The most difficult part of selling a home during the holiday season is the staging. Home staging during the holidays is a much more delicate balancing act than it is during the rest of the year. Potential buyers want to feel the warmth of the holiday season, but you don’t want to overwhelm them with it.

Professional home stagers always work on the mantra that less is more. The point of staging is to set your home up as a visual backdrop that the buyers can use to create their own vision of home...

 

There are several benefits and reasons to list your home in the fall, and it could prove to be a smart strategy.

Reason # 1: Serious buyer pool, less competition, and less inventory should lead to more productive showings. The good news is that for every season, there are house hunters, and people move at all times of the year. Though more buyers are looking in the spring months, the chances of selling your home in the fall with the right pricing strategy are better; due to a more motivate...

Just as buying your first home is a big deal, so is selling your home. Even after going through the experience of being a first time home buyer, selling is a different experience with different requirements. If you find yourself needing to sell your first home, these tips will help prepare you for the process.

Find the Right Agent

We can’t stress enough how important it is to find the right real estate agent whether you’re buying or selling. While you can sell without the of a professional,...

You may remember what you paid when you first bought your home, but do you know what your home is currently worth? Knowing your home’s estimated market value is important if you’re looking to buy, sell, refinance, or tap into your home’s equity.

Should you use an online home valuation calculator?

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to find out how much your home is worth, it may be tempting to use online home estimate calculators. This information may or may not be accurate. These hom...

Whether you’re looking to buy or sell your home, spring can be an especially busy time for real estate. As the snow melts and the flowers begin to bloom, everyone is ready for a little bit of change. 

If you are looking to buy a new home this spring, we can help! Follow these tips to help make sure your home buying experience goes as smoothly as possible!

Get Pre-Approved

When you get pre-approval for a mortgage before you seriously start looking for a new home, you eliminate uncertainty b...

Holding an open house is a great way to get potential buyers through the door. The more people who see your home, the better chance it has of selling quickly for a better price. When selling your home with Lewith & Freeman, use these helpful open house tips to make it happen:

1- Advertise Online

According to data from the National Association of Realtors, 92% of homebuyers use the internet in their search, and that makes listing your open house online important. This is the first step, befor...

Real estate experts claim the most important (and most popular) room to stage in the home is the kitchen. This room is central to the home as it's a gathering place for family and friends, where memories are made and quality time is spent.

The staging goal here is simple: make your kitchen the place where an interested buyer sees themselves in.

This space should be a clean slate allowing them to imagine themselves enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning and making dinner by evening.

It's not...