While there may be less buyers out there, people who look for a home during the holidays are serious … they are ready to buy!   There are fewer homes for buyers to look at during the holidays which means less competition for you … less competition equals more money! After the holidays the supply of listings increases substantially which lowers the demand for your home &...Read More

There's no better way to lose a friend You and your friend (or relative) get along well for a reason but even if someone is a lovely person socially they may be very different in a business context. When mixing friendship and business the potential for disagreements (or worse arguments) is never far away. The process of buying and/or selling a home is an emotional one, and when we're emoti...Read More

Along with the market value of a home, two other methods of valuation are assessed value and appraised value. Assessed value is used for property taxation purposes. Appraised value is used by lenders when evaluating a home loan application. The appraised value acts to protect a lender from artificially high home prices. Apprraised value is often used when applealing a property tax assessment. The ...Read More