I came across this tremendous piece by Hermann Samano and wanted to share it with you. For years, home staging has been mostly straightforward—less is more, declutter and clean, and fix all the obvious broken things in order to sell their home faster. Now with virtual staging, we’re in a whole new world! I’ve started the article below, then click over to read the rest. It’s quite interesting! -Tre Pryor
With so many homes available for sale, it’s vital to make your real estate listing stand out. Unless you are older than 71, your first step in buying a house is looking at homes online.
Welcome to my third and final piece to the puzzle on the Psychology of Marketing Real Estate. This time we’ll be looking at the “where.” If you missed either of the first two parts, I’ve linked them here:
The Internet has forever changed the way we market real estate.
Where Part 1: Who looked at the people involved in the real estate process and Part 2: What looked at the home itself, today we’re going to focus on the places or locations where the actual marketing will take place. It’s traditionally the kind of real estate promotion that we’re all familiar with.
Louisville home sales have remained on pace with last year, hit highs throughout the busy summer season and the median home value ticked upward in many areas. But, like the weather, historically September begins a cooling-off period in the Louisville real estate market. But if you’re an agent looking for more business, read on to learn about these great promotional tools for Realtors.
So today I get a solicitation from another real estate company, wanting me to leave my broker and join their team. This happens from time to time, especially towards the…
After completing a real estate transaction, I ask my clients to complete a Feedback Form. Yeah, yeah, I hear you. “That’s no fun!”
How do you know who you can trust? You can’t… but others who’ve had experience with this person can tell you who is a trustworthy Louisville Realtor(more…)
Do you need new customers? Of course, you do! So do I... and so does everyone else! Where do new customers come from? There are only so many avenues. Off…
Ok, it's pet peeve time. Feel free to chime in with your own. 1st Amendment baby! So tell me... how many times has the following situation has played out for…
The advertisement you see above is one that the National Association of Realtors in putting in a number of publications lately. Their intent is to make sure that people are aware that now is a good time for them to out house hunting.
In an effort to keep Louisville home sellers on the leading edge of national real estate trends, I was happy to meet with Melissa Marshbanks of Center Stage Homes to talk about home staging and how it can be used to help homeowners better market their property and get a leg up on the competition.
When done well, exceptional staging puts your home above the competition. Stage your home like a pro, and it will sell faster and for more money, period.(more…)