Top Blog Posts for Home Sellers
April 23, 2012 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
We have some great posts on our blogs from over the years, but sometimes it can be hard to sift through them all to find what you need! So we’ve collected here a starting point for sellers to start researching the home selling process. Getting Started Choosing a listing agent is the most important part [...]
How to Sell Your House Faster Than the Competition
March 22, 2012 by wethmangroupadmin · Leave a Comment
Check out the video below to learn the secret of selling your home in no time at all! If you’d like more information, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you!
Should I Sell My House in the Winter or Wait for Spring?
November 4, 2010 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
Everyone knows you should wait until Spring to sell your house, right? That’s when the buyers are out, right? Well, MAYBE… The current market is a tricky one, and depending on your circumstances you might want to list your house for sale NOW! But there are several factors to consider, and you must tread carefully [...]
Congress Considers Bill to Speed Short Sale Requests
September 23, 2010 by Katie Wethman · 1 Comment
HUGE news in the world of short sales…the House is considering a bill that would force lenders to approve or deny a short sale request within 45 days. As anyone who has dealt with a short sale knows, lenders commonly take 6 to 8 months to respond to a short sale request, frustrating buyers who [...]
FHA to cut Seller Contribution to Closing Costs to 3% of Sales Price
June 4, 2010 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
Within the next few months, it’s going to get a little tougher for FHA buyers. Starting sometime this summer, FHA will make official its announced policy of limiting the seller contribution to buyer’s closing costs (aka “seller subsidy”) to 3% of the purchase price, down from 6%. What fees make up the buyer’s closing costs? [...]
Reasons to Sell Your Investment Property in 2010
May 12, 2010 by Katie Wethman · 1 Comment
Attention Investors: I’m about to give you 8.8 reasons to sell your investment property in 2010. Actually I’ll give you 5 reasons, and then another 3.8 reasons. 8.8 reasons that will net you an additional 8.8% when you sell your investment property. Guaranteed! What am I talking about? Capital gains taxes. Many investors are already [...]
Selling a Home AFTER the Tax Credit Expiration
May 10, 2010 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
In this month’s video “This Month in Real Estate” from Keller Williams, a survey shows that first time home buyers accounted for 42% of February’s real estate sales, and investors accounted for an additional 19%. But now that the tax credit has expired, does that mean the end of the road for sellers? Definitely not! [...]
Does the Health Care Bill Have a Tax on Real Estate Sales?
April 26, 2010 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
In a word, yes. But according to FactCheck.org, few taxpayers will be subject to the new tax. But beware DC and Northern Virginia homeowners…the numbers indicate that more of us are at risk of being subject this tax. Few people realize that buried in the recent health care legislation is a tax that affects home [...]
Getting into the Minds of Today’s Buyers
April 23, 2010 by Katie Wethman · Leave a Comment
I would describe today’s real estate market for most of our area as ‘transitional.’ That is, we’ve shifted from a very strong buyer’s market back towards a more balanced, healthy level of activity. Tax credits and low interest rates have spurred high buyer activity. But very low inventory has created frustration amongst those ready, [...]
Bedrooms Defined
April 9, 2010 by wethmangroupadmin · 1 Comment
Every night, you put on your pajamas and head to your bedroom for some shut-eye. But is the room you’re sleeping in really a bedroom? Just because that’s where you have your bed and where you drift off to dreamland doesn’t necessarily make it a bedroom, at least in the eyes of our local and [...]
