Secrets To Successful Showings the Second Time Around in Robertson County

Even though Robertson County Real Estate property prices continue to recover, the current market can still present challenges. No one understands this better than homeowners who are re-listing this winter. For some of them, surrounding seas of “For Sale” signs created a less-than-appealing neighborhood setting. Others drew buyers who weren’t able to secure financing in the uncertain mortgage environment. Whatever the reason, it can be disheartening for anyone who has to re-list their property.

Once you undertake a repeat attempt to sell your Robertson County home, you want to be certain the job gets done right. A key part of that will be ensuring successful showings. It’s estimated that well-staged homes sell as much as 50% faster than those not “dressed for sale.” 

Most buyers in Robertson County begin their search online, so take a look at its online marketing. A buyer who dismisses your property outright without a visit means one less chance to close a sale. Be sure you show multiple photos that show the property in the best possible light. If that's not the case, and professional photography might provide the solution.

Give the property another thorough cleaning. You cleaned your home for your first listing period, but now that time has passed, your house certainly needs deep cleaning again. In particular focus on the two areas that get messiest fastest: bathrooms and kitchen rooms buyers look at first.

Take a look at timing: specifically, the times you choose to show your home.  Allow showings as late as possible in the evenings. This will make your home one of the last that prospects view. If they are still looking at day's end, chances are they are serious about buying a local Robertson County property. This slot also helps avoid viewing conflicts with other homes.

Sure, it's disappointing any time a home doesn't sell immediately, but that needn't mean it won’t succeed the second time around. In most parts of the country, real estate has been trending upwards  and more buyers are entering the market. You're only looking for that one person who appreciates your real estate property listing in Robertson County. 

Ready to get a fresh start? Then call me: let's get going! Who your agent is really does matter!

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Robertson County Real Estate Market Update for November 2013

Robertson County Real Estate Market Update for November 2013

The real estate market in Robertson County continues to be the best since the market shift that started in 2008. With December sales still to be added to the total number of homes sold in 2013, the year has already shown more homes sold in eleven months than each of the last five years. Yes, you read that right, 2013 has been the best year for real estate in Robertson County since 2007.

Here are the numbers for single family home sales.

(Compared to the same 11 months of 2012)

Sales UP 16%    

Average Sales Price UP 10.5%

Average Days on Market DOWN 5%

November 2013 vs November 2012

Sales UP 16%

Average Sales Prices UP nearly 9%

Average Days on Market DOWN 10%

November 2013 vs October 2013

Sales UP 10%

Average Sales Price UP 4.5%

Average Days on Market DOWN 32% !!!!!

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Steps That Boost a Robertson County Home Buyer's Negotiating Power

When a local Robertson County home buyer first finds that single-family homes and condominiums have been getting pricier, it shouldn't be a surprise. Nationally, the median sales price is still well below the record $230,400 reached at the height of the housing boom but that gap is shrinking.

If you're a future home buyer in Robertson County, you can take steps to improve the situation. One way is to increase your negotiating leverage - to turn yourself into a highly desirable buyer from the seller's point of view.

Show You're Financially Attractive: Maximize your negotiating power by getting yourself pre-approved for a mortgage loan. This is a step beyond merely becoming pre-qualified. To become pre-approved, a mortgage lender pulls your credit, studies your income, debt and employment history, and determines the size of the mortgage loan you can handle. A seller prefers working with a Robertson County home buyer whose agent can present a pre-approval letter. It increases the odds that a sale won’t fall through at the last minute.

Know the Robertson County Market: You’ll have a better chance of convincing a sellers to lower the asking price if you are armed with the sales prices that similar homes in the market are fetching. If a seller is asking $20,000 more than is typical, your agent will be able to present this fact in negotiations.

Prepare to Offer Something: A seller is usually more willing to come down in price when he sees a concession or two from you. A home buyer can, for instance, agree to a later or earlier closing date to accommodate the seller. You might also agree to overlook some needed repairs. Especially on fixes that might take a lot of time, such a concession can have a meaningful impact on the bottom line. 

