Homeownership Buying Tampa
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So What Do You Know About Escrow?

What is Escrow and Why It’s Important? Escrow is one of those frequently used terms that is important for home buyers and sellers to understand. And it’s something that we are frequently asked about. So let’s demystify it once and for…
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Top Home Staging Tips That Will Sell Your House Quickly

Want to bring more potential buyer traffic to your home? A well-appointed and carefully staged home is the best way to make an outstanding first impression. We’ve asked our go-to home organizing pro, Susan Layden of Susan’s Organizing Solutions,…
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Tampa Real Estate Market Outlook for 2015: A Preview

In general, this has been a very positive year for real estate in Tampa Bay and we expect that to continue through next year, although at a less frenzied pace. One reason for that is because investors will be exiting the market, as ‘bargain’…
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Are You Moving During the Holidays?

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, selling your home during the holidays makes sense for many reasons, but if you're also moving into your new home around the holidays, you may be anticipating a lot of stress. It's easy to see why. Moving day…
Clean, Modern, Declutter
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Home Staging-What Is It?

We've talked a little bit about home staging & you may have wondered what it’s all about. There are even a few television reality shows that feature staging experts doing their magic on a particular house or condo. So what exactly is…
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Staging Your Home Starts in the Kitchen

Selling your home is about presentability: from the front yard to the laundry room, your home's features must be presented in a way that shows off the best parts of your home. This is why staging is such an important part of the selling process. Susan…
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Selling Your Home During The Holidays?

8 REASONS WHY LISTING YOUR HOME NOW MAKES SENSE! Many people assume that listing your home during the holiday season isn’t worth the effort. We disagree! Here are 8 reasons why savvy Florida sellers list their homes NOW. The number…
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What Another Happy D&K Customer Had to Say…

"Dick and Karla did a phenomenal job on the sale of my home in just two months. They were able to guide me throughout the whole process and resolved a few bumps that came along during this transaction. Dick and Karla took the initiative to find…
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Market Watch for 2014

We are not at all surprised by the National Association of Realtors home sales statistics for 2013: over 5 million existing homes were sold in 2013, the most since the real estate frenzy of 2006 when home sales reached 6.5 million. In fact,…
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Resolve To Keep Your Home Organized in 2014!

2014 is still shiny and new, but how about those resolutions? They seemed like such a great idea, didn’t they? This is just about the time in the New Year when resolve can weaken, fitness plans are abandoned and someone sneaks the Oreos back…
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Better Bedrooms – Faster Sale!

Here’s a surprising statistic. In several surveys, upwards of 60% of people surveyed listed “bedrooms” as one of the reasons they decided to purchase a particular home. So sellers should not overlook these rooms when preparing to go on…
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What One Happy D&K Customer Had to Say…

We recently worked with Kim on selling her new home, and she was kind enough to pass on her experience in working with us: "I've used the Nielsen's for several real estate transactions, and each and every time, it has been a wonderful and…
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Improve Your Home’s “Curb Appeal”

"Curb appeal". You've probably heard that term used before. It refers to how valuable and enticing your house looks from the outside, typically from the perspective of a potential buyer “standing on the curb”. Many people focus on preparing…
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88 Types of Turbulence

Whether buying or selling a home, one of the most important things to remember is there more than likely will be some sort of problem or issue during the sales process that will need to be resolved before you can close.  Sometimes it’s unavoidable;…
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Make An Offer that Sellers Can’t Refuse

Via FloridaRealtors.org With shrinking inventories, many homebuyers are finding only competitive offers will win them the house they want. A recent article by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance highlighted several ways that homebuyers can make…
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Is the quick house flip making a comeback?

Via Florida Realtors NEW YORK – May 1, 2013 – More Americans are again on the hunt to snag a home at a bargain price, fix it up, and then try to resell it for a quick profit. These home flippers mostly vanished during the housing downturn,…
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Selling Your Home From Afar

Via Realty Times It might not seem like the most ideal situation but sometimes it's the way it goes. Selling your home when you have already relocated, perhaps even to another state, can seem very risky. But if you've selected expert industry…
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A smoker’s home can lower value up to 29%

April 18, 2013 – A recent survey of Ontario real estate agents and brokers, sponsored by Pfizer Canada, found that smoking in the home could lower the value of property up to 29 percent. “Smoking has a profound impact on how appealing…
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Millennials want to buy – boomers want to sell

Via © 2013 Florida Realtors® ORLANDO, Fla. – April 2, 2013 – Is it the perfect real estate storm? A survey released yesterday by PulteGroup Inc. finds strong demand soon from buyers 18 to 34. Meanwhile, Arthur C. Nelson, a professor…

Property near public transportation worth 42% more

WASHINGTON – March 22, 2013 – Location, location, location. A new study by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) finds that residential property values performed 42 percent…
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Housing recovery firmly underway

Kiplinger: Housing recovery firmly underway WASHINGTON – March 13, 2013 Prices are rising and inventories are falling in markets throughout the United States, which has led financial reporting and forecasting firm Kiplinger to declare the…

Why It’s So Important to Stage Your Home

A real estate agent’s job is to help the customer find the best home for your budget, personal needs and desires.  When a home is properly staged, architectural details and special features of a home are played up that might otherwise…

Tips for Selling in a Slower Economy

Consult with an expert, local real estate agent to help ensure that your property is priced competitively and attractively-staged for the market. Why? There are three main factors involved in getting a home sold:  location, price, and condition. …
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NAR: Pending real estate sales jump in January

Existing-home sales expected to rise 6.8% this year By Inman News Inman News® More homes went under contract in January compared to December and a year ago, according to an index released today from the National Association of REALTORS®…