It’s becoming a sellers market…

The Wall Street Journal recently put out an article on discussing how the market is turning from a buyers market to a sellers market. I have seen this experienced first hand. I sold two homes in West Chester and Roxborough that were both on the market for less than a week. Some of the statistics
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Clean house…sold home?

This week I was in West Chester (19382) recently showing clients homes near Rustin High School.  The first two homes we walked in were immaculately clean and tidy.  You could tell the home owners took pride in their home and wanted to sell their home and receive an offer from every potential homebuyer that walked
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Prep your home for photograph success!

If you have been following my blog, you know that I am a strong believer in hiring a professional photographer to take photographs of my clients homes for internet marketing. The photos are the first impression a potential buyer will see; here are a few tips that I recently gave to clients in King of
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FHA Changes are coming April and June of 2013.

Changes coming April 1st 2013: 1) The upfront MIP charge on FHA loans is currently 1.25%. This will increase to 1.35%. On a $100,000 loan the charge would be $1250, as of April 1st it will increase to $1350. For Jumbo Loans ($625k or higher) it will change to 1.30%. 2) FHA loans currently will
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Getting Educated: Home Selling 101

Whenever I am working with new clients who are selling their home, I find that having a meeting at their house is the best way to educate my clients on the home selling process, give them details on what to expect, and a list to prepare themselves for selling their home. Professionally and personally, I
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Beautiful 111-year-old home for sale in Fairmount

Are you interested in purchasing an older home that has been beautifully remodeled? I am currently selling a 111-year old home in Fairmount-Spring Garden area of Philadelphia (19130) that has original wood flooring. The 5 bedroom, 3 full bath home has been beautifully remodeled and has been having a lot of activity since its been
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Are you ready to methACTon quickly?

I have recently been working with buyers in Montgomery County, specifically the Methacton (19403) and Audobon (19407) area and I wanted to share some advice that I have noticed in my experience with buyers about the current market. 1) Everyone keeps saying “It’s a buyers market;” Well they could be right, or wrong – or
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Photographs and Forgetfulness

I was recently in the Manayunk and East Falls area (19128, 19127, 19129) meeting my real estate photographer to take photographs for new listings of a condo and a row home/townhouse. I like to make sure the photographer knows what types of pictures I want and what areas to highlight within a home, the real
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Snowing and Showing

As most of you are enjoying being bundled up by your living room fire sipping tea or hot cocoa on this snowy Saturday, I am out showing houses in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School district area. I am working with a couple that is looking to buy a home, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, in the TE
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Manayunk on a Monday

Currently, I have a client who is looking to sell their home in Manayunk (19128) and then move closer to Center City Philadelphia for work. The commute, even though its not too far and they can use public transportation if desired, was taking up too much time in my client’s day, making their already long
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