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Friday, August 29, 2014
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Monday, August 25, 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Updated News For Buyers And Sellers Searching For Homes & Values
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Colorado Springs Home Values - How Sellers Can Get a Higher House Appraisal
Whether or not you own the nicest home on the block, when it comes time to refinance or sell it, getting a high house appraisal is crucial. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to assure that you receive credit for all the ways you think your house is worth maximum dollars.
If your house is on the market, and you’ve taken the time to properly prepare it for the market, half the battle is won right there. If you think you have work to do in that area, here are a few suggestions:
1. Improve Curb Appeal
Although many homeowners are familiar with the term “curb appeal” as it applies to prospective buyers, many don’t realize that the home’s first impression is important to the appraiser as well. Landscape maintenance chores, such as clearing away debris, trimming trees and shrubs, spreading fresh mulch in the beds and greening up the lawn will all help to bring your home close to market value.
2. Clear Away Clutter
Although clutter may be evidence of a busy family, it can also lead an appraiser to question if the homeowner can maintain the entire home if they can’t even keep their countertops and other surfaces free of junk.
Some quick de-cluttering tips:
Box up and store excess items in the home.
Pay close attention to the kitchen and bathroom. If what’s sitting on the counter is frequently used, hide it away in a cupboard so that your counters are free of anything that isn’t decorative.
If all else fails, or your don’t have enought time to properly clean, shove your clutter into boxes and store it briefly in your car or storage unit.
Clean up before your home appraisal or it will cost you!3. Clean the House
While this seems like an obvious step, many homeowners are busy with jobs and family concerns and overlook the obvious fact that a clean home is a desirable home.
What if you don’t have time to clean your home before the appraiser comes by? You probably don’t have time to sell your home. Do it once, do it right!
4. Make an Investment
If you have the funds to make updates to the home, Stuhr recommends the following:
Paint the interior a neutral color. For the price of a few cans of paint and some elbow grease, you can actually add value to the home.
Get rid of vinyl flooring. Stuhr claims that vinyl flooring screams “dated!” and recommends replacing it with ceramic tile, wood or even laminate flooring.
Update countertops. Laminate countertops are “bottom rung,” according to Stuhr, and should be replaced with ceramic tile or, preferably, granite.
As you tour your home deciding what changes to make, keep an eye out for maintenance problems such as torn window screens, dripping faucets, running toilets, missing trim and broken door handles. These should be fixed prior to the appraiser’s arrival.
5. Compile an Information Packet
The appraiser has access to a number of sources from which to pull information about your house and those that have recently sold. This information, while generally reliable, does sometimes include errors. To guard against a low appraisal based on erroneous information, compile an information packet for the appraiser. Just a few, neatly typewritten pages in a folder will do the trick. Here are several items to include in the package:
Comparables – Similar Homes in Neighborhood
Although your appraiser has access to neighborhood sales information, it’s a good idea to supply him or her with any additional information you may have on why houses in your area sold for the prices they did. If your neighbor took a job out of state, and because he needed to relocate quickly he dropped the list price dramatically to get a sale, make note of that to the appraiser.
Comparables: homes sold in one-mile radius over last six months.
In fact, it’s a good idea to have your real estate agent print out the MLS sheet for every home sold within a one-mile radius of your home over the past six months. These homes qualify as the best comparables. Go over these printouts, making notes of anything you or your agent know about the sale that affected the price, and include those notes in the package.
“Brag” Sheet – Why Your Home Deserves a High Price
Sometimes the information available to an appraiser is in error and even one error can lower the value of your property significantly. Appraisers will refer to your brag sheet while preparing the appraisal, according to David Hesidenz, of David Hesidenz Appraisals in Butler, PA. Here’s what to include on your brag sheet:
Exact street address
Year built
Number of bedrooms
Number of bathrooms
Add the square footage if you like, although the appraiser will measure the home.
Make sure the appraiser knows about major home, property improvements by telling them!
Then, list any major improvements to your property, the date they were performed and the cost. Include the name and phone number of the contractor who performed the work, if you have it. Some of what should be included on this list:
Make sure to mention home improvements, like recently-installed windows, during your home appraisal
This package, if prepared properly, gives the appraiser accurate, detailed, firsthand information to refer to when compiling his or her report for the lender
How Much is your Home Worth?
