the first thing that most people think about when selling their home, but knowing about appraisal gaps and strategies to work through them can save you a lot of money when selling your home. What is a Real Estate Appraisal Gap? When you sell your home, you set an…
If you are thinking of selling your house yourself, you are not alone. Roughly 10% of the homes listed and sold in America are For Sale by Owner. Selling your house yourself can save you money considering you can avoid hefty Realtor commissions. In this article, we will review 5 steps on how you can sell your…
The last thing that anyone wants to do in a hot real estate market is to leave money on the table. Fortunately, in that state of Georgia homes for sale by owner have a secret weapon in the quest to get the most from one of their most important investments: BlueMatch. Traditionally, the home selling process…