Your Plan

1. Find the right representative
The experience and knowledge of a dedicated real estate professional can be priceless. A good Realtor® forms a powerful team with his or her clients that makes it possible for them to have a smooth, successful, stress-free sale.

2. Determine your needs/wants for the sale and for your new home
Selling your primary residence can be tricky because you have to simultaneously be thinking about where you would like to buy. First weigh your priorities – selling price is certainly important, but having a quick and efficient sale can often be worth accepting a slightly lower offer. Talk to your agent and make sure you’re comfortable with where your priorities are.

At the same time, you should be compiling a needs/wants list for the home you will buy. You will probably have to act fairly quickly when your house sells, so any amount of preparation you can do will serve you well.

3. Prepare your house for showing
Underprepared homes can be sales disasters. Your home will never get as much attention from potential buyers as when it is first listed, so clearing clutter, cleaning, making repairs, and putting your home’s best foot forward is essential. Don’t “open for business” until your home is ready to be seen as favorably as possible.

4. Find out what your local market looks like
Being realistic about your market is the key to a smooth sale. There is no substitute for a professional real estate representative when it comes to local market knowledge.

5. List away!
Lots of photos and online exposure are the key to getting a good response for your listing. Working with an agent who uses Point2 Agent software is a great step in the right direction. Now just “open” the house and sit back and wait for the flood of eager buyers!

Your Comparative Market Analysis
I can give you an educated idea of what your home’s value is based on experience, local knowledge, and comparable actual sales in your area! I am happy to be able to provide this service free of charge.

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Al Qudra Real Estate experiences unprecedented success after sales launch of Ain Al Fayda (AME Info)	10/7/2008 3:23 AM
Al Qudra Real Estate (AQRE), a leading Abu Dhabi-based real estate company in the UAE, experienced unprecedented success after the sales launch of the Ain Al Fayda project during the first day at Cityscape Dubai 2008.
'Sustainability is best insurance for region's real estate sector,' says Hyder Consulting (AME Info)	10/7/2008 3:39 AM
The real estate industry in the Middle East is progressively pursuing sustainability and this will lead to substantial benefits in terms of cost, value and quality of real estate, according to Stephen Oehme, Regional Director - Value Management & Sustainability of Hyder Consulting Middle East, the award winning international advisory and design consultancy.
Real estate agents give mixed report (The Charlotte Observer)	10/6/2008 10:02 PM
Mary Davenport, a real estate agent in Kitty Hawk, said Monday a falling stock market has brought a wave of second-home clients to her business. In the last 30 days, the Re/Max Realtor said between sessions at the N.C. Association of Realtors convention in Charlotte, she's closed two sales, put three homes under contract and listed five new ones. The reason: Clients discouraged with the stock ...
Real estate markets of the Middle East will outperform all other regions (AME Info)	10/7/2008 2:39 AM
The real estate markets of the Middle East will outperform all other regions, according to findings from the Investor Sentiment Survey, an in depth study of real estate professionals market views conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle in association with Cityscape Dubai, the world's largest real estate conference and exhibition.
German Stocks Fall Most Since January; Hypo Real Estate Slumps (Bloomberg)	10/6/2008 12:42 PM
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks fell the most in eight months, sending the DAX Index to the lowest since June 2006, as the yearlong debt-market seizure forced the country's financial industry to double a credit line for Hypo Real Estate Holding AG and the government to guarantee personal savings accounts.
Real estate mogul released on bail on drug charges (The Journal News)	10/7/2008 2:30 AM
YONKERS - Multimillionaire real estate businessman Eric Hadar was freed on $50,000 bail yesterday after spending four days in jail on charges that police found cocaine, Xanax and Oxycontin in his car when he was pulled over on a county parkway.
Real estate investor released on bail on drug charges (The Journal News)	10/7/2008 2:34 AM
YONKERS - Multi-millionaire real estate businessman Eric Hadar, was freed on $50,000 bail today after spending four days in jail on charges that cocaine, Xanax and Oxycontin were found in his car when he was pulled over on a county parkway.
Hypo Real Estate Slides as Analysts Say Bailout Won't Be Enough (Bloomberg)	10/6/2008 7:18 AM
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hypo Real Estate Holding AG slumped as much as 54 percent in German trading as analysts said the 50 billion-euro ($68 billion) government-led bailout agreed at the weekend will fail to salvage the commercial property lender.
Analysts cautious commercial real estate outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)	10/6/2008 8:55 AM
-- A prolonged downturn in commercial real estate appears more likely due to the national credit crunch and higher funding costs and equity requirements for real estate investment trusts, Goldman Sachs analysts said Monday.
German Stocks Fall to Lowest Since 2006; Hypo Real Estate Drops (Bloomberg)	10/6/2008 10:19 AM
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks fell the most in eight months, sending the DAX Index to the lowest since July 2006, as the deepening credit crunch forced the country's financial industry to double a credit line for Hypo Real Estate Holding AG and the government to guarantee personal savings accounts.

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