Arizona Home Talk

8 Ways to Make Your Home Sell Faster

Simple fixes and staging practices can focus buyers’ attention in the right places and keep them from getting sidetracked by personal items in the home. Here are some staging suggestions from Deborah Ehrlich-Layne of Staging Plus in Tampa, Fla., Handyman Matters, and HGTV’s The Stagers. Eliminate countertop clutter. A countertop covered with small appliances and utensils looks crowded, [...]

More Tips for the Frustrated Seller

4. HIRE A TOP REAL-ESTATE AGENT. Get the best, most aggressive selling (listing) agent you can find. When everything was selling before it even hit the market, of course, you didn’t need the best. You just needed the cheapest. But not these days.Fortunately, in this market, real-estate brokers are even more anxious than you. They’re eager to [...]

Dear Frustrated Seller,

So what’s a home seller to do? What does it take to sell a house today? If your job or life circumstances leave you no alternative other than to sell in this market, you must be prepared to go well beyond the usual feints and gimmicks if you want to get potential buyers in the front [...]