Be Realistic: Don’t ask for too much. Asking sellers to lop off 30% is more likely to scuttle negotiations than lower the price.

A home buyer in Robertson County will still find some great deals out there. 

With the short fall selling season upon us, if you’re considering buying, call me today to get the search going!

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A Realtor® in Robertson County, Tennessee Does Much More Than Finding a House

As the economy continues to improve and more buyers commit to joining (or rejoining) the ranks of our area’s homeowners, access to reliable advice can be a vital difference-maker. If you’ve never worked with a Realtor® in Robertson County before, it’s important to understand the benefits they bring to the table — benefits that cause 84% of successful homebuyers to state that they would work with their Realtor again in the future. 

Understanding Your Buying Power

A Realtor in Robertson County is trained to help clients determine just how much house they can comfortably afford, avoiding a later ‘too much house’ situation. In some instances, their negotiating skills can be key in bringing properties that have been on the market for a while down to a doable price-point.

Protecting Your Interests and Investment

Having a Robertson County Realtor on your team during the buying process doesn’t just make everything easier — it acts to ensure that your interests are protected. A member of the National Association of Realtors is fully qualified to help you at every step of the pre-closing process, from finding the right type of property and getting the proper inspections done through the back-and-forth of negotiating with the seller or his agent. Buyers who have teamed with a licensed Realtor are protected -- they know that they have a qualified professional serving their own interests and protecting their investment throughout the purchasing process, come what may!

Invaluable Help at Closing 

Closing on a house can be a daunting prospect for an unassisted buyer. With a Realtor in Robertson County in your corner, you have an experienced expert always on call to answer questions, help gather documents, and communicate with the seller’s agent. Many of those grateful past clients know that it can even take months to close. Having an experienced guide can make smooth sailing out of the most trying of circumstances.

From finding you the perfect home, to smoothing the way through the closing process, a member of the National Association of Realtors makes buying a home significantly less stressful. 

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Courting Multiple Offers from Robertson County Homebuyers This Fall

For anyone who has listed their home on the Robertson County, Tennessee market, the equivalent of winning the lottery is a call from your agent telling you that multiple offers are on the way. It’s like hitting the jackpot — especially when the house draws top dollar. 

Although the tactics that can trigger such a phone call vary by location and property type, a few overriding concepts put you far ahead in the competition to attract Robertson County’s motivated homebuyers— 

• Build excitement
  Robertson County homebuyers are like everyone else: whenever there’s a crowd, natural curiosity prompts us to find out what all the fuss is about. When you list your property a few days before beginning the showing process, you increase the odds of drawing a larger turnout on the first days of showings.  When homebuyers sense the traffic they get the message: this one is hot! In a real estate environment where word-of-mouth can play a key role, it’s smart to actively set up a buzz and good press around your property. 
• Team with a pro
  Nothing prevents you from doing all the legwork yourself — if you have the spare time, that is (and don’t mind wading through reams of property data online, taking all the home buyer calls, working through their schedule changes, etc.). But when you team with a seasoned agent to perform the prep work for you, it frees your time to tend to more important tasks. Too, professionals have experience in screening potential Robertson County homebuyers and encouraging those who are best qualified — ultimately saving you time and expense down the road.
• Spruce it up
  As important as any other factor is being able to focus your energy on maintaining your home in impeccable shape. The dollars spent here and there on maintenance can draw ten times as much at closing. Robertson County homebuyers usually have no trouble paying a bit extra for a well-maintained house. When homebuyers are presented with a property in absolutely excellent shape, it communicates long-term value — as well as a solid, trouble-free investment!

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ASAP Pricing Strategy to Sell Your Home in Robertson County, Tennessee

Rushing to sell your home is never desirable — but circumstances sometimes require it. To sell your home in Robertson County quickly, the most important factor is finding the right price. Too high a price will dampen buyer interest — but of course you don’t want to set the price too low, either. Here’s one way to find the right price:

First, complete all repairs. They’ll have to be addressed at some point, so getting them out of the way first clears the deck for your sale. To sell your home quickly, you want to feature it in the best possible light…meaning that all of the little (as well as major) repairs have to disappear from the picture. A few hours or days of hard work can have a disproportionate impact on the ultimate selling price. 

