Home Selling Tips

Can You Buy a House With Bitcoin? Alternative Currencies on the Rise As Realtors Market Homes to Tech-Savvy Set

By Joanna England / December 18, 2013 /

This Hamptons home can be yours for $799,000, or 1,445 in Bitcoin … wait, that’s 1,444 in Bitcoin … no, it’s 1,445. Yeah, 1,445. While the value of Bitcoin, an alternative currency launched in 2009, is still wildly fluctuating, the novelty isn’t. But this listing, a Southampton, NY, cottage owned by Phillip Preuss, isn’t the…

When An Ice Storm Hits Your Listing, What Should You Do? Harold Spiegel of Preservation Tree Offers Advice

By Joanna England / December 17, 2013 /

We know that Icemaggedon doesn’t discriminate between homes it hits, and while you may have worked tirelessly to get your listing ready for MLS, a downed branch or broken limb is a huge issue when it comes to showing a home. So, what should you do as a Realtor if one of your listings was…

Redfin Says Winter is The Best Season to Sell, But Who Wants to Have Wet Boots Tromp Through a Freshly Staged Home?

By Joanna England / December 13, 2013 /

OK, visualize a brutal Chicago winter. Snow, slush, and gray everywhere, no parking so you have to hike to and from the El everywhere. Boots and coats and a monochromatic landscape that has been known to drive some people up the wall. Now, imagine you’re selling your home. Would you want tons of people tromping…

Dallas Residential Real Estate Market Softens, But Are Slowing Sales Anything More Than a Seasonal Change?

By Joanna England / December 12, 2013 /

North Texas’ real estate market posted a 4 percent increase in sales for the month of November, the lowest such increase since the 2012 according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Gleaning numbers from NTREIS, the center’s report showed a 12 percent decrease in condo and townhome sales, too. But instead of…

Ask CandysDirt.com: Why Are Swiss Avenue Homes Sitting On The Market?

By Joanna England / December 11, 2013 /

A reader writes: “The homes are so beautiful on Swiss Avenue but seems like the homes for sale have been on market for a long time. Why do these homes take so long to sell and why does it seem like people are trying to move out?” Let’s start by answering the second half of…