The real estate market is stronger than ever. We’re seeing many homes across U.S. markets continue to sell fast and coupled with the steady demand from buyers, the increasing home values, and frequency of multiple offer situations, it makes this a great time to consider selling your home. This home buyer demand does come with some stipulations with a set of new home trends as a result. One of the key features that has risen as one of the top trends for home buyers over the past year are move-in ready homes.
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The real estate market is stronger than ever. We’re seeing many homes across U.S. markets continue to sell fast and coupled with the steady demand from buyers, the increasing home values, and frequency of multiple offer situations, it makes this a great time to consider selling your home. This home buyer demand does come with some stipulations with a set of new home trends as a result. One of the key features that has risen as one of the top trends for home buyers over the past year are move-in ready homes.
Scarcity of materials and the need of home buyers to quickly live and work within their homes are part of the reason for this rising demand for homes in tip-top shape. Home sellers are realizing the added value of preparing their homes for the market and Coldwell Banker-affiliated real estate agents are leveraging RealVitalize a program that helps home sellers with home improvements and repairs with no upfront costs, to win more listings and get their clients the best value for their homes.
Here are some of the ways that Coldwell Banker-affiliated agents across the nation are finding success with this powerful program in their markets:
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Make necessary repairs to sell at top value and much faster
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Implement professional staging to create effective visual marketing pieces
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Add upgrades to the home for added value at list price
The RealVitalize program provides home sellers with home improvement resources prior to or during the home listing period with no up-front or hidden costs or interest fees. Seller pays back only the amount of services utilized at time of closing. Since launching in 2019, the RealVitalize home improvement program has helped clients sell their homes more than 25% faster compared to other homes on the market.
