Selling a home can be a complicated process without the right help. You need to make sure your house is in the best condition and you receive a fair price for it. Whether you’re selling yourself or using an agent or broker, look here for more information about how to sell your house effectively.
Leaky Basement In Purchased Home Could Lead To Lawsuit
After a home inspection, a home buyer purchased a home that then had flooding in the basement. The seller didn't disclose any problems with water in the basement. The only way to sue the seller is if you can prove she knew the basement leaked and did not disclose it.
Home Buyers And Sellers: Working With An Experienced Real Estate Agent Is Key
In this column, Ilyce explains why home buyers and sellers should work with an experienced real estate agent. Home buyers and sellers should work with real estate agents with 10 or more years working in the housing market. Ilyce says experienced real estate agents have seen the real estate market turn several times and are better prepared to help home buyers and sellers with their real estate needs.
Selling Investment Property Successfully
Selling investments property successfully is possible. In this column, Ilyce profiles Frank McKinney a successful high-end real estate developer. McKinney came from modest roots to successfully selling multi-million dollar investment properties and starting a foundation to provide food, housing, and medical support to the poor and homeless around the world.
Home Inspector Finds Foundation Issues, Homeowner Must Repair Home Before Sale
A home inspector found major foundation issues and the homeowner must repair the problems before selling the home. City home inspectors must not have found the problems but the homeowner can't sell the home until the problems are repaired. The homeowner is looking for inexpensive repairs to the foundation after the home inspector found the problems.
If You’re A Seller, You’ve Got To Be Nervous
Selling your home? Expect it to take a while in this market. Buying a home? There are all kinds of new incentives out there to bring you to new properties on the market.
Real Estate Minute: Attract Buyers Any Way You Can
Real Estate Minute with Ilyce Glink Attract Buyers Any Way You Can Original Air Date: August 24, 2006
The Great Housing Slowdown
The National Association of Realtors announced this morning that existing home sales slowed 4.1 percent. There are now enough homes for sale on the ma...
Did Seller Know About Leaky Roof?
A home buyer moved into a new home only to find that the roof leaks. The seller had disclosed the leak, but then amended the disclosure form to say that there was no leak. A professional home inspector is key to ensuring all problems are disclosed.
Understanding Seller Disclosure Law
Most states have seller disclosure laws requiring the seller to disclose to buyers know material defects in the home. Seller disclosure laws give a buyer a fair chance at knowing what the seller knows about his or her home when it comes down to material defects in the home. Some states require a buyer to sue the seller for that failure to disclose within one year of the closing on the home.
How Fast Will They Answer
According to a company called LeadQual, 69 percent of home buyers who shopped for a home online selected the first agent they interview compared with ...