Selling your home

Everyone wants to get as much money as possible when selling their home, maximizing the cash pocketed or equity gained from the deal and better preparing them for their next purchase.

Market supply and demand fundamentals can provide a starting point to establishing a price, but other variables such as specific characteristics of individual properties, location and a seller’s financial needs and timetable must also be factored in.

It may not be a simple exercise, but it’s a critical one. List a property at too high a price, it might languish on the market and turn away potential buyers. List it too low, you might sell it quick, but you’ll be leaving valuable dollars on the table – or in someone else’s pocket.

“Price it right, and it will sell.

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A key concern of many home owners looking to sell a home is the exposure that their home will receive, reports the Digital Journal.

In the world of real estate, the more people that see the listings of homes for sale, the better the deal will be in the end for the home sellers. However, it is vital to ensure that those who are viewing the property are actually qualified and motivated homebuyers.

MLS® listings are one of the best ways to ensure that a property get the maximum and best possible exposure. The MLS® system spans most of North American, and the majority of home sales are done through the MLS®.

It's important to note, however, that simply listing a home on the MLS® can only go so far. With that in mind, here are two ways to get the most

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Radon gas is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

What is Radon?

Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down. It is invisible, odourless and tasteless. When radon is released from the ground into the outdoor air, it is diluted and is not a concern. However, in enclosed spaces, like homes, it can sometimes accumulate to high levels, which can be a risk to the health of you and your family.

Most homes in contact with the ground will contain some amount of radon gas. Radon becomes more of a concern when it reaches high levels, with levels varying across the country. According to Health Canada, about seven per cent of Canadian homes have radon levels that may be putting

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Updated : Oct 2015

Houses

 

• Median price $399,900
• Monthly growth 0.52 %
• Quarterly trend
• Stock on market 1.72%

House Report

Across the country as a whole, Kamloops is in the top 20% when all of Canada’s suburbs are listed in order of real estate listing prices. The median house price listed in Kamloops this month is $399,900. If you’re looking at investment properties in Kamloops, then you’re most likely to find homes with 3 bedrooms on sale this month. From our data, it appears that neighbourhood is number 30th when comparing neighbourhoods by the number of properties available to investors across the nation, putting it in the top 10. It’s never an exact art, but to try to forecast how property is going to appreciate in

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Canada needs to do a better job cracking down on shady foreign investors, many of whom may be laundering ill-gotten cash through real estate purchases. That’s according to a new report by Transparency International, a Berlin-based watchdog group.

Lax standards in Canada, as well as countries like the U.S. and China, make it easy for billions of dollars of shady money to pour into cities like Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Sun.

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised to toughen regulations at various G20 summits, but right now finance rules are lax enough that it’s hard to determine whether foreign “money launderers and other corporate kleptocrats” are snatching up properties in Toronto and Vancouver, Transparency International Canada

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To appeal to buyers’ emotions, you have to put your own on hold and find clever ways to sell people a lifestyle.

 If you want to sell your house quickly, you need to look at it as a commodity rather than your home – a product and a lifestyle to be sold in the open market. You have to essentially become a retailer with a product to sell.

A general rule I follow when preparing a home to impress potential buyers is to satisfy as many senses as I can in each room. Use these tips as a guide to create a special experience during viewings, and keep them in mind when walking through your house.

#1 Smell

There was a time when it was rare to hear of someone having allergic reactions to typical scents such as perfume, candles, incense and air fresheners,

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If you are thinking of selling you home without the help of an agent, think twice. Though FSBO ( For Sale By Owners) may lure you thinking you could save money on agent commission you have to take into consideration the challenges you’re going to face when you sell your home on your own.

Here are things to consider should you decide to sell your home on your own.

1. Buyer’s agents may ignore you.

Buyer’s agents may discourage their clients seeing your home. Many buyer’s agents think that dealing with a seller without professional representation involves hassle and risk. Many agents have experienced dealing with FSBO transactions where sellers did not pay full commission to the agent who brought the buyer, sellers who are unreasonable or

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Vancouver, BC – November 12, 2015. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 8,725 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October, up 14.1 per cent from the same month last year. Total sales dollar volume was $5.8 billion, up 32.3 per cent compared to the previous year. The average MLS® residential price in the province rose to $667,480, up 16 per cent from October 2014. - See more at: http://www.bcrea.bc.ca/news-and-publications/news-room/news-releases/2015-10-statistical-release#sthash.t0dDvUa5.dpuf Vancouver, BC – November 12, 2015. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 8,725 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing…

Buyers often make up their minds within moments of seeing your home. Tina Parker has all the essential tips to make a great impression

When people buy a home, the fact is that 78 per cent of the decision making process has already been made prior to arrival, based on the price and location of the house. But within seconds of seeing your home, potential buyers have formed an opinion of its overall condition and will likely spend the remaining time looking for consistency with the assumptions they made when they first viewed the home on the Internet. First impressions of the property’s exterior should be “welcome home.”

Exterior Facelift and Landscaping Overhaul

Beautify the front door: When dealing with curb appeal, the focal point is the front

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It might not seem like it just yet, especially since we’ve been experiencing such sunny, warm fall weather, but Old Man Winter is slowly breathing down our necks. Before long, you’ll be scraping the frost off your car windows and bundling up around the fireplace. Before you do that, though, don’t put away your garden tools just yet.

This month’s essential home maintenance task provides a checklist of to-do tasks to make sure your garden and lawn are properly winterized. So whether it’s your vegetable garden or your flowering one, grab your gloves and gardening tools one last time before the cold sets in.

Thanks to Conor Preston, gardener at Vancouver’s Figaro’s Garden, for his best advice on how to prepare your gardens and lawns for winter.

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