by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 9, 2017 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Selling Your Home
Buyers hate cluttered homes, so clear out space to make a listing look its best. Have a yard sale, sell or auction through Craigslist or eBay or by a consignment shop, give away to family, friends, or through freecycle.org, have it hauled away by 1-800-Got-Junk, or...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 1, 2017 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, Title Insurance + Escrow
First in the analysis of documents used in residential transactions are junk documents. The documents that fit in this category are non-negotiable or provide minimal or no useful information. Most are directed at borrowers, and are acknowledge that disclosures...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 23, 2017 | Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Zephyr Real Estate conducted a study comparing MLS-marketed and off-market homes and found that single-family homes sold for an average of 17% higher in 2013 when marketed on MLS. This is consistent with other studies that have found that off-market “pocket listings”...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 14, 2017 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, Title Insurance + Escrow
A junk fee is a cost of doing business that a company tries to shift to you. Most originate from two sources: lenders and escrow companies. Look for them on the loan estimate, closing disclosure and settlement statement. Loan related junk fees may be called...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 23, 2017 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment, Selling Your Home
SimplySOLD™ advertises its listings globally through ListHub, which distributes to the world’s largest international websites in Australia, Europe and Asia. These market-leading websites reach consumers in China (4 websites!), Australia, Italy, Luxembourg, France,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 19, 2017 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Selling Your Home
A study conducted by appraisers between 2010 and 2013 in six states (Arizona wasn’t one of them) found that solar homes with a typically-sized system sold, on average, for around $14,000 more. With our lower than average energy costs, metro Phoenix area solar owners...