Next, familiarize yourself with Robertson County competitors. Scour the listings for homes in your area. Get a feel for the way homes in the neighborhood are being listed, and which features look to be adding the most value.

At this point it will be possible to set the value. There are differing approaches to setting the price for a home, but they share a few things in common. Each generally takes into account average prices paid in recent comparable Robertson County sales.  To sell your home speedily, consider setting your price three to five percent below that formulation. While this may seem unnecessarily low, the idea is to encourage immediate interest from multiple buyers, setting up the potential for competing offers. One thing is nearly certain: a lower-than-average price will get more buyers through your door!

Planning to sell your home in Robertson County this fall? 

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Robertson County MLS Listings Plus Your Agent Make a Dynamite Combo!

Believe it or not, it takes home-seekers an average of 12 weeks to find a home. To shorten that time, there is nothing more useful than the Internet’s Multiple Listing Service. When you are working with a buyer’s agent, the lion’s share of the work will be done for you — but when you participate in the online search, too, it makes a dynamite combination!

Starting out with a clear idea of the features you think of as “must-have’s” will save the most time and effort. This doesn’t mean every feature you would ever consider a plus; these should be the items that you must have. Your deal-breakers.

Use these to pare down the MLS listings you examine more thoroughly. Chances are you’re going to find many homes that match your broader requirements, so narrowing the field will let you channel your time toward the best potential candidates.

MLS listings are available either by city or by region. If you’re open to examining a wider area, you’ll find a greater number of properties within your price range that list your key features. If you can’t find regional MLS listings in Robertson County of interest, your agent will help expand your search. Sometimes this broadening of horizons uncovers the ideal property.

The MLS listings in Robertson County are updated on a regular basis, so staying on top of the market involves revisiting the listings every few days. In case that sounds overly labor-intensive, your agent can sign you up to receive auto-alerts via email whenever a new qualified MLS listing comes online. It’s also a fact that not all real estate firms keep every one of their MLS listings absolutely current, so calling your agent as soon as you see something you like will keep you ahead of the crowd.

The MLS listings in Robertson County offer a one-stop destination for identifying numerous candidate properties — as well as the ability to efficiently filter the results you find. If you’re in the market for a new home, using the MLS listings in Robertson County will be a welcome aid. 

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Rise in Real Estate Prices Slows...and That's Good News!

The future of Robertson County real estate prices is always a matter of keen interest to area homeowners. So it’s important when the latest national numbers in the Case-Shiller Index show that the rate of rise in real estate prices has begun to slow. 

Robertson County homeowners should be pleased!

“WHAT?” you may well be thinking. If the rise in national or local Robertson County real estate prices is slowing down, why in the world would that please homeowners? The answer is only a little bit convoluted. 

The fact is, the recent remarkable leaps in real estate prices had some knowledgeable observers shaking their heads. The Business Insider even headlined, “These Home Price Gains are Not Normal, Sustainable, Or Believable.” BI was reacting to the previous three straight months’ real estate price appreciation “above 10%.” They speculated that a large number of foreclosures now being recycled at more normal price levels had created an artificially high growth rate.

That’s why slowing down a little would mean a more normal market — and more reliable growth statistics. Other conditions make that story easy to accept: 

While interest rates have risen slightly, at today’s rates, borrowing is still notably inexpensive. The increase in investor participation (they tend to pay in cash) also reflects the more conservative lending environment.

By the end of the financial crisis, construction in many parts of the country had fallen sharply, leading to a tight housing inventory. The shorter supply caused additional pressure on real estate prices.

Another factor: rising rents. Whenever the economy performs well, rentals reflect it, in turn stimulating Robertson County real estate prices. The economy may not be as robust as we’d wish, but its positive direction plus the stock market’s rebound have combined to support value growth.