Call Terry Naber, REMAX Properties, Inc, Colorado Springs, With over 24+ Years Experience and Over $100+Million In Properties Sold Today at 719-590-4796
Visit www.TerrySellsColorado.com
If your house is on the market, and you’ve taken the time to properly prepare it for the market, half the battle is won right there. If you think you have work to do in that area, here are a few suggestions:
1. Improve Curb Appeal
Although many homeowners are familiar with the term “curb appeal” as it applies to prospective buyers, many don’t realize that the home’s first impression is important to the appraiser as well. Landscape maintenance chores, such as clearing away debris, trimming trees and shrubs, spreading fresh mulch in the beds and greening up the lawn will all help to bring your home close to market value.
2. Clear Away Clutter
Although clutter may be evidence of a busy family, it can also lead an appraiser to question if the homeowner can maintain the entire home if they can’t even keep their countertops and other surfaces free of junk.
Some quick de-cluttering tips:
Box up and store excess items in the home.
Pay close attention to the kitchen and bathroom. If what’s sitting on the counter is frequently used, hide it away in a cupboard so that your counters are free of anything that isn’t decorative.
If all else fails, or your don’t have enought time to properly clean, shove your clutter into boxes and store it briefly in your car or storage unit.
Clean up before your home appraisal or it will cost you!3. Clean the House
While this seems like an obvious step, many homeowners are busy with jobs and family concerns and overlook the obvious fact that a clean home is a desirable home.
What if you don’t have time to clean your home before the appraiser comes by? You probably don’t have time to sell your home. Do it once, do it right!
4. Make an Investment
If you have the funds to make updates to the home, Stuhr recommends the following:
Paint the interior a neutral color. For the price of a few cans of paint and some elbow grease, you can actually add value to the home.
Get rid of vinyl flooring. Stuhr claims that vinyl flooring screams “dated!” and recommends replacing it with ceramic tile, wood or even laminate flooring.
Update countertops. Laminate countertops are “bottom rung,” according to Stuhr, and should be replaced with ceramic tile or, preferably, granite.
As you tour your home deciding what changes to make, keep an eye out for maintenance problems such as torn window screens, dripping faucets, running toilets, missing trim and broken door handles. These should be fixed prior to the appraiser’s arrival.
5. Compile an Information Packet
The appraiser has access to a number of sources from which to pull information about your house and those that have recently sold. This information, while generally reliable, does sometimes include errors. To guard against a low appraisal based on erroneous information, compile an information packet for the appraiser. Just a few, neatly typewritten pages in a folder will do the trick. Here are several items to include in the package:
Comparables – Similar Homes in Neighborhood
Although your appraiser has access to neighborhood sales information, it’s a good idea to supply him or her with any additional information you may have on why houses in your area sold for the prices they did. If your neighbor took a job out of state, and because he needed to relocate quickly he dropped the list price dramatically to get a sale, make note of that to the appraiser.
Comparables: homes sold in one-mile radius over last six months.
In fact, it’s a good idea to have your real estate agent print out the MLS sheet for every home sold within a one-mile radius of your home over the past six months. These homes qualify as the best comparables. Go over these printouts, making notes of anything you or your agent know about the sale that affected the price, and include those notes in the package.
“Brag” Sheet – Why Your Home Deserves a High Price
Sometimes the information available to an appraiser is in error and even one error can lower the value of your property significantly. Appraisers will refer to your brag sheet while preparing the appraisal, according to David Hesidenz, of David Hesidenz Appraisals in Butler, PA. Here’s what to include on your brag sheet:
Exact street address
Year built
Number of bedrooms
Number of bathrooms
Add the square footage if you like, although the appraiser will measure the home.
Make sure the appraiser knows about major home, property improvements by telling them!
Then, list any major improvements to your property, the date they were performed and the cost. Include the name and phone number of the contractor who performed the work, if you have it. Some of what should be included on this list:
Make sure to mention home improvements, like recently-installed windows, during your home appraisal
- New windows
- New floors
- New countertops
- Finished basement
- Replacement of the home’s major systems, such as heating and air-conditioning
- Upgraded electric or plumbing
- New roof
- Room additions
- Converted garage
This package, if prepared properly, gives the appraiser accurate, detailed, firsthand information to refer to when compiling his or her report for the lender
How Much is your Home Worth?
Call Terry Naber, REMAX Properties, Inc, Colorado Springs, With over 24+ Years Experience and Over $100+Million In Properties Sold Today at 719-590-4796
Visit www.TerrySellsColorado.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
5 Things Colorado Springs Home Buyers Can Do To Have a Successful Home Buying Experience
Here Are 5 Tips For Home Buyers
by Terry Naber, REMAX Properties, Inc, Colorado Springs
www.terrysellscolorado.com
As you approach buying a home this year, it helps to focus on the long term by keeping the following five best practices in mind. These were best practices for home buying a generation ago. And they'll most likely still be practical when the next generation of home buyers sprints out of the gate.
