Selling Your Portsmouth NH Home During The Holidays
November 28, 2009 by Ann Cummings
Filed under Blog, Featured, Selling Real Estate in the Seacoast
Home and condo owners in Portsmouth NH…
and elsewhere, always ask questions about what to do during the holidays with regards to their decorations. That’s a great question and one that should be taken seriously, by both the agent and the sellers, whether you’re selling a condo or a home.
Less is best, as the saying goes. Not all potential buyers will appreciate a heavily decorated home, nor will all potential home buyers have the same taste you have in decorations.
The goal is to get your Portsmouth home or condo sold…
….and you want all buyers to be able to see your home and not be caught up in looking at your decorations. Some fresh greens in a few areas, and maybe some holiday-colored candles would be something festive and simple to use. Some nice white lights add a nice touch, and also serve to light the outside of your house as a welcoming gesture.
A recent article in the Portsmouth Herald has some great tips for holiday decorating – “Selling Your Home? Go Easy On Holiday Decor”. Use this as a professional guide to help you with your holiday decorating.
Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market? Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk Portsmouth NH real estate!
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Sell Your Portsmouth NH Home Faster and For More Money
October 29, 2009 by Ann Cummings
Filed under Blog, Featured, Portsmouth, Selling Real Estate in the Seacoast
Trying to sell your Portsmouth NH home or condo?
If you are, then you know competing for today’s buyers is quite challenging, to say the least.
Want to increase the chances of those buyers wanting to make your Portsmouth home theirs!
You need to go the extra step or two to make your house as welcoming and inviting as you can, and that means from the curb to the inside.
In a recent article in the Portsmouth Herald, an article “Staging Helps Home Sale Speed and Price”, the author talked about the benefits of making sure your home is properly presented to potential buyers, and ways to go about doing that. Be sure to check out that article for more detailed information on the staging process and how it can help in the home-selling process.
Getting your Portsmouth NH home sold in today’s real estate market….
….means working with your experienced professional NH REALTOR – setting the proper price and setting the right presentation of your home.
For buyers in today’s market, it’s the EXPERIENCE they feel when they view your home, and you want that to be the very best it can be, from the first moment they lay eyes on your home from the street. That exterior curb appeal has to be such that it makes them want to come see the inside of the home. Once they’re inside, you want your entryway to speak to them and beckon them in further.
Getting things right from the start – price and presentation – will help your home sell quicker than the competition and typically for the most money the market will bear. It’s all about attention to detail and the experience!
Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market? Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk Portsmouth NH real estate!
Servicing the New Hampshire towns of Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, Greenland, Newington, Dover, Durham and surrounding areas, and the Maine towns of Kittery, Kittery Point, Eliot, South Berwick, York, and surrounding areas.
Selling Your Portsmouth NH Home – Three Times Or More
August 18, 2009 by Ann Cummings
Filed under Blog, Featured, Selling Real Estate in the Seacoast
Did you know it takes at least 3 times to sell your Portsmouth NH home to get it SOLD??
Yes, you read that correctly!
The first time you sell it is to other agents working with buyers. When you have your home on the market, you want the agents who are showing it to really try to sell YOUR home and not your competition.
The second time you sell it is to the buyer. Typically most homeowners think the buyer is the only one they have to sell to, but if the agents aren’t sold it, the buyer may never get a chance to see it.
The third time you have to sell your house is to the bank or mortgage company’s appraiser. Appraisers today are pretty conservative and their appraisals are being scrutinized like never before. They really have to make sure they can justify and support the value they come up with.
Recently, we’ve found ourselves having to deal with second appraisals. Some banks and mortgage companies have been ordering a second appraisal to be done, oftentimes after the mortgage commitment date has passed. So, that means homeowners could be subjected to having to sell their homes four times.
There’s so much competition on the market in many areas and in most price ranges that it’s imperative you price your home to sell right from the start. You might reach an agreement with a buyer on a price you’re both happy with, but that price must also pass muster with the appraiser, and then perhaps a second appraiser.
Get your Portsmouth NH home or condo SOLD!!
Your local Portsmouth NH REALTOR who has the knowledge and experience to give you the best advice on pricing and getting your home show-ready is doing just what you’ve hired them to do – help you to reach your goal of getting your home or condo sold. Your best sold price is likely to happen in the shortest amount of time if you’ve priced your home correctly in the beginning and if you’ve taken extra effort to make sure your home creates a great first impression on the buyers and their agents who are interested in seeing it.
If you’re thinking about selling your Portsmouth NH area home, I’d welcome an opportunity to show you how I can put my proven track record of success to work for you!
