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Sell Your Home Faster – Stage Your Home With Color!

January 25, 2016 by Eric Lowry

Sell Your Home Faster – Stage Your Home With Color!

Houses that are staged sell faster and for more money than houses that are not. One of the easiest ways to get your house ready to sell is to stage your home with color. Painting is an inexpensive but very effective way to showcase your home.

You can stage your home with color by neutralizing any brightly colored walls in your home. The colors buyers should see when they enter your home should not distract them with your decorating style. They want to see your home as a blank canvas so they can more easily envision themselves in your home.

Light, clean rooms also seem larger and more updated than rooms that are painted strong colors. If you have wallpaper anywhere in your home, take it down and repaint in neutral tones. Buyers will see less work that they will have to do before moving in, and will be more likely to make a higher offer than they would otherwise.

However, neutralizing doesn’t mean you have to go paint all the walls white. You should paint your home rich, neutral tones such as light taupes, beiges, or greys. Doing so will definitely result in your home selling faster and for more money.

Thinking of selling your home? Contact Eric Lowry today at 513-368-3751.
Don’t forget to ask about The Lowry Team’s Sale Guarantee…
We’ll sell your home in 88 days, or we’ll sell it for FREE!

The Lowry Team – Keller Williams Realty is an award winning, full service real estate firm specializing in West Chester, Liberty Township, Mason, Monroe and the Northern Suburbs of Cincinnati. The Lowry Team is “Different By Design”… taking a team approach to home buying and selling. The Lowry Team consists of members that are focused on areas of specialization including Listing Specialists, Buyer Specialists, Transaction/Listing Coordinator, Inside Sales Associate and a Marketing Director.

Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

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Why You Should Sell Your House Before Spring

January 24, 2016 by Eric Lowry

No Matter What the Groundhog Says… You Should Sell Your House Before Spring!

Despite what the groundhog says, Spring is closer than we think! Many home sellers think that Spring is the best time to put their home on the market. However, selling your home in these next six weeks before Spring hits has several advantages.

Less Competition – With Spring comes a wave of new homes for sale; not to mention new construction homes! All of that might sound good, but if you want to sell your home it means much more competition for you. Right now inventory is very low, which is not enough to satisfy buyer demand. That’s very good for home prices. You’ll be able to sell your home at a higher price and in a shorter amount of time if you sell before Spring hits.

Buyer Demand is Strong – Foot traffic is high which means buyers are still out there looking! They are ready, willing, and able to buy…they just need to find the right home.

The Process Will Be Quicker – With recent changes to lender regulations, it’s taking longer than ever to get from contract to closing. However, there is less overall business done in the winter, so real estate professionals have more time to dedicate to the sale of your home. If you sell your house before Spring, it will likely be a quicker and smoother transaction for you.

Thinking of selling your home? Contact Eric Lowry today at 513-874-1830.
Don’t forget to ask about The Lowry Team’s Sale Guarantee…
We’ll sell your home in 88 days, or we’ll sell it for FREE!

Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

Other Articles You May Be Interested In:

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Why Use a Real Estate Team Instead of a Single Agent

Selling a Home in the Winter

Love It or List It!

Preparing Your Home for Sale: 10 Tips for Staging a Home

Can my real estate agent represent me on new construction?

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How Much Does a Realtor Cost When Buying a House?

January 24, 2016 by Eric Lowry

How much does a Realtor Cost When Buying a House?

Home buyers pretty much always ask the same question when starting their home search: how much does it cost to use a Realtor? The answer might surprise you!

A Realtor’s services are invaluable to you in any real estate transaction, but no one wants to spend more money than they have to on Realtor fees. So good news! All the services of a Realtor and their entire team are free to you as a buyer!

You might be wondering how that is possible. Well, it’s because the buyers agent’s fees are paid for by the seller of whatever home you decide to purchase. So if you were worried about how much using a Realtor to find your dream home was going to cost you, relax. You seriously get all the benefits of working with a Buyers Specialist and their whole team, for free!

Ready to start searching for a house? Contact The Lowry Team at 513-874-1830

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Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

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Buying a House in a Sellers Market

January 24, 2016 by Eric Lowry

Buying a House in a Sellers Market

If you’re thinking about buying a house this year, it’s important to be educated about the current real estate market conditions.

There is a 3-4 months inventory of homes for sale on the market right now, which is very low. When inventory levels are between 6-7 months, it is considered a balanced or neutral market. Anything more is considered a buyers market, and anything less than 6 months is considered a sellers market.

What this means is that since there is a low supply, and still a lot of demand, the current real estate market favors home sellers. There is greater competition among buyers which means that homes are selling very quickly. When a new listing comes on the market that interests you, it’s important that you contact your Realtor right away so you can view the home as soon as possible. If you wait a few days to go see it, it likely will have already sold.

This sellers market also means that homes are selling very close to list price. On average, homes in our area are selling at 98% of list price. So if you really love the house and don’t want to lose out to another buyer, you must make a very strong offer. Trying to make a low ball offer in this market is not going to work.

In addition to making a strong offer price, you must also be prepared to provide a pre approval letter with your offer. A pre approval letter strengthens your offer because it shows the seller that you have the financial capability to purchase the home. So it’s imperative you choose the right lender and get pre approved before looking at homes.

Ready to start your home search? Contact The Lowry Team at 513-874-1830.