Pat Savani's (thebrightside) Blog

Staging is an important part of preparing a property for sale. It can make the difference between languishing on the market and having a competitive advantage over similarly priced properties.  Staging does not take the place of pricing the property correctly but in a competitive environment it m...

Every buyer is looking for uncluttered, roomy living area and storage. When the buyer looks at a de-cluttered property, it allows them to imagine themselves comfortably moving their stuff in! As a buyer is looking at property they wonder if does this property have the room I need for all my stuff...

The difference of $251 a month, for many folks that's a car payment! The economy is still a mess, but for those who are working that didn't over extend, affordability has rarely been better.  Showing activity was similar to January of a year ago appointments were down 2%, but the number of new co...

Top of the Deck! Given the projected sales pace and your time line, is the property listing positioned close enough to the top of the deck to be the next to sell? The listing inventory is like a deck of cards it gets shuffled every day. Your listing could be at the top of the deck today, position...

Pricing property in an uncertain economic environment is a challenge.    The study is used to get a broad overview of the market or a market segment by understanding how may properties have sold and or gone under contract during the previous 3 to 12 months. Once you know how many sold then count ...

Even a property well priced in an over supply market needs to create a competitive advantage. Just that one half percent increased the buyer's purchasing power on a $400,000.00 loan by $22,000 and at 5% by $47,000. Demonstrating to a buyer the power of a lower rate and helping them understand the...

In Maryland as with much of the country we have an over supply of inventory but now low interest rates may help us move our inventory. Maryland in spite of the negative national economic news still enjoys unemployment below the national trends with a rate of less than 6%. Maryland's major employe...