Saturday, March 1, 2008

Seller Workshop

Our first ever Home Seller Workshop was held Thursday evening at the wonderful Schertz Civic center. Attendees enjoyed refreshments, pizza, and most importantly, loads of great information on selling a house in today's local market.
We covered preparation, repairs, staging, inspections, home warranty, negotiations, title insurance, and the closing process. Lots of good Q&A led us to want to share more with you. Check out out web site at www.tanrealty.com and I will post a pdf file with the slides this week.

In general, we are experiencing what many would call a buyers market due to the number of homes available. The difference here is that our prices are not falling like the media headlines from other areas of the county. Some local neighborhoods continue to see appreciation, and others that may have more homes for sale may see flat or even slightly decreasing prices. Still, a house that is prepared well, staged professionally, and offers the right incentives, along with competitive pricing, will sell before the average home. And having the right exposure via lots of Internet, good photos and virtual tours will enhance sales every time.

This is still a great time to purchase a home as well. interest rates continue to hold at historically low levels, choices are abundant, and the future for the San Antonio and Schertz communities is nothing but Bright!