What to expect from Robertson County real estate prices this fall? Going forward, I would expect to see a continuation of gains at the slightly slower rates we are beginning to register. If that’s the case, anyone looking to re-enter the residential market should find that now is the time to start looking…and offering. 

Call me to discuss your own outlook!

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Robertson County Real Estate Market Update for September 2013

Robertson County Real Estate 

Market Update for September 2013

September numbers are in and the local market continues to make progress. 

Here are the numbers through September compared to the first nine months of 2012:

Sales are UP nearly 12%

Prices are UP over 13% (average sales price of just under $159,000)

Days on the Market are Down over 6% (89 days)

The market average of list price to sales price is currently 96%. This means that on average a home is selling for 96% of it's current list price. 

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Listing with Personality: Good - Listing with YOUR Personality: Bad!

Top Listing Priority: Eliminate Personal Features

So — you’ve decided now is the time to list your house in Robertson County. Put it up for sale, see what happens… 

Maybe they never really were here, but one thing’s for sure: the days of simply planting a sign in the front yard and snapping a nice shot for a Robertson County real estate listing…those days are gone!

So what comes next? 

Depersonalize! 

First step: pack away those omnipresent family photos. Potential buyers would probably actually be interested in seeing your family snapshots, but they are distractions: you need them to be able to see themselves living in this lovely home, something they’d have a hard time doing if the walls are spoken for by such a delightful bunch of kids and parents and pets. It may be a little bit emotional when you’re taking them down, but keep in mind that listing your home to sell for top dollar will mean that it’s only temporary: soon they’ll go right back up in your new digs. 

Next step is to clear out anything that bears a resemblance to clutter. Figurines, refrigerator magnets — any items, no matter how small, that accentuate informal personality or personal décor preferences should be packed off to storage. Your listing goal is to let the buyer see the house and its features stripped of the personal paraphernalia.  

Overall, if either larger maintenance or decorating projects will be advisable, make balanced choices that will keep the house as neutral as you can without interfering with its basic design appeal. That kind of depersonalizing is done by selecting paints, draperies, and bedding that are neutral in shade and tone. Less color may seem boring to you, but potential buyers will just see a clean slate – which is exactly how your property is most likely to attract a ready buyer.

The result: the interior shots in your Robertson County real estate listing will show a home that is primed and ready for its new occupants. And that is only part of the marketing plan I will put together for you to get your home S-O-L-D this fall! 

Call me today to schedule a no-obligation in-home consultation. 

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Robertson County, Tennessee Real Estate Values: No Kidding Around!

Whenever you hear that a neighbor’s house is on the market, the same question flashes through nearly every homeowner's mind: how much are they asking?

That's because of the nature of residential markets: our own homes' real estate values (in fact, all Robertson County real estate values) are connected with one another, and that asking price is an estimate of the current state of affairs. It has to be reasonable in order to attract the attention of serious buyers —  but if it’s too reasonable, on closing day the seller will walk away with a lighter bank account than necessary. 

 Real estate values in Robertson County are determined in large part by what other similar homes have recently sold for. These comparable sales show what a real world bank was willing to lend, and how many dollars a real life buyer was willing to pay. “Comps” are to real estate values what the Dow Jones is to securities: a trustworthy reality check, no kidding around.

How 'comparable' a comp is depends on a number of factors to be taken into account: 

• The structure

• Condition

• Amenities

• Location

• Neighborhood

The structure of a comp sale will have similar square footage, number of bedrooms, etc. Its condition is a value judgment best made by professional appraisers. Amenities can include everything from upgrades in a development to added features like central air conditioning or a Jacuzzi. And location means a great deal  — as does the similar but more precise neighborhood (are the neighbors taking care of their yards? Are the schools first-rate?).

Ultimately, when determining real estate values for homes in Robertson County, appraisers take into account much more than just the house itself. That’s why when you set out to find a home for your family it’s important to look beyond the physical facets of the house alone: should you later decide to sell it, the whole host of factors will come into play. Whether you are buying or selling a home in Robertson County this fall, contact me today for a pricing evaluation.  

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