Market Your Home to Sell -- The Right Way

By Shirley Horah, Branch Manager

With Atlanta home prices rising and property sales heating up across the metro area and beyond, many homeowners are considering putting their residences on the market. It’s a sellers market, so if you have been putting it off, now is a great time to hang that For Sale sign in the yard!

Here are a few suggestions for anyone hoping to achieve a successful and satisfying home sale.

1. Price It Right – Take a hard look at your listing price. In a hot market, if your house hasn’t sold within a month or so, it’s likely to be overpriced. Even in a strong sellers market, it’s important to choose an asking price that is similar to comparable homes in the neighborhood.
2. Prepare to Sell – Some rules never change, regardless of the type of real estate market. Even with improving prices, you need to take steps to make your home appealing.  Make a home as broadly appealing as possible by carefully tending to outdoor landscaping, de-cluttering the interior and painting walls a neutral, off-white color.
3. Be Patient – With fewer homes on the market, it’s possible you’ll get multiple offers. So taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the first offer may allow time for more offers and a give you a better chance of receiving your asking price.

For help in buying or selling a home in Atlanta, visit coldwellbankeratlanta.com or contact the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Lake Lanier office at 770.889.3051.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a leading residential real estate company with 13 offices and nearly 800 sales associates serving the communities of Greater Atlanta. Worldwide, the Coldwell Banker network includes 3,100 offices with over 82,000 sales associates spanning more than 50 countries.  Every day, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage properties are exposed to 16 million buyers on more than 575 high-traffic websites.

For more information or to view local properties, visit ColdwellBankerAtlanta.com.  To learn more about a career in real estate with Coldwell Banker, visit CBRealEstateAgent.com. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a subsidiary of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company.