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Selling

Your

Home

Accurately pricing your home…Pricing your home according to current market conditions is key to the sale of your home.

The following steps can help when pricing your home:

• Executing a Comparative Market Analysis can help determine an asking price for your home• Analyzing sales data and doing market research for your area• Going by size, location, amenities, and the condition of your home

Comparative Market Analysis

A CMA provides information about recent selling prices of similar properties in your market. It will also include information about area homes that failed to sell along with their listing prices.

Where your buyers areKnowing where your buyers are is a must

Source 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Real Estate Agent 41% 38% 36% 36% 34% 34%

Internet 11% 15% 24% 24% 29% 32%

Yard signs/open house signs 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 15%

Friend, relative or neighbor 7% 7% 7% 8% 8% 7%

Home builder or their agent 7% 7% 7% 8% 8% 7%

Print newspaper or advertisement 7% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3%

Directly from seller/ knew seller 4% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2%

Home book or magazine 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%

Other 6% 4% - - - -

Marketing your homeAdvertising where your home will get seen

Your home will be advertised on multiple websites, including:

• Realtor.com• PittsburghMoves.com• Coldwellbanker.com

A Coldwell Banker yard sign placed in your yard

Colored brochure/flyer for your neighbors

An open house can be arranged

Your home will have its own website!

Preparing your home to sellFirst impression on a buyer is important

Small repairs:

• Repair flooring• Paint walls• Replace lights and light fixtures if needed• Repair leaky faucets• Repair doors that do not close properly

Cleaning the house

Make sure your house is clean for potential buyers. Clean the floors, walls, mirrors, counter tops, and everywhere else a buyers eye may roam.

Staging your homeMake it feel like home when buyers walk in

Items you can use to stage your home:

• Mirrors• Plants• Pillows• Baskets

• Table and chairs