Listing your home for sale and making it readily available for showings can be challenging if you have a difficult schedule or personal circumstances that complicate your ability to have the home shown. You may ask your real estate agent to limit showings to specific days or times of the week. Showing instructions that are short […]
1. Less Competition – Many sellers in Colorado Springs take their homes off the market if they haven’t sold until springtime. 2. Show off your home – During Christmas time, you can make your home really stand out with Christmas lights and décor! Have your agent hold an open house and people will feel at home while […]
If your home is off a busy street or inconveniently located, it may have expired for that very reason. Location is very important to buyers in this market. With increasing gas prices, many buyers are looking for a home near their place of work so they can save money on gas or ride a bicycle […]
The condition of your Colorado Springs Home could be another reason your home expired. There is competition among sellers in Colorado Springs when over 6,000 single family homes are for sale in El Paso County. If your home is not in good condition then it is unlikely it will sell unless you price it well […]
You worked hard to get your home ready to list and kept it clean for showings. Here you are months later and your home never sold and may not even had many showings either. You’re probably thinking, all this work for what? My home hasn’t sold and here I am, so now what? Homes usually […]
One very important question sellers in Colorado Springs have to ask themselves before listing their home for sale is: “It is more important that I sell my home for top dollar or that I sell my home quickly?” If your home is located in an area of Colorado Springs that is highly desirable and in […]
Many sellers try to justify overpricing their home because it has more upgrades, remodels, or just looks nicer than the others in the neighborhood. Many buyers actually consider the price of the home to be one of the most important factors according to a recent survey. No doubt, upgrades do help in the sale of a home […]
Many sellers, especially women who are eager to sell their home often become emotional once their home goes under contract. Allowing our emotions to take over during the selling process can cause serious problems during the transaction and even cause a home not to be sold as a result. Generally, men are less emotionally attached […]
Single family home sales in June varied by area as can be seen in the pie chart above. The Powers area had more single family home sales in June 2008 than any other area of Colorado Springs. The Northeast and Briargate areas also had a large percentage of the total single family home sales in Colorado […]
The real estate market is competitive in Colorado Springs and sellers need to be aware of similar homes that are for sale and how they stack up against their own. Many sellers are unaware of other homes for sale in the area that are not only selling for less, but are also in better condition. No […]