Are you preparing to
sell your house? We recommend taking the
time to prepare your house for the market.
Follow these three steps to get ready.
1.
Scope out the
market.
Before putting a house up for sale, scope out the
market to see what prices other houses in your neighborhood are selling
for. Be realistic in your assessment;
the housing market changes frequently and a home is not likely to get the price
today that it may have gotten several years ago. Buyer tastes also change, so pay attention to
what attracts today’s shoppers.
2.
Get ready to
showcase the home.
Buyers aren’t typically
looking for a house that needs a lot of work, unless it’s a bargain. The more prepared your house is for the next
owners, the more attractive it will appear on the market. Clean, improve and prepare the house before
putting it up for sale.
3.
Set a realistic
price.
In a buyer’s market,
realtors suggest asking for 3 to 5 percent above what you expect to get. In a seller’s market, realtors suggest asking
for 10 to 20 percent above. Careful
research is recommending for setting a realistic price. To incentivize buyers, it can also help to
be flexible about the move-in date or offer to pay for closing costs.
Community Financial
Credit Union offers a wide variety of mortgage options, low closing costs and
competitive mortgage rates. As a local
community lender, we know the Michigan housing market and are here to help make
home busing easier. Click here to visit
the mortgage section of our website or click here to apply online.
Posted by: Community Financial
Community Financial Members Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit, full-service financial institution owned and governed by its membership.
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