Preparing to Sell Your Home

Before you put that for sale sign up, there are some basic things every homeowner should do to get the highest price for their house when selling.

1) Curb Appeal - Actually drive by your home as if you are looking to purchase.  How does your home look from the street?  Need to pull a few weeds?  Spending $30 on a few plants and flowers at the local nursery can get you thousands back when you sell.

2) Stage your home. Do you want potential home buyers looking at your photos or your house.  Take down all personal items, this will allow buyers to picture their belongings in the home.  Have as little as possible on those beautiful granite kitchen counters.  Keep the bed made and the house clean.  You never know when the next potential buyer will come through, be prepared.  A clean home that looks good can get more offers and up to 20% more than the exact same home that is cluttered and un-tidy.

3) Ask friends and family for honest feedback and be open to criticism. Be willing to make the changes people suggest.

Just following these couple steps will help you sell your home quickly and at the highest price.  If you are in the market to sell you home in the Las Vegas, Henderson or North Las Vegas area, I will be glad to assist you through the process.  Click here for a home price evaluation.

Home Prices up 30%

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) announced on Tuesday that home prices in the Las Vegas valley are up 30% year over year, ending March 2013. Additionally, home prices in the area soared up 7% between February 2013 and March 2013, that is a huge jump in a single month. Anyone looking to buy a home in Las Vegas or Henderson, this comes as no surprise.

Las Vegas on the Real Estate Rebound

Las Vegas has the fastest rising home prices for both single family and condos in the United States, this from Chief Economist at Trulia, Jed Kolko.  Until recently this spot had been held by Phoenix, AZ but due to a large number of investors coming into the real estate market her in the Las Vegas area, prices are up 26.4% year over year. It has only been 13 months since prices had bottomed out here in Las Vegas during the economic downturn.

Anyone that has been looking for a home recently knows the battle out there when it comes to buying a home.  Multiple offers are still happening everyday, although the higher the price of the home the easier the fight gets.  Homes prices under $150,000 are getting more scarse so expect to put in several offers before you get your accepted.  Prices of homes over $250,000 have less competition but in certain neighborhoods, like some areas of Summerlin, you may have 10 buyers thrying to get the same home.  There simply are not enough homes on the market.  If you are looking to sell, now is the perfect time.View Homes Here