HomeGain’s recent survey shows the top do-it-yourself home improvements that Realtors recommend to home sellers 1. Cleaning and de-cluttering ($200 cost / $1,700 price increase / 872% ROI) 2. Home staging ($300 cost / $1,780 price increase / 586% ROI) 3. Lightening and brightening ($230 cost / $1,300 price increase / 572% ROI) 4. Landscaping … Continue reading Top Do It Yourself Home Improvements
Most realtors have a website that is all about themselves and the services they offer. It took me a while to create my online presence and decide how I wanted to present myself as a realtor. I never could pull the trigger to create another website about me since Houlihan Lawrence does a great job with that … Continue reading Why do I sponsor Armonk Homepage and not a site about me?
It’s always one of the first questions people ask me, “How’s the real estate market?” In recent boom years and with the decline, it’s on everyone’s mind… buyers, sellers and homeowners who are just curious about their own investments. Blogs and the real estate websites have certainly fueled the fire and satisfied the curiousity. Now there is Listingbook.com. Listingbook is … Continue reading Are you a real estate junkie?
Twenty eight homes have sold in the Byram Hills School District from January 1,2009 through July 17, 2009. The traditional spring market got off to a late start but buyers are out scouting to make their purchases again. There are twenty four homes in contract. Breakdown of price range of Sold properties: $475,000-$749,000 6 homes sold $750,000-$999,000 4 homes … Continue reading Recently Sold Homes in Armonk
Short sales and foreclosed properties can range in value from poor quality to luxury. What all these properties have in common is that the money owed on them is more that the fair market value. Buyers assume that these distressed properties are the best to buy because you can get them at rock bottom prices. … Continue reading Are short sales and foreclosed properties in Armonk such a good deal?