When preparing your Austin home to sell, you’ll want to make sure the entire house is spotlessly clean and show ready. In an ideal world, you’ll prepare every surface to be scrutinized by a discerning buyer. But, in the real world, you’ll have limited time to prepare. You’ll want to prioritize the time you do […]
Why Your Home Won’t Sell in 2018: Letting Emotions Get In The Way
In our monthly rental market reports, we continue to see a striking trend in Austin: sellers taking their home off the market at increasing rates each month. While there are many reasons your home doesn’t sell, we find there are really three umbrella reasons why: the home’s physical defects, a buyer’s shopping experience and letting […]
Why Your Home Won’t Sell in 2018: Shopping Experience
In our monthly rental market reports, we continue to see a striking trend in Austin: sellers taking their home off the market at increasing rates each month. While there are many reasons your home doesn’t sell, we find there are really three umbrella reasons why: the home’s physical defects, a buyer’s shopping experience and letting […]
Why Your Home Won’t Sell in 2018: Physical Defects
In our monthly rental market reports, we continue to see a striking trend in Austin: sellers taking their home off the market at increasing rates each month. While there are many reasons your home doesn’t sell, we find there are really three umbrella reasons why: the home’s physical defects, a buyer’s shopping experience and letting […]
Eleven Oaks Realty Names Chris Williamson EVP of Sales
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas (May 1, 2017): Eleven Oaks Realty announced today that Chris Williamson has been promoted to EVP of Sales. In his new role, Chris will be responsible for building an award-winning team of dedicated sales agents at Eleven Oaks Realty, in addition to his current responsibilities. Chris joined Eleven Oaks Realty […]
Selling a Home in Austin’s Hot Real Estate Market
If you’re looking to sell your home in Austin, you probably have heard stories of multiple offers and fast sales. The problem with these stories is that they let Austin sellers think that selling their home will be easy. But even in a seller’s market, you have to take advantage of the market to sell […]
Should I Respond to a Low Ball Offer?
In this strong Austin real estate market, we often hear about multiple offers, homes selling for more than asking price and cash buyers. What we don’t hear about too much, but happens more than you think, are “low ball” offers. Even in a booming Austin real estate market, you have buyers who are looking to […]
Is It a Bad Idea to Get Rid of All the Bathtubs in the House?
Are you thinking of taking on a new project? Considering remodeling bathrooms? Maybe in preparation to sell your home? You have all adults (or at least older children) in your house and you never take baths. You might be asking yourself, is it a bad idea to get rid of all the bathtubs in the […]
18 Things Every First Time Home Seller Needs to Know
Just like buying a home, selling a home is a process. To be successful and net the most money, you don’t just wake up one day, decide to sell your house and put a sign in the yard. Selling takes proper preparation, a strategic game plan and dynamic marketing. If you’re considering selling your home […]
6 Words You Never Want to See in Your Home’s Description
Several major studies on the effect of language in real estate marketing descriptions have revealed using certain words can result in a lower sales price and longer marketing time. How your home, or your situation, is described may unintentionally imply a sense of desperation, the need for extensive renovations, or that you would accept a […]