Colorado Springs Real Estate

So you've decided to sell your home, and you've decided (wisely) not to For-Sale-By-Owner. Now all that's left is to hire a Colorado Springs real estate agent and sign the listing agreement to get your home on the market, right? Well, almost. Before you officially sign the listing agreement, you have to decide which type of listing agreement you want to use. While some of the different options may be similar, they each have their own nuances and serve slightly different purposes. Here is a quick look at a few of the different kinds of listing agreements. Open Listings With an open listing agreement, your broker can can bring potential buyers to come see your home. If one of the buyers the agent brought decides to purchase the home, then the broker will get commission on the sale. The unique aspect of open listings is that you can have different open listing agreements with multiple different brokers. For this reason, however, these agreements typically aren'...

The decision to sell your home is a big one. Even if you have only lived in your house for a few years, you have likely already invested a great deal of time, energy, and resources in it. How do you decide if you're ready to shift the focus of all of those resources onto a new home - and spend the additional time and energy required to get your home ready to sell? How do you know if the time is right? There are a lot of different factors that can influence when the best time to sell your home may be, but here are a few considerations that can help you determine when the time will be right for you. The Market Unfortunately, one the biggest factors that can influence when you should sell your home actually has nothing to do with you - and everything to do with the market. How many homes are currently for sale? Are home prices rising or falling? What are the current mortgage rates? An experienced Colorado Springs real estate agent will be able to help you evaluate these (and ...

How do you do it? How do you sell your home quickly - and for the price that you want? This can certainly seem like a baffling query to people who are attempting to sell property in Colorado Springs for the very first time, it's not nearly as unnerving for those of us that have been a part of real estate in Colorado Springs for several years. Today, The MacGuire Team is here to let you in on five of the best-kept secrets for selling your home quickly and lucratively. Secret #1: Depersonalize When we're settling into our homes, one of the first steps we often take is to add our own personal touches - we hang our children's artwork on the refrigerators and put family photos on the mantles. When you're selling your home in Colorado Springs , however, the first step should be to tuck all of those personalized items out of sight. The goal is to create a neutral environment that each potential buyer can envision as his/her own. Secret #2: Light It Up They may no...