Looking at historical market data for Iowa City area, it will come as no surprise to learn that fewer homes sell later in the year as in the Spring and Summer months.Does that mean you should wait for Spring before your list your home for sale in the Iowa City area? Lots of sellers make […]
The Ins and Outs of Real Estate and How to Choose a Realtor
How The Internet Has Changed How Sellers Find Listing Agents & Buyers Find Houses! Recently I spoke to a seller who Googled and found me with her search for a Realtor who specializes in Historic properties in Iowa City – I had listed and sold a home on Clark Street when I wrote the post in the […]
Are You a Frustrated FSBO in the Iowa City Area? Reasons to Rethink Your Strategy
Are you trying to sell your home in the Iowa City area yourself without any success? The real estate market is doing well and yet you can’t get your house sold. Why is that? I think a contributing factor is that buyers are working with real estate agents and have access to homes on the MLS. […]
Selling a Home in North Liberty – Competing with New Construction
North Liberty is one of the fastest growing towns in Iowa. This growth has led to North Liberty being a hot market when it comes to the sale of new construction homes. If you’re a buyer that’s great. What about when it comes time to sell? How will you do with your “nearly new” house […]
Selling a Home: Rising Above the Crowd Online
These days almost all buyers start their home search on the Internet. Gone are the days when putting a sign in the ground and listing a house on the MLS sold a house. The Internet changed all that. What this shift means is that when you choose a real estate agent to sell your house, you want […]
Iowa City Real Estate – Expired Listings: Why Didn’t Your Home Sell?
You have a home in the Iowa City area and it didn’t sell this year. Why not? Was it the economy? Could it be that your home didn’t sell, because there were simply more homes on the market in the Iowa City area than buyers to buy them? If that is true, could you put […]