Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Fall Insights to Get Your Charlotte Real Estate SOLD

Charlotte home seller tips - Here's 5 more for you!

Fall Insights to Get Your Charlotte Real Estate SOLD Fall is in the air!  This time of year always brings a bit of a slow-down in the housing market.  This year seems to be a bit different, with Charlotte showing rising prices and pending Contracts.  That’s good news for sellers this fall season. However, you do still need to do some serious evaluating in order to take advantage of the rest of the fall season’s daylight hours and get your Charlotte real estate SOLD.  It’s that time of year to buckle down and get some seller-generated ‘marketing’ and preparation done on your Charlotte real … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Extend Your Selling Season

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Extend Your Selling Season Spring is and has always been the best time to find the largest pool of buyers and sellers know this.  Because parents don't want to uproot their children in the middle of the school year, many buyers begin their home search and target an end-of-school Closing date so that they can be settled into a new neighborhood by the beginning of the next school year.  As well, many sellers believe that buyers aren’t out in force during the winter months so, they pull their homes off of the market.  This is also partially due to the holiday season … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market News | Week-Ending 10/12/12

The Maxwell House Group Real Estate Charlotte NC

What's happening in the Charlotte NC real estate market this week? The in-town market is hopping and we're nearly mid-October!  Closings are up and buyers are finding fabulous Charlotte homes for sale.  Sellers are thrilled to see the positive recovery in the Charlotte real estate market! Buyers, interest rates are at historic lows and prices are ticking back up so, get those great deals while the gettin' is good!   Sellers, prepare that home to SELL and price it right--it WILL sell!  Remember the 3 major factors in selling your Charlotte home are... Location - There is nothing that you … Continue reading...

Realty Listing Errors are NO JOKE

Charlotte NC Home Seller Tips

Listing Your Charlotte Home for Sale? You may want to be sure that you have double-checked how your listing is viewed online!  I was recently speaking with a couple who have been on the market for quite sometime and wanted to know why they were getting very few showings. It took about 5 seconds to spot 2 major flaws: The photos were terrible The ranch home was listed as a 2-story!  Ranch homes are typically hot sellers in the area and especially in their community.  The fact that buyers and their agents were viewing the property as a 2-story in the data, we're certain has caused a … Continue reading...

Spectacular vs. Blah – Guess Which One Sells?

Staging Charlotte Homes for Sale Brings HUGE Returns

Selling your Charlotte home? Consider the importance of presentation. I represent a good number of Charlotte home sellers and absolutely love that aspect of my job.  I also enjoy showing homes to buyers in the areas and price ranges in which I serve sellers.  Some tours can be eye-opening as buyers are wonderful at expressing what they love and don't like about properties.  Those tips are helpful in sharing with my sellers how to better procure a buyer for their home. Recently showing homes to Charlotte relocation clients, I listened intently to the buyers' comments about properties in … Continue reading...

Achieving an Accurate Charlotte Real Estate Appraisal

Getting the Appropriate Appraisal Value on Your Charlotte Home

Charlotte NC Home Seller Tips | How to Achieve an Accurate Appraisal In these times of tighter controls on mortgage lending, making sure your Charlotte real estate appraises at an accurate value is absolutely crucial. Mortgage loans fall through quite often because of low real estate appraisals. Here are three tips to help you get an accurate appraisal on your home: 1.  Share the scoop – Certainly by now, your Charlotte real estate agent has done extensive research on comparable properties in the neighborhood.  Be certain that your agent passes that information along to the appraiser.  You … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Five Updates to Help Your Charlotte Home Sell

Seller Tips: Think Like a Real Estate Agent

What Charlotte Home Buyers Want | Five Updates to Help Your Charlotte Home Sell If you’re planning to list your Charlotte home for sale, you will definitely want to make it irresistible to buyers.  We’re seeing repeatedly in our showing feedback from buyers touring our listings that they want move-in READY! Most buyers don’t want to have to lift a finger with the exception of writing that check to the moving company!  They WANT you to have an updated home and if the home is priced within market range, they will PAY for those updates.  However, they want to tour your home with these updates … Continue reading...

SOLD by Savvy in Providence Ridge

Another home SOLD by Savvy in Providence High School Zone

South Charlotte Home SOLD in Providence High School Zone (With POOL) ...More Happy Buyers...More Happy Sellers!  Okay, so maybe summer is over but, around Charlotte, if you have a pool heater on your pool, you're good to swim year-round!  And, no, you don't need a wet suit to keep you warm!  Many buyers are searching for Charlotte homes for sale with swimming pools and they're not nearly as easy to locate at one would think.  If you're in the Dallas TX area, you may find one in every other backyard but, not in Charlotte!  Depending upon the area that you're looking, you may find 5 or 6 … Continue reading...

Marketing Mistakes Sellers Make When Listing Charlotte Homes for Sale

Don't Shock Your Buyers - Don't Deceive Charlotte Home Buyers

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: Marketing Mistakes to Avoid Charlotte home sellers want to do everything humanly possible to sell their homes quickly and for top dollar.  An aggressive marketing strategy can help drive showings and generate Offers.  However, potential buyers will become annoyed if your Charlotte home for sale doesn’t live up to your advertised images. Below are some common mistakes sellers make and how to avoid them. You don’t post any photos online:  Nearly all buyers start their searches for Charlotte homes for sale online.  If you don’t have any photos, many buyers will skip … Continue reading...

Another MYERS PARK Condo SOLD by The Maxwell House Group!

Charlotte Upscale Condos for Sale in Myers Park

SOLD in Myers Park | Selling Charlotte Real Estate in Myers Park Welcome your new neighbors on Selwyn Avenue! Another happy buyer…another happy Charlotte seller! There is no better introduction to Charlotte NC than a tour through historic Myers Park, down the winding and beautiful Queens Road.  Some of the city’s grandest homes are framed by a canopy of massive, old willow oaks as you drive through this gorgeous popular Charlotte neighborhood. Myers Park Charlotte NC emerged from a large cotton farm and is filled with historic homes which reflect the Classic style from traditional brick … Continue reading...