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02Jun 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Staging you home for success

Sellers
What are the benefits to staging your home? Selling your home in today's market has proven to be a more challenging task.  Inventory continues to be flooded with short sales and foreclosures, that are driving down Cape Coral home values . We need to be more creative than ever, and make your home shine above the rest. Home staging is preparing your home for sale, with a special emphasis on presentation and appearance. Staging a home involves things that will improve the look and feeling of your home, such as design, organization and overall appearance.  The goal when staging is to "wow" the buyer. This will get your home sold quickly and for maximum sales price. Think like a buyer.  Look at your Cape Coral home through the eyes of…
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01Jun 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

2010 Hurricane Season

Cape Coral Real Estate, Opinion, SW Florida News, SW Florida Weather
June 1, 2010 Cape Coral, Florida June 1 is the first day of Hurricane Season. This year is predicted to be a busy hurricane season. The official NOAA predictions are as follows: “We estimate a 70% probability for each of the following ranges of activity this season: 14-23 Named Storms, 8-14 Hurricanes 3-7 Major Hurricanes An ACE range of 155%-270% of the median.” (from http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outlooks/hurricane.shtml) NOAA is clear to state that they DO NOT make landfall predictions. They are unable to predict landfall until a few days out. It is always best to be prepared as you never know exactly what may happen in your neighborhood/area. The good news with Hurricanes is that they give us plenty of warning. We are notified of their formation SEVERAL days before they are…
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24May 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Hiring a real estate agent

Buyers, Cape Coral Real Estate, Fort Myers Real Estate, Sellers
How to pick the hire the perfect agent. As with anything, the real estate profession is filled with honest trustworthy agents, but there are those who give all hard working agents a bad name, with their lack of knowledge and shady practices. During the real estate boom, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanted to get in on the action and unfortunately many did.  There are countless stories of many of agents that ruined deals, artificially drove up prices and were engaging in fraudulent practices with mortgage brokers and appraisers, all for an extra buck.   Now unfortunately, consumers are having a hard time trusting Cape Coral real estate agents or brokers.  Now that the market crashed, we are left with the real professionals wanting to provide consumers with exceptional service, and…
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