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Top 5 home improvement projects real estate agents should recommend to sellers

Housing Wire

Being able to provide data-driven home improvement recommendations can help agents build credibility with potential clients, sell homes faster and for more money, and ultimately win more listings. These days, buyers want move-in ready homes – they don’t want to face huge construction projects before they can get settled.

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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. We are thrilled to provide NAR members and their clients with access to our reliable pre-listing home improvements with pay-at-closing terms.”

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Selling your home? Make sure you’re aware of hidden costs

Housing Wire

According to Zillow and Thumbtack’s Hidden Costs of Selling Analysis , the average homeowner spends over $15,000 in “hidden costs” to sell their home. . While a real estate agent’s commission is one of the most expensive costs, it definitely isn’t the only one. Are you thinking about selling your home?

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

Housing Wire

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Many of the best real estate CRMs have built-in features to segment your contacts list and automate your real estate newsletters.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. 193 CertifID 2,807% 2017 A company dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry. Other established names to make the Inc. Source: Inc.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Home appraisers are trained to inspect and measure your property and perform comparisons that result in an accurate valuation for the current housing market. Home appraisals are a vital part of the home buying process as they have a big influence on the amount a lending institution will loan the buyer.

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Don’t Fall for These Real Estate Appraisal Myths

Birmingham Appraisal

Myth #5: Cost does not always equal value A myth that seems to get a lot of homeowners in trouble is believing that they will get a 100% return on the cost of their home improvement investment. Just because you’ve added $50,000 in landscaping does not mean that the value of your home will increase by $50,000.