Many people say it’s the kitchen and bathrooms that really sell a home. Buyers prefer that both are clean and in move-in condition. They want to unpack their dishes and glassware as well as their toiletry bag and feel comfortable in their new home right away. Here’s 3 quick and easy touch-ups you can make before you start showing your home to potential buyers: Paint the kitchen cabinets. If your cabinets are a but dated, you...

It will be a year of not-as-bad numbers for home values. Zillow’s home-value forecast released on Thursday predicts a drop of 3.7% this year, which only looks like an improvement when measured against the 4.7% drop in 2011. Some markets hammered by the housing bust, such as Phoenix, Los Angeles and Riverside, Calif., should bottom out for home values in 2012, according to Zillow, and might even see a slight increase in values. But...

Top-earning real estate agents — those who take in $100,000 or more per year — tend to work more hours, close more transactions, favor Apple devices, spend more on marketing and technology, have higher commission splits, and update their websites and social media accounts more often than agents earning between $30,000 and $50,000, according to a survey conducted by InmanNext, an agent-focused website operated by Inman...

ORLANDO — Maybe the clearest way to look at the housing market is through a nice glass window. Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors, a small, privately held family company based in Warroad, Minn., wants to believe that the housing market is improving, but the numbers say otherwise. Housing starts and permits are at or near all-time lows. So are new-home sales. Existing-home sales, while improving, remain at near-historic...

Comparative Market Analysis or Competitive Market Analysis is often referred to as a CMA. A CMA is a study or comparison of recently sold homes properties that failed to seeas well as propeties currently on the market that are substantially equivalent to another home in terms of selling price location style and amenities. Click to get a Comparative Market Analysis of your Santa Fe Home Home   ...

If you’re thinking of helping a relative or a friend purchase a Santa Fe Home this is a must read. Q.     A relative needed help with the down payment on a home, so I gave him $25,000. I signed a gift letter to the lender. Shortly after the home closed, a different relative paid me back the $25,000. Should I still consider the money I gave him as a gift? Should I file a 709 gift tax form? –California A.      This is a tricky...

Michael Pannell, is making waves in the Dallas Real Estate Market, generating 220+ deals per year and 97% of his business comes straight from the internet. Michael now plans to move into the San Antonio and Houston market as well. Geek Estate‘s, Daniel Beer was able to sit down and talk with Michael and get his thoughts and insights on being a Realtor in the 21st century. Read the interview with Michael Pannell What steps are you...