Attracting homebuyers: Tips for selling your home

Ž‘…ƒŽ Š‘—•‹‰ ƒ”‡– ‹••Ž‘Ž™‹‡•Ž›–ƒ–”‘– ‰‹‡––ʹ‹Ͳ‰ʹͶ‘Ǥˆˆ –‘‹–Šƒ HE

‹–Š–‡‡›”‡™•–‡”‡”ƒ‹–‡•ʹͲ•ʹ–‹ͲŽŽǡ •Š‡‹Ž‰Ž‡Š”‡•” –‹Š‰ƒŠ– ‡ƒ‡†‡ –•‘—”™‡‘–”Šƒ–ƒ–ŠŽ‹‡––‹”Ž‡ŠŠ‘ƒ”†‡‡•”‡Ž–Ž‘• –‹‡‘—•Ž›Ǥ

‘”†‹‰ –‘ †”‹ƒ ‘•Ž‡––ǡ ‡Ǧ ‰‹‘ƒŽ ‹”‡…–‘” ƒ† ‘ˆ Ȁ

ǡ ƒˆˆ‘”†ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‹• Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ „‡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‘’ …‘…‡”• ƒ‘‰ „—›‡”• ‹ –Š‡ ›‡ƒ” ƒŠ‡ƒ†Ǥ Dz ‘Ǧ •—‡”• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰ –Š‡ ’‹…Š ˆ”‘ Š‹‰Š ‹ˆŽƒ–‹‘ ƒ–…Š‡† ™‹–Š Š‹‰Š ‹–‡”‡•– ”ƒ–‡ Ž‡˜‡Ž• ˆ‘” “—‹–‡ •‘‡ –‹‡ ‘™Ǣ ƒ† –Š‹• ™‘ǯ– ‹’”‘˜‡ ‘˜‡”‹‰Š–Ǥ ‹–Š †‹‹•ˆŽ’ƒ‘–‹•‘ƒ„Ž‡ƒ–‹‹…‰‘‹‡–•‘ǡ Š„‘——›•‡‡”Š•‘Žƒ†”•‡ǯ Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ „‡ Ž‘‘‹‰ ˆ‘” ƒ „ƒ”‰ƒ‹ ‹ –Š‡ ›‡ƒ” ƒŠ‡ƒ†ǡ ™Š‹…Š ‡ƒ• –Šƒ–

T‘˜‡”Ǧ’”‹…‡† Š‘‡• ƒ”‡ —Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ •‡ŽŽǡdz •ƒ›• ‘•Ž‡––Ǥ ʹͲʹŠͶ‡ ‹•‡–›‘ ’–‘”‹…ƒ‡–––”Šƒ‡…–Š‹‘‰„‡—…›‘‡””•‡…‹–Ǧ Ž–›‹ˆ‰”‘–Š‡ –’Š”‡‹…•‡–ƒ…”‘–”Ǥ”Dz‡…’–Žƒ›”ǡ –ˆ”ƒ‘”‡–•‹‡–‰Ǧ –™Š‹‡ŽŽŠƒ‘Ž•‘‡„‹‡–Š‘‡”‡„‡‹•– ’‘”•–•ƒ‹„–Ž‡‹Ž‹‰– Š‡– …›Ž‡‹ƒ”ƒƒ–Š‡‡•ƒŽ†‹Ǥ ‡ —–Š”‹‡‰‘–‘‡—™‰Š‡ˆǯ˜‹‡ƒ„‡…‡‹ƒŽ ‡š’‡”‹‡…‹‰ǡ „—›‡”• „‡…‘‡ ‘”‡ •…ƒ”…‡Ǥ Š‹• ‡ƒ• –Šƒ–ǡ –‘ ”‡ƒ…Š ƒ ™‹ŽŽ‹‰ „—›‡”ǡ •‡ŽŽ‡”• ™‹ŽŽ ‡‡† –‘ ƒ‡ •—”‡ –Š‡‹” Š‘‡ ‹• ƒ”‡–‡† ƒ• „‡•– ƒ• ’‘••‹„Ž‡ǡdz Š‡ ‘–‡•Ǥ

