In any kind of sales, products do not sell just because someone had a great idea, or because someone wants to make a lot of money. Products sell because someone figured out what buyers want; how to provide it, package it, and present it. Prices change frequently because someone is keeping tabs on what buyers… [Read More]
Getting ready to sell
Is your house ready to sell? We are always having people ask us what they can do in order to get their house ready to sell. We have put a short list together in order to help you. This list is not exhaustive by any means, having your Realtor walk through it is the best… [Read More]
6 Reasons to Reduce Your Home Price
Article by G.M. Filisko HouseLogic.com While you’d like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price. These six signs may be telling you it’s time to lower your price. 1. You’re drawing few lookers You get the most interest in your home right after you put it… [Read More]
Staging a Master Bedroom
If you are thinking about selling your home, you may want to consider ‘staging’ rooms in order to give potential buyers the best impression of your home. Watch this video to see how a little paint and some rearranging can really transform a room and show your home’s true value. Maybe you’re a DIYer, but… [Read More]
“The Staircase Problem” & Declining Home Prices
Sellers, in this market of declining prices you can keep lowering your prices and never get a sale. It feels like you are continually punished in spite of your best intentions. The frustration keeps building inside of you. You might commit afresh to a new price only to find that instead of being rewarded for… [Read More]
Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home
Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: Marcie Geffner Published: June 10, 2010 Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. You just received a purchase offer from someone who wants to buy your home. You’re excited and… [Read More]
Spring Cleaning Guide
Article by Houselogic.com By: Alyson McNutt English Published: September 30, 2009 Make spring cleaning less of a chore by following these smarter–and mostly greener–tips for this annual rite of homeownership. Bathrooms When it’s time to get down and dirty, many people start with the bathroom. Allen Rathey, founder of The Housekeeping Channel, says removing mineral deposits, rust,… [Read More]
Selling Lots & Land – Part 3
This is the third article in this Lots & Land series. These charts are the Active Listings and Pending or Bumpable Sales (agreed upon offer but not closed). Lots & Land – Active Competition in Surrounding Counties The first list looks at the active competition within Yamhill County and the second examines the competition in… [Read More]
Selling Lots & Land – Part 2
This is the second article in this Lots & Land series. Read Part 1 here. Yamhill County is a massive rural county with two ‘cities’ and 8 additional small towns. We have a lot of land on which people can build. Some of this was a result of Measure 37 and then the more limiting Measure… [Read More]
Selling Lots & Land – Part 1
One of the most negatively affected property categories during the past 3+ years is buildable land. In the early and mid part of this past decade, I used to say that if I had enough buildable small parcels in Yamhill County, I could sell one every day. Since the market began to deteriorate in summer… [Read More]
