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Average Rate of Return for Delaware Home Repairs: A Guide for Sellers

November 18, 2022

When it’s time to sell your house, it’s inevitable that you’ll have to make some repairs and improvements. Some of them have to be done, and others slide closer to optional. And of the latter, you want to make only those repairs and improvements that promise a good rate of return on the time and … Continued

How An Agent Will Calculate A CMA for Your House In Delaware

November 11, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Real estate agents calculate a CMA – a comparative market analysis – to help determine the selling price of a house. To generate a CMA, your agent will compare the house to similar recently sold houses in the area, looking at active, recently sold, and expired listings for houses as similar to yours as possible. … Continued

Why You Need To Stage Your House in Delaware

November 4, 2022

By Mike Terranova

You’ve heard it time and time again: you need to stage your home before trying to sell it, and you probably need professional staging. But does it really make that much difference? And at a cost of up to $2,000, is it really worth the price. In a word: Yes. Here are four solid reasons … Continued

5 Things That Might Surprise You About the Delaware Real Estate Industry

November 2, 2022

By Mike Terranova

The real estate industry is seeing some big changes if not actual upheavals. Much of it was brought on by the COVID pandemic, but some of it remains pretty inexplicable. Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, you need to know what’s going on in the industry. To that end, we offer these 5 things … Continued

A Step by Step Guide for Home Buyers in Delaware

October 26, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Buying a home is an important milestone in most people’s lives. It’s the realization of the American dream for many first-time buyers. But it involves a complex process with many steps, and any number of things can go wrong along the way. To help you navigate the process, here is a step-by-step guide for home … Continued

A Step by Step Guide for Home Sellers in Delaware

October 19, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Home sellers would like, no doubt, to just list their, find a buyer, collect the cash, and hand over the keys – all done quickly, easily, and hassle-free. That would indeed be nice, but selling a home seldom works out that way. In reality, the process is usually long and complex and not without hiccups … Continued

What Delaware Buyers and Sellers Need to Know About Market Conditions

October 12, 2022

By Mike Terranova

The real estate market has been experiencing some anomalies over the last several months that continue right up to the present. For example, Home prices have continued to rise while mortgage rates are going up and the supply of for-sale homes is increasing – factors that typically exert downward pressure on home prices. Simply put, … Continued

6 Ways to Create Excellent Curb Appeal In Delaware

August 17, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Every real estate agent, good or bad, will agree on one thing: curb appeal gets more potential buyers to your home and increases sale prices. First impressions go a long way and excellent curb appeal suggests a home has been cared for. Upping the curb appeal of your home doesn’t require a lot of money. … Continued

5 Ways to Make Your Old House Look New Again in Delaware

August 10, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Maybe you’ve been in your home for several years now, and it’s, well, just looking a little tired. So now you want to make it look newer and fresher and maybe increase its value at the same time. But you don’t have the cash for a major remodel or thoroughgoing renovations. You can, though, do … Continued

3 Tricks to Stage Your House for Less in Delaware

August 3, 2022

By Mike Terranova

Staging a home for sale can cost thousands of dollars, usually up front and without any guarantee of effectiveness. Quality home staging is said to yield a nearly 300% return on investment. If you don’t have the cash up front but still want to stage your house, there are inexpensive ways to it. Here are … Continued