Category Archives: Selling Your House

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR Magazine It’s not quite spring yet, but it’s not too early to start thinking about your listings’ outdoors–your buyers certainly will, even if they can only visualize it during the cold, wintery months. The American … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine More home owners are looking at sprucing up their homes, at least according to an index by the National Association of Home Builders, which shows its remodeling index reaching a five-year high during the … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine When tackling home remodeling projects, you’ll find some projects pay off more than others at times of resale. Remodeling Magazine, in conjunction with REALTOR® Magazine, recently released findings of its annual Cost vs. Value … Continue reading →

By Barb Schwarz, Stagedhomes.com Photo Credit: Barb Schwarz, Stagedhomes.com Many years ago, I coined the saying “The investment IN staging your home will always be less than a price reduction ON your home!” And that statement is as true today … Continue reading →

Attention, home stagers, I want to hear from you! I’m working on an article about staging solutions for REALTOR Magazine online, and I’m seeking responses to the following questions: 1.) What do you consider must-haves for building a staging inventory? … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine It’s bold, bright–and orange. Tangerine Tango is this year’s color of the year, according to the Pantone Color Institute. The reddish orange color takes the place as this year’s hot hue replacing last year’s … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The Zillow Blog recently featured an interesting article by real estate pro Brendon DeSimone about how advertising the square footage of a home can derail a deal. It may make you rethink featuring the … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine As home buyers continue to rank affordability high, more home styles are getting simpler and homes are becoming lower maintenance, according to the latest Home Design Trends Survey, conducted by the American Institute of … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Photo Credit: Tori Lynn Wallitsch, Alliance Real Estate and Ross Designs LLC, Omaha, Neb. The majority of real estate professionals encourage their clients to list their home during the holidays because, they say, the … Continue reading →

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The design forecasts are rolling in for the new year and the predictions of what’s going to be popular in interior decorating in 2012. According to Beasley & Henley Interior Design in Winter Park, … Continue reading →