Archive for the ‘seller tips’ Category
Posted by Bradly George on March 17, 2012
The following article is submitted by Bradly George, Certified Home Inspector with Pillar to Post in Saskatoon. Everyone knows that a professional home inspection can uncover previously unknown problems, both major and minor, allowing issues to be addressed before the sale is complete. But by taking some important steps to prepare the property for inspection, [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on February 14, 2012
Some agents swear by open houses. Some swear at the thought of hosting them. Love them or hate them, any opportunity to expose your home to buyers should be taken seriously. Even if they don’t do you much good, they can’t hurt. Can they? They can hurt if you’re a victim of theft and make [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on February 5, 2012
MacLean’s recently ran a story titled, “In a cooling housing market should you wait to buy and hurry up and sell?” They sought the advice of a few prominent agents who provided interesting feedback. Check it out here.
Posted by Norm Fisher on December 13, 2011
Allow me to draw your attention to Les MacPherson’s column, in today’s Star Phoenix titled, “Buyer beware when it comes to home purchase.” The Buyers bought the condo and took possession in June of last year. In spite of a musty smell in the basement when they were shown the property, they did not have [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on November 26, 2011
Rough transcript. Condos purchases have increased substantially in recent years as the cost of housing has moved higher. Just ten years ago, condo sales accounted for roughly 16 percent of Saskatoon’s MLS® housing market. This year, condominiums account for roughly 27% of all residential resale activity on the Saskatoon multiple listing service®. According to the [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on April 27, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is the final post in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. So the table is set, the carpet is vacuumed, and the [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on April 20, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is part seven in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. Now that we’re in the final steps of staging our home, we [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on April 13, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is part six in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. Now we get to the fun stuff: decorating. Actually in most cases, [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on April 7, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is part five in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. As we work through the outer parts of the house and begin [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on March 30, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is part four in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. Cleaning and de-cluttering your home has probably left you a bit breathless, [...]
Posted by Rachel Vanderveen on March 23, 2011
Please welcome guest contributor to TeamFisher.com, Rachel Vanderveen, a Calgary real estate blogger and home stager who is writing an eight-part series of home staging advice for our blog. This is part three in that series. Rachel’s previous home staging posts can be found here. So now we’ve cleaned our home, and met and hired [...]