ƒ…Š •—„—”„ ™‹ŽŽ Šƒ˜‡ ‹–• ‘™ —‹“—‡ –”‡†•Ǥ ‹† ‘—– ™Šƒ– „—›Ǧ

Consider desirable features ‡ƒ”•†ƒ•”‡‡•‹‡ˆƒ›”‘…—Š‹ƒ”‰‡ˆ‘ƒ”„Ž‹‡ –›‘‘‹—”…Žƒ—”†‡‡ƒ ƒ› ‹ ›‘—” Š‘‡Ǥ ‘‡ ‰‡‡”ƒŽ –”‡†• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ ‡‡”‰‹‰ ‹• ƒ ‹Ǧ …”‡ƒ•‡† †‡ƒ† ˆ‘” Š‘‡• ™‹–Š ‘ˆˆǦ–Š‡Ǧ‰”‹† ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡• •—…Š ƒ• •‘Žƒ” –’ƒƒ‡•Žǡ•ǡƒ•†‘Ž„ƒ‘” ”‡‰Š‡›‘•Ž‡•”Ǥ•ǡ Š”‡ƒ‹”‡™ƒ‘–‡–‡” ™–Š‘‡”†‹‡‰ –ƒ”‡††ˆ‘Š”ƒ•ƒƒŽ•Š‘ ‹‡…”‡‘ƒˆˆ•‹‡…†‡ •…’—ƒ””…‡Ǥ – ‡†Ž‡Ž‡•”‹•‰…‘–—”‡Ž††ƒ•Ž•‘ƒŽ‘†‘‹…‹‘–”‘Ǧ …’‘Ž”‘ƒ—–‡”••‘ƒ†‡ ˆ‘‹–ˆ––‹Š‰‡•–‘”‡’ƒ‘‡’—–ŽŠƒ‡” Š‘‡ ‘”‡ ƒ’’‡ƒŽ‹‰ –‘ ƒ „”‘ƒ†Ǧ ‡” ƒ—†‹‡…‡Ǥ

‘ǯ– ‹•• ‘—– ‘ –Š‡ Ǯ‡™Ǧ–‘Ǧ Ž‘ƒ†”‡’–Šǯ‘ƒ–‘’•’‡ƒƒŽ†„ƒ› †ˆƒ‡‹•Ž‹…”‰‹’––‹‘—’–‘Ǧ

Get the listing right

’”‘’‡”–› ’‘”–ƒŽ• –Šƒ– •Š‘™…ƒ•‡ ›‘—” Š‘‡ ‹ –Š‡ „‡•– ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ™ƒ›Ǥ ‘—” ’”‘’‡”–› ™‹ŽŽ ”‡…‡‹˜‡ Ž–‹Š•‡–‡†ǡ‘•‘– ƒ––ƒ‡‡–‹‘•—”™‡ Š–Š‡ƒ–‹–ǯŠ•‡‡’™Š‘Ž›Ǧ –‘‰”ƒ’Š• ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Š‹‰Š‡•– “—ƒŽ‹–› ƒ† …Ž‡ƒ”Ž› •Š‘™…ƒ•‡ –Š‡ Š‘‡ǯ• „Ž‹•‡–•‹–‰ˆ‡†ƒ‡–—•…””‡‹•’Ǥ–‹‘‘—ƒ„Ž‡† …Šƒ‡…‡•—–Š”‡ –Šƒ– ƒŽŽ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ƒ……—Ǧ ”ƒ–‡‘Ž–›‘†‡Ž–›ƒ‹™Ž‡†‹ŽŽƒƒ†‰‘Ž‹‘•–†‡†”Ǥ‡ƒŽ ‡•–ƒ–‡ ƒ‰‡– Š‡Ž’ ›‘— ‰‡– –Š‡ ƒ„‘˜‡ •—‰Ǧ ‰•‡‹•Ž–Ž‹•‘ƒ•†”‹…‰‘Š–ǡ„‡—…–‹‘–Š‡•‹”™‹ŽŽƒ”ƒŽ•‡‘–‹„‰‡ ˜ˆ‹‹‡–†ƒŽ„™—›Š‡‡”• ‘–Š‡–”Š‡‡ ƒ”ƒ‡”ˆ ‡™–Ǥ‡””—“•—–ƒ‹Ž‹‰Ǧ ‹™‹–ŽŽŠ‡Š‹‡”Ž‡’š’•‡”ŽŽ–‡‰”—•‹†ˆ‹ƒ†…‡ƒƒ†† ƒ–†–˜”ƒ‹…‡– –Š‡•”ƒ‹‰ˆŠ‹– ƒ„Ž—™›‡‘””ˆ†‘”‘ˆ–Šƒ‡†‹˜”‹Š…‡‘ǡ‡‘Ǥ•Ž‡–– ƒ”‡† ‹‡†ƒ•…Š•‡•ŽŽ—‡„”•—”–„Šƒ–Š‡ƒƒ•…Š–Š’‡”‹”‘˜‘‹™…‡ —Dz‹“‘—‡‡–”‡ƒ”‡†ƒ••Ǥ ƒ”‡ ‘– •Š‘”– ‘ “ƒ”—‡ƒƒŽ‹•ˆ‹‡†‹‰„Š—–›‡‡”‡•†Ǥ –‡‘ŽŽƒ‡†”•‘’‹–†–‹Šˆˆ‡•”‡Ǧ ‡– •–”ƒ–‡‰‹‡• ˆ”‘ –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ ˆ‹† –ˆ‹Š‡†‘•—‡–Ž˜™‡•Š‹ƒ– ƒ–›“’—‡‹‡‘–‡ˆ ”ƒƒ””‡‡– –›Ǥ ‘—‘ ˆ‹‡ƒ†”‡›•‘–—”•‡ȀŽˆ ‹ǡ ”‡ƒˆ…ˆŠ‹…‘‡—ˆ–‘–”‘•›‘‘—‡” ˆ”‡‡ ƒ†˜‹…‡ǡdz Š‡ •ƒ›•Ǥ