Title: Westhill Consulting British Colombia, Hong Kong, Jakarta, USA
1Westhill Consulting British Colombia, Hong Kong,
Jakarta, USA
House Hunting This Spring?
5 Tips From Real Estate Experts Across The Country
2Spring and all its glory is right around the
cornerjust take a look at the signs all around
you. No, were not talking about the budding
flowers or the chirping birdswere referring to
those For Sale signs that start popping up on
lawns across the country as the weather starts
heating up. And once the home-buying season
commences so do the bidding wars and mad dashes
from one open house to another. Since the
housing market can be a tricky one to suss out,
we asked agents across the country to give us
their assessments for this seasons real estate
landscape.
3Their overarching observation? This will be a
competitive home-buying seasonso if you snooze,
you may lose out on that four-bedroom colonial
youve been eyeing. The major pitfall is lack of
preparation, says David Yocum, a Redfin real
estate agent based in Chicago.
4These are the following tips for Spring
House-Hunting Spring House-Hunting Tip 1
Close That Laptopand Canvass Old-Fashioned Open
Houses These days, using real estate sites to
explore your options is par for the course 90
of people search for listings online during their
home-buying process. Kicking off your search
online is a good move, but dont dawdle too long
behind the computer screeninventory is expected
to be tight in many major markets, so you
literally want to hit the ground running.
5Spring House-Hunting Tip 2 Educate Yourself on
Market Values and Trends Buyers need to get up
to speed quickly on market values so they know
the right decision when it presents itself,
Yocum says. The more quickly buyers can educate
themselves, the more successful the home search
will be. Spring House-Hunting Tip 3 Nab Low
Mortgage RatesNow Another reason not to dawdle
too long? You want to take advantage of low
interest rates while they last.
6Spring House-Hunting Tip 4 Build Your
Home-Buying Dream Team Before You Bid If
spring-cleaning season has you in a
hyper-organized mood, channel some of that spirit
into your house huntingin order to be a serious
frontrunner in a bidding war, youll need to have
all of your ducks in a row. Spring House-Hunting
Tip 5 Keep Sweeten-the-Deal Moves in Mind So
youve finally found that dream Tudor on a
half-acrebut youre stuck in a bidding war with
another equally prepared buyer. How do you win by
a nose?
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