Make Your House FHA-Loan Friendly Know the basics of FHA loan rules and you stand a better chance of selling your house or condo. Read 6 Reasons to Reduce Your Home Price While you’d like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price. Read 7 Tips [...]
Selling your home? Realtors pick nine green improvements to close deal A new poll of nearly 1,000 Realtors offers a glimpse at the top “green” improvements recommended by real estate professionals to help move a sale property off the market. The upgrades – which include planting native greenery, replacing air filters, staging the home with [...]
This Month in Real Estate November 2009 Commentary Budding signs of recovery continued last month. The encouraging news arrived in a number of closely followed economic indicators. On Thursday, October 29, the U.S. Commerce Department stated the country’s recession has officially ended, at least as leading data indicates. U.S. GDP expanded 3.5 percent in the third [...]
Methamphetamine residues, left behind by property sellers who manufactured the toxic drug, is an increasing problem for home buyers. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says clandestine meth labs have been discovered in 46 states. Home inspector Wes Kelley offers these signs that meth may have been manufactured in a property: Yellow discoloration on walls and [...]
Team Sumberg always asks our customers to check into these possible income tax deductions and breaks before you file your return. 1. Deduct the interest you pay on your home loan on your tax return. A mortgage interest deduction reduces your taxable income. And because your mortgage payments for the first few years are heavily [...]
Tainted drywall affects real estate: Firms begin to seek legal advice MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – Feb. 17, 2009 – The presence of defective drywall in some Manatee County homes has heightened awareness about the issue in the real estate world. Buyers, sellers and real estate agents are all asking the same question: Which homes are [...]
Here in the Tampa Bay area, we’re seeing every broadcast station prepare for the transition to Digital Broadcasting. As the nation’s transition to Digital Television in February is fast approaching, millions of consumers are expected to put digital flat screen television sets at the top of their holiday wish lists. According to the Consumer Electronics Association [...]
While marketing your property to potential buyers and then qualifying interested buyers is part of Team Sumberg’s job, your help is essential to getting that contract. Here are some thoughts and several specific areas where you can make a difference. In a slower real estate market, sellers cannot afford to ignore any part of the [...]
As a Team Sumberg Real Estate agent, I face challenges every day preparing properties for market. Staging your home for a quick sale is key to your success and will not only shorten the time you home is on the market but will also get you your highest price! Read on to learn some of our [...]