Brad Huffman
Your Greater Gateway Home Team Serving Jersey County, Madison County, Macoupin County, and St. Clair County
Brad Huffman


Your Plan


1. Find the right representative
The experience and knowledge of a dedicated real estate professional can be priceless. A good Realtor® forms a powerful team with his or her clients that makes it possible for them to have a smooth, successful, stress-free sale.

2. Determine your needs/wants for the sale and for your new home
Selling your primary residence can be tricky because you have to simultaneously be thinking about where you would like to buy. First weigh your priorities – selling price is certainly important, but having a quick and efficient sale can often be worth accepting a slightly lower offer. Talk to your agent and make sure you’re comfortable with where your priorities are.

At the same time, you should be compiling a needs/wants list for the home you will buy. You will probably have to act fairly quickly when your house sells, so any amount of preparation you can do will serve you well.

3. Prepare your house for showing
Underprepared homes can be sales disasters. Your home will never get as much attention from potential buyers as when it is first listed, so clearing clutter, cleaning, making repairs, and putting your home’s best foot forward is essential. Don’t “open for business” until your home is ready to be seen as favorably as possible.

4. Find out what your local market looks like
Being realistic about your market is the key to a smooth sale. There is no substitute for a professional real estate representative when it comes to local market knowledge.

5. List away!
Lots of photos and online exposure are the key to getting a good response for your listing. Working with an agent who uses Point2 Agent software is a great step in the right direction. Now just “open” the house and sit back and wait for the flood of eager buyers! 

 


Your Comparative Market Analysis


I can give you an educated idea of what your home’s value is based on experience, local knowledge, and comparable actual sales in your area! I am happy to be able to provide this service free of charge.

   
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Your Industry News


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Real Estate Weekly: Home-buyer tax credit not likely to make an encore9/3/2010 2:16 PM
The real-estate industry was abuzz with chatter earlier this week about the government offering another home-buyer tax credit, after Shaun Donovan, HUD secretary, said on CNN that it was too early to tell if the credit would make a return.
Real Estate Roundtable spent $930K lobbying in 2Q9/2/2010 3:58 PM
The Real Estate Roundtable, which represents commercial property owners, spent $930,000 in the second quarter lobbying federal officials on issues including a proposal to raise taxes on real estate partnerships.
REAL ESTATE9/2/2010 5:09 PM
Residential real estate In this section you can find different offers on residential real estate from the leading real estate agencies: Apartments for all tastes: standard to luxurious, short or long terms.
Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio9/3/2010 9:37 AM
Mariner Real Estate Management LLC said Friday that it worked with bank regulators to buy a portfolio of real estate loans worth about $760 million.
Real estate agent stung over commission bid9/2/2010 5:57 PM
Coromandel real estate agent Valma Olliver has been reprimanded and fined $5000 for altering an agreement in a bid to claim more of a commission.
Real-estate bargain hunters have ghost of a chance in Taipei9/2/2010 10:42 PM
Taipei - Real estate prices are staggering in Taiwan's capital Taipei. The average worker needs to save the complete earnings of more than two decades to buy an apartment, so people in their 20s have to be resourceful if they want a place to call their own.
Real estate tumbles in August9/3/2010 4:56 PM
August was not good to the Greater Victoria real estate market. A total of 425 homes and other types of properties were sold through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service.
Real estate market stumbles9/3/2010 10:04 AM
August was not good to the Greater Victoria real estate market. A total of 425 homes and other types of properties were sold through the Victoria Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing Service, down 102 from 527 in July and 339 from August of last year.
Oceanside Real Estate is a Hidden Treasure. Hass Team Showcases it.9/3/2010 3:01 PM
Oceanside real estate is a hidden treasure found just 33 miles north of San Diego. There are beautiful sandy beaches, a 1000 boat harbor, and a pier that stretches almost 2,000 feet long. For many people that are searching for real estate in the San Diego market, they simple do not realize that Oceanside homes exist. The Oceanside homes value is way below...
Sterling Real Estate, Rob Schmid Building putting up Ferndale green home9/3/2010 10:01 AM
Sterling Real Estate Group and Rob Schmid Building Services announced the groundbreaking for a Built

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