Buyers usually clamor for homes on cul-de-sacs, often paying as much as 20 percent more for houses on these idyllic dead-end streets. Typically associated with a rounded end to facilitate the slow flow of cars, cul-de-sacs conjure up visions of quiet suburban bliss, far removed from the dangers and noise of high-speed traffic. But there also can be…
When it comes time to sell your home, you want to make sure every room is in tip-top shape—that means clean, neat and free of clutter. One room to pay particular attention to is the bathroom, which can quickly become cluttered with half-filled tubes of toothpaste, shampoo bottles and hairbrushes. Taking the time to clean…
There are many benefits to trading up to a home with more square footage, especially for growing families. But with more house comes more cost, and, as a recent analysis by Zillow reveals, it can vary by location. Trade-up homeowners can expect to spend an average $447 more each month if they move from a…
Whatever’s hot now will someday be…not. From mountains of pillows to bright colors, Realtor.com offers seven once-popular trends that decorating experts suggest sellers banish from the bedroom when placing their home on the market. All white, all the time Home sellers often are told to stick to a neutral palette, and white is a neutral, but it…
Real estate agents are increasingly calling out proximity to gyms such as CrossFit in listings or when showing clients condos or homes—something previously only done with good schools and restaurants. In fact, the percentage of listings in luxury apartments that contained the words “gym,” “weight room” or “workout studio” rose to 11 percent in January…
You received a pre-approval, found a home and had your offer accepted. Now all you need to do is relax and wait for closing, right? Well, not exactly. Sure, the odds are reasonably good that nothing major will go wrong. But that doesn’t mean that things can’t go wrong. A financial misstep now could change your mortgage terms and interest…
You might think you have to put in a ton of time, effort and money to increase your home’s value. But that’s not entirely true. Here, RISMedia offers some weekend projects you can tackle that can help you easily update your property when it comes time to sell. Repaint kitchen cabinets Buyers expect…
During the final month of winter, supplies were scarcer than ever in the residential real estate market, according to Realtor.com’s preliminary analysis of data. Factoring in strong buyer demand, sales remained strong in February after a January in which the pace of existing-home sales was at a 10-year high. Early birds were scrambling to get the…
Planning to purchase a home this spring? Then the last days of winter is the time to get rolling. Here, Realtor.com explains how to get way ahead of the pack before the busy spring home-buying season arrives. Find a buyer’s agent Teaming up with a buyer’s agent during the winter offers several advantages. For starters, because business…
Just because you’ve updated your home, that doesn’t mean you’ll profit when it comes time to sell. Hoping to increase your home’s value (above and beyond the cost of an upgrade itself)? You should know that the improvements you value might not be valuable to potential buyers. In fact, you may never recoup the full cost…