While spring and summer are often considered peak times for home buyers, fall has many home-buying advantages that are often overlooked, making it the perfect time to purchase a home. In this blog post, we’ll explore the advantages to purchasing a home this fall season and how one of our many experienced Lewith & Freeman Realtors® can expertly guide you through the process.
1. Less Competition During the warmer months, the real estate market is flooded with buyers, making pricing higher and...
Home maintenance is key to help keep your property clean, safe and in its best condition. And as each season in Northeastern Pennsylvania brings us different weather conditions, we want our homes to be well-prepared to face the impending seasonal changes without any damage or destruction. As we get ready for fall and continue into winter, and to help homeowners from falling behind, we’ve accumulated the most important interior and exterior tasks to check off your Fall home maintenance list!
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“CMA” stands for Comparative Market Analysis. A CMA is one of the tools used by experienced REALTORS®* to estimate the value of a specific real estate asset. A CMA is an informal appraisal that, like an actual appraisal, establishes value by evaluating and comparing similar properties (usually three to five) that have recently been sold (within the past six months, but preferably three months) in the same area. These comparable properties are often called “comps.”
In the performance of the req...CMA, or Comparative Market Analysis, is a tool Realtors® use to estimate a value for a seller's property. The "comps" and details used by a Realtor® are the most important pieces of information when preparing a CMA. Watch Trista Gaughan explain here!
SHOULD I SELL NOW OR WAIT?
This is one of the questions we see most often on our website and social media pages, and for good reason. Historically, spring has been the best time to list your home and this spring, in particular, presents an optimum time to sell and an opportunity to maximize your leverage when negotiating the sale.
The Inventory of Homes on the Market is at an All-Time Low
Homes are selling in record time because the pool of buyers eagerly waiting for your home is large. You...
The holiday season has arrived. People are filling shopping baskets, clicking “add to cart”, decorating houses, preparing holiday meal menus, and much more. They are getting ready to let go of 2021 and start a new year off fresh, and what better way to start fresh than to establish yourself in a new home? Read some of the tips below given by our Realtors to see how moving into a new house can add to the magic of the holidays.
Donate Seasonal Items:Moving into a new house is the perfect opportun...
