Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » selling a home https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog Now, There's A Smarter Way to Buy or Sell Your Home - Bloomkey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 For Sale By Owner Advertising https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2010/01/12/for-sale-by-owner-advertising/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2010/01/12/for-sale-by-owner-advertising/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:42:45 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=1203 For sale by owner advertising has changed along with the real estate marketing landscape in general. Today’s marketing of real estate has expanded signficantly from a “sign in the yard and an ad in the paper”. Internet advertising allows by owner sellers access to distribution channels that circumnavigate the globe. What used to cost home [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2010/01/12/for-sale-by-owner-advertising/feed/ 0 Be Market Savvy https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 19:27:35 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=879 Buying or selling a home in today’s market means being up on market pricing and trends. As noone has yet determined whether we’re at the bottom of the market, still heading down or on the way back up, it’s critical to keep up with market conditions in your area, pricing and financing options. The best [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/05/18/be-market-savvy/feed/ 0 Prepare Your Home to Sell https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/08/prepare-your-home-to-sell/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/08/prepare-your-home-to-sell/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:36 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=769 Getting ready to market your home this year? Make sure you’re ready. That means being prepared to show your home and outshining the competion. Here are a few suggestions for getting ready to sell: Prepare a Home To Sell House Selling Tip 1): NOT SEEN AND NOT HEARD Send children and pets off to stay with family or [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/08/prepare-your-home-to-sell/feed/ 0 Selling a Home? What Will Buyers Want to Know? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/17/selling-a-home-what-will-buyers-want-to-know/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/17/selling-a-home-what-will-buyers-want-to-know/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:50:11 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/17/selling-a-home-what-will-buyers-want-to-know/ If you’re going to be selling a home, there are a few things you’re going to want to know. First, you’ll need to know about having the property listed in the MLS and about getting your home ready. But when you’re selling your home, you’re also going to want to think about those things that [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/17/selling-a-home-what-will-buyers-want-to-know/feed/ 0 Selling a Home in a Cooling Market https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:02:47 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/ When you are going to be selling a home, especially when the housing market is in a bit of a cooling off period or a slow season, there are two things that are absolutely essential. First, there’s setting the right price. It’s impossible for sellers these days to sell their home when the price is too [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/feed/ 0 Selling a Home? Be Sure to Set the Stage https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/16/selling-a-home-be-sure-to-set-the-stage/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/16/selling-a-home-be-sure-to-set-the-stage/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:01:58 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/16/selling-a-home-be-sure-to-set-the-stage/ When you are selling a home, it’s important not to overlook home staging. Home staging is a process of getting your home to look its best. It’s a process that allows you to look at your home through the buyers’ eyes, and to create an environment that will be inviting. A well-staged home is likely to [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/16/selling-a-home-be-sure-to-set-the-stage/feed/ 0 Selling a Home? Make Sure that Buyers See it at its Best https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/11/selling-a-home-make-sure-that-buyers-see-it-at-its-best/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/11/selling-a-home-make-sure-that-buyers-see-it-at-its-best/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:06:53 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/11/selling-a-home-make-sure-that-buyers-see-it-at-its-best/ If you’re selling a home, it’s important to make sure that buyers see it at its best. You can do this by being prepared for showings and open houses. Give your home its best light: ensure that all of the window curtains and blinds are open to let in natural light and consider turning on floor [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/11/selling-a-home-make-sure-that-buyers-see-it-at-its-best/feed/ 0 Selling a Home? Take Advantage of Marketing Opportunities https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/05/selling-a-home-take-advantage-of-marketing-opportunities/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/05/selling-a-home-take-advantage-of-marketing-opportunities/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:30:51 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/05/selling-a-home-take-advantage-of-marketing-opportunities/ When you are selling a home, it’s important to take advantage of all of the marketing opportunities that are available – especially if you are selling without a real estate agent. FSBO sellers who use a flat fee MLS listing from IHS Realty can take advantage of of a variety of marketing opportunities that will help [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/06/05/selling-a-home-take-advantage-of-marketing-opportunities/feed/ 0 Selling a Home? Make Sure Your Photos Cast it in the Best Light https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/30/selling-a-home-make-sure-your-photos-cast-it-in-the-best-light/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/30/selling-a-home-make-sure-your-photos-cast-it-in-the-best-light/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 18:37:47 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/30/selling-a-home-make-sure-your-photos-cast-it-in-the-best-light/ Photos are an important component of online marketing when you are selling a home. Therefore, it’s important to consider the photos that you take and learn to choose the very best when you add them to your home listing. Here are some tips for getting the photos that will cast your home in the best light: If [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/30/selling-a-home-make-sure-your-photos-cast-it-in-the-best-light/feed/ 0 Planning on Selling a Home? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/18/planning-on-selling-a-home/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/18/planning-on-selling-a-home/#comments Fri, 18 May 2007 13:26:49 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/18/planning-on-selling-a-home/ There are many reasons for selling a home – needing more space, needing less space, relocating for a job, relocating to be nearer family. But what happens when you find a home to purchase before your current home has sold? Should you take the leap? If you find the right new place, you may be reluctant [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/18/planning-on-selling-a-home/feed/ 0 MLS Listing Key to Home Sales https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:50:54 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ Real Estate Agents using the MLS assisted over 75% of home buyers nationwide According to the newest study of home buyer habits by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), over 75% of home buyers now find their home through real estate agents using the Multiple Listing Service. The study entitled Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/feed/ 0 Today Show Discusses Discount Brokers https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/24/today-show-discusses-discount-brokers/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/24/today-show-discusses-discount-brokers/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:52:06 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/24/today-show-discusses-discount-brokers/ Pros & Cons Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor for NBC’s The Today Show, discusses the advantages of using Discount or Flat Fee brokers when selling a home.  The significant cost savings, particularly in hot markets, are driving more and more sellers to explore these options. Consumers have more and more information at their disposal and are increasingly the [...]

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