Selling a Home

What trade-offs today’s buyers are willing to accept

With the steady rise in home prices and affordability concerns the past few years, buyers are showing a growing willingness to accept trade-offs in order to purchase a home. According...
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Weekly real estate market update 9/12/25… price changes highest in 11 years

New listings increased this week to levels back in June of this year, but the rise in price changes goes back to a level not seen since October 2014. This...
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What happens if the seller is seriously ill… or dies before closing?

First of all, you may notice that the gentleman smiling at us in the photo above is likely NOT Betty Carlson on the Results Title closing welcome banner! Betty was...
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Concessions

Weekly real estate market update 8/15/25… almost half of sellers are making concessions

We are experiencing the late summer doldrums, when activity is suspended as we head into the state fair starting next week and the school season starting shortly after that… when...
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What to know about multiple offers in 2025

Multiple offers exist regardless of market conditions, but the percentage of listings that close with multiple offers varies. The chart below shows the percent of ‘trackable’ closed listings that had...
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Does it make sense to sell your home “as is” for cash rather than listing it for sale?

Good question. In some situations simply selling your home for cash is a good option… in other cases it may be wiser to do a traditional listing. Read more about...
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Asking Price

Weekly real estate market update 6/27/25… why asking price matter more today

The only stats that went up this week were multiple offers and properties that came back on the market because the buyer backed out during a contingency period. Nationally, one...
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Summer 2025 Guide to Selling Your House… free download

If you’re debating whether you want to sell right now, it might be because you have some unanswered questions. You may be tempted to wait because you don’t want to...
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