So you’ve prepped your home cosmetically for sale in every imaginable way – fresh paint, a deep cleaning, new landscaping, decluttered closets and even organized the garage! Your house looks better then it ever has and you are ready to hit the market! Before you proceed with the “For Sale” sign in the ground, there are several key pieces of information that you should consider gathering that today’s savvy buyers are going to want to know. DAVID MARINE Guest post by Cara Ameer 1. ... read more

2018 was an exciting year for real estate in the Wood River Valley, with sales bypassing the 1,000 mark for the first time since 2005! While this is exciting news, what’s even better is that the Sun Valley Market has shown steady growth over the past three years, which has helped keep fears of another bubble at bay. Consistent and steady growth, especially in a resort market like ours, is ideal for any market and helps both buyers and sellers. Our office has put together a detailed report on the 2018 Sun Vall... read more

What’s the CMA of your home and does the buyer have a plan for paying the closing costs? Does that sound like a lot of mumbo-jumbo? If it does, then it’s time that you get up to date on the latest real estate lingo. When selling a home, it’s impossible to avoid real estate terminology.  Everyone uses it from your real estate agent to your bank loan manager and the home seller. If you don’t know what they’re saying, you could put yourself at risk of a bad deal or an unfor... read more

Autumn means crunchy leaves, ghosts, gourds and pumpkin spice everything. And, for many, it’s also time to dig out the Halloween decorations to get the house looking its creepiest. Fun and festive, sure. But probably not ideal if your home is on the market. After all, you want potential buyers to feel like they’re visiting their new home, not a haunted house they’ll run screaming from. That doesn’t mean you have to refrain from putting out any holiday decor — just follow these tips ... read more

Halloween isn't just an opportunity to gorge on all things frightful or filled with sugar. It's also a chance for home sellers to scare up a buyer! Because these days, home sellers need as much marketing creativity as they can muster up. Now that the summer home-selling fever has died down, people are beginning to hunker down for the holidays. In fact, statistics show that home sales don't pick back up again until spring. But if you have a home on the market, you don't want to wait months and months to make the sa... read more