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Should I Use the Same Agent to Buy and Sell a Home?
Once you’ve gone through what can be a very long process of finding a real estate agent, you might be wondering if you should use this individual for multiple transactions. For example, should you use one agent to sell your ... Read More »
Zero Listing Fee for Selling Your Home
If you’ve been tinkering with the idea of listing and hopefully selling your home, you may have come across the infamous “zero listing fee” option. While it obviously sounds too good to be true, seeing that no one works for ... Read More »
New Redfin Concierge Service Offers Cleaning and Staging as Part of Listing Fee
Redfin has launched a new home-selling service that is a lot more hands-on than its traditional offering, known as “Redfin Concierge Service.” In a nutshell, the enhanced option allows home sellers to take advantage of a suite of services to ... Read More »
Cozy: A Free and Easy Way to Collect Rent Money Online
If you’re a landlord, you undoubtedly explored the question of how best to collect the rent each month. Do you ask for a check, does your tenant mail it to you, drive it over to your home, or send it ... Read More »
Sold Over Asking: Is It Good or Bad?
These days, it’s not uncommon for homes to be sold over asking. In fact, real estate agents are quick to point out this fact once the transaction is finalized. For example, you might see a little addition to the sold ... Read More »
Why You Should Buy a Bigger House Than You Need
While tiny homes might be all the rage right now, you’re probably better off avoiding one. It’s hard enough to live with your lovely and always understanding spouse in a one-bedroom apartment… But seriously, your thinking should be on the ... Read More »
Don’t List Your Home for Less Than What You Paid
Here’s another quick and painless listing tip to avoid unwanted scrutiny when selling your home. And it’s an easy one to follow. In short, don’t list for less than you paid for it. That’s right. Just list the property for ... Read More »
How to Make Your Real Estate Listing a Hot Home
Redfin’s Hot Home Feature Can Make Your Listing Fly Off the Shelf If you’re in the market to buy or sell a home, you’ve likely come across a “Hot Home” or two while browsing properties on online real estate brokerage ... Read More »
Haus Wants to Make Buying and Selling Homes Super Transparent
A new company called “Haus” wants to completely disrupt the home bidding process so everyone involved can see the offers being made on a particular property. As it stands now, offers made on properties aren’t openly disclosed to anyone. As ... Read More »
60% of Recent Home Sellers Didn’t Pay Full Real Estate Commission
If you paid a full 6% commission when you sold your home recently, you’re the minority, this according to a new survey from online real estate brokerage Redfin. The company noted that some 60% of those who sold a home ... Read More »
