If you have much experience with selling your house, you probably have your own ideas about what has seemed to be the preparations that made the most difference with the least trouble and expense. Here are three you might not have used before: Closets – every now and then you’ll see clutter-clearing advice that emphasizes [...]
Ahoy, matey! Belay y’ur Henderson real estate musin’s fer a moment to consider how ye home equity be like a treasure buried in ye back yard! Arrrrrr! It’s long past Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), so we may have to wait another year to give this metaphor the proper growl and scowl it [...]
If you look up the term “normalcy bias,” you find yourself swimming in psychological theoretician talk, most of which deals with people’s response to disastrous situations. The theory behind it is that when faced with the unknown, there is a tendency among even rational human beings to misconstrue new (and even dangerous) circumstances as being [...]
A number of “Smart House” products made headway in 2016, so before the crystal ball gets hauled up over Times Square, this is an appropriate moment to review which ones promised relevant real estate applications. Anyone who will be house hunting or selling in Henderson anytime soon might want to become familiar with some of [...]
If, as the saying goes, “”no news is good news,” last week was almost a good week for U.S. real estate. Henderson real estate watchers like me found no hint of the kind of sweeping changes that can alter residential real estate patterns for buyers and sellers. Possibly because of the looming election, little space [...]
House hunters are sometimes compared with treasure hunters—and it can certainly feel like that when you find a Henderson home that’s a perfect fit. The other day, I read a writer who compared house hunting with beachcombing. That might pass muster at first—but when you think it over, it really doesn’t quite work. For one [...]
Conscientious Henderson homeowners keep on top of all the regular maintenance items pretty much automatically. Once you have lived in a place for more than a year or two, you know what you should be keeping an eye on. You have a handle on when major fixes and updates have to be addressed. When you [...]
Henderson home sellers are sure to hear one piece of advice again and again: “declutter.” It’s the simplest of concepts; not in the least controversial. Nobody could convincingly argue that Henderson homes whose rooms are populated with bric-a-brac are more likely to attract buyers than are those without. That’s just common sense. Which raises its [...]
It was a federal agency reversal that was startling in its effect: a change in guidance that actually clarified more than muddled! The change will directly affect Henderson buyers and sellers because the issue will impact the cost of Henderson residential real estate transactions—specifically, in the area of home appraisals. As the first order of [...]
When you go in for your annual physical, you’re hoping for a sunny prognosis. Realtor® magazine isn’t a medical journal, but it does have a feature called “Market Pulse.” It reports on the patient’s vital signs (if you imagine the patient being the nation’s housing market). The state of the national patient can be relevant [...]
Probably more than any other time of year, it seems like the onset of fall in Henderson triggers an impulse to get things done! True, there is a similar phenomenon in the spring when many an ambitious cleaning project is sprung. But those impulses are not mysterious—especially when they follow long stretches of weather-induced indoor [...]
Whenever a month’s Henderson real estate activity ends on a Friday, the number-gatherers close up shop knowing there will be a longer than usual lapse until they can be sure of the Henderson real estate activity statistics. That creates a breather for those of us who keep abreast of Texas and Henderson real estate. It’s [...]
