Home buying and home selling

Everyone knows about the major characteristics that determine a home's value, such as square footage, neighborhood, and the level of interior updating, but what other, more subtle factors come into play? Back in 2020, real estate analytics company HouseCanary sought to answer this question by looking at 5 "hidden" home characteristics that might not be as obvious on a conscious level when measuring a home's value. They found that significant correlations not only exist for things like frontage length, but also show regional trends.

Did your listing expire without selling? If you're serious about selling, then you must be pretty frustrated by now. 

What are the primary reasons houses don't sell, and what can be done about them?

Let's take a look at 8 of the most common reasons a house doesn't sell within the initial listing period and actions you can take to change your listing from expired to sold. The list is in no particular order.

Home buying and selling are usually a mix of importantance, stress, and rariety; after all, most of us only engage in these processes a handful of times in our entire lives! When you take these characteristics into consideration, it's no wonder that both selling and buying are shrouded in a number of myths which almost everyone is willing to simply believe without challenge. In order to shed some light on the situation, Realtor Magazine listed six of the most common myths back in 2018 which continue to hold back home buyers and sellers even here in 2022.