Would you like information on the Portsmouth New Hampshire real estate market? Do you have questions about the selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk real estate!
Servicing the New Hampshire towns of Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, Greenland, Newington, Dover, Durham and surrounding areas, and the Maine towns of Kittery, Kittery Point, Eliot, South Berwick, York, and surrounding areas.
Top 7 Reasons To Put Your Home on The Market During the Holidays
December 17, 2008 by Ann Cummings
Filed under Blog, Selling Real Estate in the Seacoast
Should you or shouldn’t you put your home on the market during the holidays?? Here’s a list of 7 reasons to really think about going forward!
New Hampshire and Maine Homeowners
Should I put my home on the market during the holidays?
I get asked this question frequently, and it seems to the top question for NH and Maine Seacoast homeowners when I talk to them this holiday season. My answer is, “if you’re serious about selling your home, then by all means let’s go ahead and put it on the real estate market for sale!”
If a homeowner isn’t really serious about selling, then this is certainly not the time to ‘test the market’, not that there ever is a good time to do that. If you’re not serious about selling, why go to all that effort and hire an agent to expend time, effort, and money trying to get your home sold when you don’t really care whether it sells or not?
Buyers need to buy homes, and they don’t aways get to choose the optimal time of year to do so. Those buyers who are out looking during the holidays are serious buyers.
Here are the top 7 reasons to seriously consider putting your home on the market for sale during the holidays:
– Buyers looking during the holidays are very serious buyers and they usually have to make quicker decisions about buying.
– There are fewer homes on the real estate market during the holidays, so your competition is less, which means there aren’t as many homes for serious buyers to choose from.
– Buyers who are buying during the holidays usually have that specific time off to look and buy.
– Your home is beautifully decorated and therefore shows warmth and happiness to those looking at your home.
– Residential real estate is all about emotions, and buyers’ choices on a home to pursue is typically based on the home that gives them happy and warm feelings.
– Many job transfers and relocations take place at the end of the year or during January, and by having your home on the market during the holidays, you can tap into those buyers who have to buy for job transfers.
– There are buyers who want/need to buy before the year ends for tax purposes and financial reasons.
If you’re a homeowner in the New Hampshire or Maine Seacoast area and you’re thinking about seling your home, give me a call and we can talk further about getting your home on the market.
Are you thinking about making the Portsmouth New Hampshire area or any of the surrounding Seacoast towns your home? Call me today at 888-349-5678 x 3839, or send me an email at ann@anncummings.com, and let’s talk real estate!
Related Reading:
Seacoast New Hampshire Real Estate Market Reports
Absorption Rates and Why They’re Important to Know
Servicing the New Hampshire towns of Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, Greenland, Newington, Dover, Durham and surrounding areas, and the Maine towns of Kittery, Kittery Point, Eliot, South Berwick, York, and surrounding areas.
Portsmouth NH Homeowners – Thinking About Selling Your Home?
October 31, 2008 by Ann Cummings
Filed under Blog, Selling Real Estate in the Seacoast
Portsmouth New Hampshire Homeowners – Ready to Sell Your
Home?
If you’re a Portsmouth New Hampshire home or condo owner, and
you’re thinking about selling your home or condo, you already
know that a good amount of work goes into preparing for the real estate
market.
Picking your REALTOR, preparing the inside of your home,
creating great curb appeal for the outside of your home, pricing your home or
condo properly, planning for showings – all of this takes careful planning
because you want to have your Portsmouth home or condo be in
the best position it can be in when it comes on the market for sale.
Make your home be the best it can be. Have it say on the outside, “come on
in and see the rest of me”. And once on the inside, have your home or condo
really welcome potential buyers.
This quick video will give you some ideas about getting the inside of your
home to look just fabulous for those potential buyers who might just want your
home to be their new home -
Related Reading:
- Fall Selling Tips for Portsmouth NH Condos and
Homes - Make Your Home Easy to Show and Easy to Sell
- Ready to Sell Your Home or Condo?
- 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Portsmouth Condo or
Home - 8 Tips for Great Curb Appeal on a Budget
If you’re thinking about selling your Portsmouth NH home or condo, give me a call and I’ll help you get it sold from start to finish! We can set up a time to meet and discuss the current Portsmouth area real estate market and ways toget your home S-O-L-D! Call me today at 888-349-5678 x 3839, or send
me an email and let’s talk real estate!
Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market? Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk real estate!
Servicing the New Hampshire towns of Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, Greenland, Newington, Dover, Durham and surrounding areas, and the Maine towns of Kittery, Kittery Point, Eliot, South Berwick, York, and surrounding areas.
