Your Real Estate Specialist For Durham Region
May 20th, 2012 
Ron Bethune
Sales Representative

Re/Max Jazz Inc., Brokerage
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Featured Homes In Durham

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Oshawa
Price: $229,000
Status: Available For Sale
Sq. Feet: 3960
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Oshawa
Price: $149,900
Status: Available For Sale
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. Feet: 600-699
Oshawa
Price: $239,900
Status: Available For Sale
Bedrooms: 3+1
Bathrooms: 2
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How Much To List Your Home for?

How Much To List Your Home for?

Putting A price on what is likely your most valuable asset can be tricky, especially if you have lived in your home for a number of years and done it up just the way you want it. In your eyes, it may be the best home on your street. When it comes time to sell, perhaps to move to a new job or give your growing family more room. It is hard not to take it personally when your realtor rolls up and suggests that it is worth a lot less than the sale price you had in mind.

People get it in their head that "My house is worth whatever I say it's worth". No matter who you are, you always think your place is the best. It's not a slight against other homes, it's just human nature.

However if potential buyers do not feel quite the same way about your magnificent home as you do, you could find yourself waiting in vain to secure a sale.

If you can't sell your home, it's usually because of the price. If there is no obvious reason like de-cluttering or bad pet odor, then it's price. What someone is willing to pay is what determines the value.

Unless your property has a unique feature such as a swimming pool, which may only appeal to a limited number of buyers, it should be fairly straight forward to pinpoint the value of your propertyand subject to market conditions, secure a reasonably quick sale.

If you don't get a showing in a week, there is a problem. You should be getting 4-6 showings a week. If your not than your price is way off. If your getting showings and a month has gone by with no offers, than it's not just the price. They are coming and looking but for some reason they're not pulling the trigger.

There may be issues unique to each property that are putting off the buyers, this is usually something obvious such as the old pink carpet, the aging roof or poor paintwork.

If your home is not moving for the price you have it at, start sprucing it up; add value for the money. If you don't want to change the price, than you have to give people more for the money to justify it. The longer A home is on the market, the less bargaining powers they have with the buyers.

In the end, pricing your home with an experienced agent will help you get the best price in the quickest time with the least amount of inconvenience.

 

Find Your Dream HomeFree Evaluation
If the time has come for You to "Find Your Durham Region Dream Home in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin or Courtice", then Ron Bethune of ReMax Jazz would love to help. New properties are listed every day. By filling out the form, I can have new Listings emailed to You as soon as they become available.A home evaluation from Ron Bethune of ReMax Jazz in the Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin or Courtice areas. The Equity in your Durham Region home is like any other investment - it needs to be monitored. Homeowners should have their Equity evaluated once a year.
Now might be the perfect time...
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Home Buying Assistance

Home Buying Assistance

OFFER TO PURCHASE FORMBUYING HOME CHECKLIST
Understanding the Offer to Purchase Form is essential once your house hunting expedition is a success! You have found the perfect home, one that satisfies your needs, most of your wants- and best of all, fits your pocketbook. Now comes one of the most important phases of your home-buying experience: making an offer to purchase the home.If you are buying a home, then, before you decide on whether this home is your dream home, the following checklist will help you look at prospective homes with a critical eye. We suggest printing this page and putting it on a clipboard. When you find a home that really interests you, mark the features you see and note their general condition on this list.
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HOME VALUESSELLING A HOME CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Home value sometimes referred to as "Value in Use", is best described as the probable price at which a home trades in a free, competitive, and open market and is synonymous with the market value.The Income Tax Act does not specifically set out whether or not a gain or loss is capital in nature. The taxpayer is responsible for reporting the gain as income or capital gain. This report may then be challenged by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency with the onus of proof on the taxpayer.
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