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Property News

BUYING AND SELLING

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worth more or less than what you
think.

• Take the emotion out of your approach.
You may be thinking your home is
worth a certain amount, but be sure to
get advice from a professional, who
will be more ojective.

• Stage your home. When home
shoppers enter a nicely staged
home, they can imagine themselves
living there. Professional staging is
not necessarily required. A few small
steps, such as the ones below, can
go a long way towards enhancing
your home’s appeal to buyers:

o Declutter and depersonalise
Top tips for house hunting: How so the buyers can imagine
themselves living there.
to ensure you are not overpaying o Put away kids’ toys, books,

excessive administrative
paper/documents that have
been lying around for months.
ll home buyers have one thing but remember that real estate agents
in common: They don’t want to are professionals with unparalleled o Clean up, make the beds, open
Aget ripped off, in other words, market knowledge. They know the the curtains, put away clean
they want the best value-for-money market conditions, comparable and dirty washing.
deal. Whatever the state of the housing available properties, resale values and
market, it’s especially important to investment appreciation prospects.
make sure you pay a fair price. • Have your house professionally
Pay attention to your real estate agent’s photographed. A video will also go
BEFORE MAKING AN OFFER advice about price. Be prepared to a long way. Once again, remember
You need to know how to determine negotiate within reason rather than that estate agents know how best to
the price of any home, so you can just accepting the seller’s asking price. photograph your house to show off
make a sound investment decision. The its finest features.
following pointers are important: TOP TIPS FOR SELLING: HOW TO
• Consider recently sold properties in SELL YOUR HOUSE EFFORTLESSLY • A little fixing up works miracles.
the area. • Choose the right estate agent for Touch up areas with paint where
your needs. A good estate agent can needed, replace broken windows
• Check out comparable properties on do a lot to sell your house faster and and fix hinges and cupboard doors.
the market. for more money. Remember, estate
agents already have lots of potential • Make sure that all areas are
• Look at unsold comparables - why is buyers. Sometimes your house accessible when potential buyers
a house on the market for too long? will offer unique characteristics, come to view the house. No one
such as a home office, studio, gym, wants to be told that viewing of a
wheelchair-friendly access, etc. certain room/area is not possible on
• Learn about market conditions in
the specific area. Your agent will probably already a given day.
have a few buyers with those exact
requirements just waiting for the
• Be wary of 'for-sale-by-owner' perfect match. And finally, remember that curb
properties. appeal is your property’s first
• Carefully consider your asking impression for prospective buyers.
• Work out the expected appreciation price. Again, get a professional An attractive street view will be
of the property. valuation. What you’re seeing welcoming and signal to them that
on property websites is not you've cared for your property - and
Ask your real estate agent necessarily comparable to your they can be assured that your house
You may feel tempted to buy privately, house. Your property may be has been well-loved as well.

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