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Marketing Your Property


Marketing includes setting a realistic asking price, preparing and advertising the property, and showing it to potential buyers.

Your local public library's reference section may have a copy of the CMHC publication Canadian Housing Markets and Housing Market Outlook, both of which provide useful summaries of market activity and trends; local realtors may be willing to provide more specific information.

Visit all the other homes for sale in your area and general price range to get an idea of asking prices and be as objective as you can when comparing location, age, size, extras, and general condition.

The links listed below will help - stay tuned as we continue to look for more...

 
  Price, Price, Price The seventh offering in our Timely Tips column, this piece offers down-to-earth advice on how to enhance your chances of success by asking a realistic price for your property from day one.  
  Staging Your Home From MoneySense.ca, a printable article on some of the ways professional "stagers" prepare clients’ homes for the market - and often attract offers well above local market value!  
  Inexpensive Classifieds A list of free or inexpensive classified ad services (online and off) across the country.  
  Who Needs An Inspection? A rapidly-growing Canadian house inspection service, Pillar To Post has franchises throughout Canada and in several US states.  
  Renovation Returns From the Appraisal Institute of Canada, RENOVA: an interactive summary of expected returns on a range of 20 common renovations.  
  Which Improvements Pay Off? From the SmartMoney (US) web-site, advice on which home improvements are likely to increase your selling price.  
  Home Improvement Encyclopaedia This Better Homes And Gardens web-site will give you a head start on those minor fix-ups as you get your property ready for market.  
  Home Improvement Links An extensive list of links to web-sites carrying information on home improvement topics, including a variety of cost estimators. Neat!  
  Negotiating
The Closing
From the Bank of Montreal’s Selling A Home Series.

 
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