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Do Wood Floors Increase Home Value?

Lamacchia Realty

Do Wood Floors Increase Home Value? If you’re thinking about selling your house, one upgrade that can increase your home’s resale value is hardwood flooring. Potential home buyers may be looking for that extra bit of charm that wood floors offer.

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DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims

Housing Wire

Three researchers believe a first-of-its-kind dataset has enabled them to definitively answer a long-debated question: why have buyer agent commission rates been so stable historically? So how is the uniformity and permanence of buyer agents’ 2-3% rate possible in a free market? One of the researchers, Will Fried, had a hunch.

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Buyers flock to Bay City, Michigan for ultra-low home prices

Housing Wire

As work-from-home becomes more of a national norm, prospective homebuyers are seeking better home values in small towns that still offer a lot of amenities. Per Realtor.com , homes are being sold at an average of $111,000 in Bay City, and the average listing price per square foot is only $75. compared to 2020.

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Easy Ways to Increase Your Home's Value

Eppraisal

That applies to your home's exterior. A new doormat, potted plants or stylish house numbers can make visitors feel at home. Over 90% of realtors suggest improving curb appeal before listing, so get your hands dirty with some landscaping, slap a fresh coat of paint on that front door and give your mailbox a makeover.

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Home Appraisals vs Online Home Value Calculators

D Fritz Appraisals

Home Appraisals and Online Home Value Estimates Are NOT the Same Thing. On-site vs. Online: Proper Home Appraisals Need to be Done in Person. With so many types of transactions solely being handled online these days, it’s tempting to want to complete your required home appraisals entirely online and leave it at that.

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Real estate tech roundup: Asteroom, Homesnap and SafeShowings

Housing Wire

Homesnap lets agents adjust a home’s price up to 30% in either direction of the list price or estimated home value and as a home price is adjusted, the selling probability timeframe dynamically updates to create an estimated time in which the property will sell. SafeShowings now available for CAR members.

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The Benefits of Using a Real Estate Agent with a Realtor® Designation

Eppraisal

Not many people know that all real estate agents can not call themselves Realtors® In order for real estate agents to call themselves Realtors® they must belong to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), their state Realtor® associations and their local Realtor® associations.