WSJ: The Forecast This Spring

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the forecast for real estate this spring is not a bleak one: “After polling builder communities in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas and California’s Inland Empire, Ticonderoga Securities Analyst...

15 Minutes to a Better Staged Home

You can’t learn too much about real estate without hearing this crucial truth: staging matters. Take our posts here at the Buy Owner Blog, for example, where we’ve given you 12 Tips for Staging to Sell, the Top 10 Staging Tips and tips on staging for summer, staging...

Buy a Raffle Ticket, Win a House

Aside from advertising, sellers often propose bonus incentives to make their homes even more appealing to prospective buyers. These incentives could be anything from a carpet allowance to a year’s worth of paid lawn maintenance to an offer to cover all closing costs....

Make Repairs BEFORE You Sell

Most sellers discover several minor repairs that need to be made before they can sell their house. Oftentimes it’s things they’ve lived with for years—closet doors that jump the tracks, doorbells that don’t work, window screens that are torn or faucets that drip if...

Selling the Kitchen

How to Stage Your Kitchen for Sale When you’re selling your home, details matter. That’s why you should pay attention to every aspect, from the entryway to the laundry room and everything in between. Get these spaces into working condition, and you’ll get your home...