Home Selling Tips

RESA Gives Away Full Staging Package at MetroTechies Conference Wednesday in Grapevine

By Joanna England / September 27, 2013 /

We talk about how valuable staging is when marketing a listing, and for Suzy Echols Neal of Nathan Grace Realtors, she’ll get all of the value without forking over a dime! Neal won a complete staging and photography package at the MetroTechies conference Wednesday in Grapevine. Neal was thrilled to find out she’d won the…

Want to Upgrade Your Kitchen on a Budget? Capital Distributing's Floor Model Sale is Your Solution

By Joanna England / September 26, 2013 /

In his keynote address to the Texas Realtors Conference, HGTV remodeling hunk Carter Ooosterhouse said that if you’re looking to upgrade or remodel on a budget to shop floor model sales. Well, you can put Carter’s advice in action starting today at Capital Distributing. North Texas’ best source for high-end appliances is having their floor…

Thursday Three Hundred: What a Difference Staging and Remodeling Makes in a 1950s Cottage

By Joanna England / September 26, 2013 /

    Are you ready for a stunning before-and-after? Let’s start off with the vitals on 6248 Ravendale, a cottage built in 1950 in Caruth Terrace. It’s a 1,397-square-foot traditional with two bedrooms, one bathroom and a single garage. It’s marketed by Jan Baldwin of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s for $299,500. Now, to you, this cute…

When is The Price Right? Ambitious Listing Prices Can Put Homes Out of The Game, When Do You Re-Evaluate?

By Joanna England / September 23, 2013 /

Yes, our market is very, very hot, but it seems that, in the frenzy to capitalize on our scorching market, some sellers are pricing themselves out of a possible sale. Take this home in Lakewood for instance. This Spanish-style recent build at 6516 Vanderbilt Ave. is a very pretty home, with tons of room and…

Tumblr Blog Shows Agents Across The Pond Have Ugly Real Estate Photos, Too

By Joanna England / September 19, 2013 /

If you need a good belly laugh today, here’s a great Tumblr blog for you. “Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs” is chock-full of pictures that somehow made it onto real estate listings in the U.K. There are some real gems here, including weird photoshop jobs like this one:   Why, oh why would you photoshop…