7 Home Staging Mistakes Slowing Your Online Listing Traffic
Staging a home is a delicate balance between creativity and logic When home staging goes awry, it can be damaging from the start. Although over 30% of the properties we shoot are vacant, if you decide to stage your home, here are some common mistakes to avoid: You chose loud, chaotic colors It’s easy to […]
Top 4 Reasons Why Keller Williams Loves Virtuance
Keller Williams Agents Thrive With Images Proven To Make Buyers Click Keller Williams was formed on the premise of focusing its resources on building agents’ businesses in order to grow an agency “beyond all expectations”. They are in over 790 market centers worldwide and adhere to the philosophy: “it’s not about the money, it’s about […]
14 Factors That Can Stall the Mortgage Closing Process
By Nikki Gaskins Campbell | Source Realtor.com Once you find your dream house and your purchase offer is accepted, you need to get through one more step before you move in: mortgage closing. The time it takes to close on a home will vary from one person to the next. When everything goes right, loan closings can be completed in […]
What Is Noise Pollution and How Does It Affect Property Values?
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann | Source Realtor.com When it comes to a home’s value (and your sanity), noise pollution can be a major downer. But what is noise pollution exactly? Most people have different definitions of what noise pollution actually is—anything from sirens to a barking dog, or the noise of traffic on the street outside. While outside […]
Historic pueblo-style home with luxury updates wants $2.7M in Santa Fe
By Lauren Ro | Source: Curbed Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Price: $2,700,000 This gorgeously restored and updated pueblo-style home in the Historic Eastside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a winner of the city’s Heritage Preservation Award. Although the year of completion isn’t listed, the 3,833-square-foot residence features plenty of historic details like thick adobe […]
Virtuance Real Estate Photography Launches in Miami, Ready to Help Agents Succeed
We are thrilled to announce that our real estate photography and marketing services are launching in Miami! With our results-driven professional photography services, real estate agents from Miami to West Palm Beach can now win more listings, sell listings faster and closer to asking price. Miami joins 24 locations using Virtuance nationwide and is our […]
How to win expired listings
Expired listings can be a diamond in the rough (and worth the mining!) for real estate agents who excel in the following marketing strategies It takes confidence and strategic planning to pitch yourself […]
The One Room That’ll Make Buyers Bail, Even If They Love the House
By Margaret Heidenry | Source: Realtor.com In my yearlong house hunt, I’ve toured countless homes, and that first visit is a lot like a first date. It can be going great, right up until you spot your personal deal killer—like a pack of cigarettes in her purse, or white socks with sandals. Check, please! Same thing happens when shopping for a […]
Homebuilding Isn’t Keeping Up With Growth, Development Group Says
By Laura Kusisto | Source: Realtor.com America’s housing shortage is more wide-ranging than cloistered coastal markets, stretching from pricey locales such as California and Massachusetts to more surprising places, such as Arizona and Utah. Some 22 states and the District of Columbia have built too little housing to keep up with economic growth in the 15 years […]
A step-by-step guide to the homebuying process
From house hunting to the closing, here’s what you can expect By April Gardner | Source: Curbed You’ve weighed the pros and cons of renting versus buying, and buying, with its promise of equity appreciation, won. Assuming the title of homeowner is one of the most significant financial commitments you will ever make, and the […]