Slow Markets and Southeast Michigan Real Estate: Bringing Them Together for the Sale
Posted in Southeast Michigan Real Estate by Michigan Real Estate Expert on September 12th, 2010 Today’s slow Southeast Michigan real estate market is a hard place to sell homes. However, the fact remains that homes are still being bought and sold. Buyers are out there; you just have to attract them to your home.
Here are a few tips for getting homes sold in a slow Southeast Michigan real estate market:
Prepare for the Sale
Your home needs to stand out from the rest. Give it a lot of sparkle and shine:
- Make minor repairs: Patch holes, fix faucets and replace cracked tiles.
- Clean inside and out: No cobwebs, dirty carpets, worn rugs or smelly odors.
- Check your curb appeal: Mow the lawn, plant flowers, trim bushes, etc.
- Remove clutter and de-personalize: If it isn’t essential, pack it up or get rid of it.
- Straighten your cabinets and closets: Buyers will open them; make sure they’re nice and neat.
Stage Your Home
Hire a professional home stager or read informational home staging articles on doing it yourself. Here are a few quick tips:
- Carefully choose your window coverings.
- Tie new bathroom towels with ribbons for a “finished” bathroom look.
- Use color psychology.
- Bring in plants.
Use Good Marketing Techniques
A strong marketing campaign is a must. A few techniques you want to be sure you or your agent includes in your marketing campaign are:
- Take photographs with good lighting that show off the positive aspects of your home.
- Create a virtual tour that showcases both the inside and outside of your home.
- Display the photos and virtual tour on as many real estate websites as possible.
Selling homes isn’t a quick or easy endeavor. Especially now, aggressive marketers are the winners. Taking the time to clean and stage your home, as well as create a wide-reaching marketing campaign, can get that for sale sign taken down for good.
If you’d like to sell your Southeast Michigan real estate, let me create a strong, wide-reaching marketing campaign to get your home sold. Give me a call today at 248-514-2640 or email me at info@NorthWoodwardHomes.com.
Lee Morof
Associate Broker/Attorney
RE/MAX Showcase Homes
Birmingham, Michigan
www.NorthWoodwardHomes.com
info@NorthWoodwardHomes.com
Call: 248-514-2640