Buy when you're ready: Just because you didn't buy last year when the market was super hot doesn't mean you've missed out. Could you have gotten in when the rates were at their lowest and values near the bottom? Sure. But were you ready to buy then? Probably not. The main thing to remember is that you should buy a home when you can afford it, you have your financing and you've found a home that meets your needs. That will always be the best time to buy.
Home buying is a journey: Despite how quickly the world works today, you can't force a home purchase. It's not like buying a television or a laptop. A home is a much more expensive and complicated purchase. It's where you can feel safe and calm from the outside world, a place you can customize to your needs, and where you will make lasting memories. Because of this, buying a home comes with emotional and practical implications on top of the financial ones. Remember that a home is your place to live first and an investment second. Take the time you need to find the right home.
Don't be driven by data: If you watch the nightly news or read news online, you'll hear real estate market predictions and numbers on a national level. And at any given time, you'll likely get conflicting real estate forecasts. A lot of information and data will come at you from many different angles - including social media. Don't take anything to be an absolute. Keep your own goals and needs top of mind at all times.
Real estate is local: The national real estate news headlines may be about multiple offers and bidding wars. But that situation may only be relevant to one part of the country or even to just a handful of cities. Meanwhile, the neighborhood where you want to buy a home still has distressed sales and is more of a buyers' market.
All that really matters in real estate is what's happening in your own community. If you're interested in getting into the market, follow the local economy and housing markets. Go to open houses and learn. Get connected to a real estate agent who has "feet on the street."
Go with your gut: You know your financial situation better than anyone. You know your down payment amount, credit score, amount of savings and the upper limits of what you can afford to put toward home ownership every month. Apply what you know about your finances to your local real estate market. You know the neighborhoods, the commercial districts and the types of homes for sale. By merging these two, your gut will inform you on what's a good buy, when it's the right time to buy and how to approach a purchase.
Call Terry Naber, Realtor at REMAX Properties Inc., For Help When Buying or Selling Your Colorado Springs Home. 719-590-4796
www.terrysellscolorado.com
by Terry Naber, REMAX Properties, Inc, Colorado Springs
www.terrysellscolorado.com
As you approach buying a home this year, it helps to focus on the long term by keeping the following five best practices in mind. These were best practices for home buying a generation ago. And they'll most likely still be practical when the next generation of home buyers sprints out of the gate.
Buy when you're ready: Just because you didn't buy last year when the market was super hot doesn't mean you've missed out. Could you have gotten in when the rates were at their lowest and values near the bottom? Sure. But were you ready to buy then? Probably not. The main thing to remember is that you should buy a home when you can afford it, you have your financing and you've found a home that meets your needs. That will always be the best time to buy.
Home buying is a journey: Despite how quickly the world works today, you can't force a home purchase. It's not like buying a television or a laptop. A home is a much more expensive and complicated purchase. It's where you can feel safe and calm from the outside world, a place you can customize to your needs, and where you will make lasting memories. Because of this, buying a home comes with emotional and practical implications on top of the financial ones. Remember that a home is your place to live first and an investment second. Take the time you need to find the right home.
Don't be driven by data: If you watch the nightly news or read news online, you'll hear real estate market predictions and numbers on a national level. And at any given time, you'll likely get conflicting real estate forecasts. A lot of information and data will come at you from many different angles - including social media. Don't take anything to be an absolute. Keep your own goals and needs top of mind at all times.
Real estate is local: The national real estate news headlines may be about multiple offers and bidding wars. But that situation may only be relevant to one part of the country or even to just a handful of cities. Meanwhile, the neighborhood where you want to buy a home still has distressed sales and is more of a buyers' market.
All that really matters in real estate is what's happening in your own community. If you're interested in getting into the market, follow the local economy and housing markets. Go to open houses and learn. Get connected to a real estate agent who has "feet on the street."
Go with your gut: You know your financial situation better than anyone. You know your down payment amount, credit score, amount of savings and the upper limits of what you can afford to put toward home ownership every month. Apply what you know about your finances to your local real estate market. You know the neighborhoods, the commercial districts and the types of homes for sale. By merging these two, your gut will inform you on what's a good buy, when it's the right time to buy and how to approach a purchase.
Call Terry Naber, Realtor at REMAX Properties Inc., For Help When Buying or Selling Your Colorado Springs Home. 719-590-4796
www.terrysellscolorado.com
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