In today's highly competitive real estate market, the key to selling your home is being able to attract buyers to your listing. When you're selling your home, it's important to remember that you're in competition with every other similarly priced listing in your area. To win buyers, you need your home to stand out from all the rest.

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Our MLS listings for properties in Waterloo Region all appear on the Realtor.ca website.

Our current MLS listings include:

♦ Relections at Laurelwood

You can find Tracey and Robert's property listings on their Facebook page at Facebook.com/Real.Estate.in.KW. Join the page and keep up to date

Tracey and Robert's Twitter page is set up to "tweet" news about the about our listings. Why not follow us now?

The latest updates on our property listing are posted to Tracey and Robert's LinkedIn profiles. Connect with them at: Linkedin.com/in/RobertHunsberger or LinkedIn.com/in/TraceyAppleton

You can fins the videos for our listings on our YouTube channel at  at YouTube.com/RealEstateinKW

Our Featured Listings:

• 185 Silvercrest Dr.
• 96 Nith River Way
• 1921 Line 45

Here's an article from shine.yahoo.com with 16 Budget-Friendly Home Upgrades for your home.

For the kitchen: the kitchen sink, a new countertop, new light fixtures or a "Splash of Color"

For the bathroom, their suggestions include: refinishing the cabinets, hooks, or a new tile floor

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Getting your home ready for sale can take anywhere from one to six months, depending on the condition, age of the house and how long you've lived there.

So before you list your house, go over the property to determine what needs to be repaired or possibly replaced. Make a list of both major and minor jobs. Tackle big projects first.

It's tempting to wait until the home inspection and offer to adjust the price in lieu of repairs, but doing so may put the entire sale in jeopardy and may ultimately cost more. Buyers generally tack on extra dollars to any estimate. Most importantly, a major repair left undone creates the impression that the house has not been maintained.

So here is a timeline to help you prepare your home for sale:

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Did you know that you can find the Real Estate in Kitchener Waterloo blog on Facebook?

Join our Facebook page and receive up to date local real estate information on your Facebook News Feed: Facebook.com/Real.Estate.in.KW

If you having been thinking about listing your property for sale recently, you have probably heard about home staging. It can be amazing what a difference a home stager can make. It is usually money well spent!

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Another first for the real estate innovative leader, Coldwell Banker has once again raised the bar for the industry by partnering with Apple to create and release a new iPad app that puts our listings on center stage!

The iPad remains one of the most utilized technology devices on the market today. Coldwell Banker is now tapping into the millions of iPad users by developing an iPad app that allows users to easily search for property listings, agents and local Coldwell Banker offices.

But what really makes the app unique is its ability to take advantage of the iPad's Multi-Touch interface and large display that will allow agents to showcase our videos and deliver a great experience.

Other highlights of the app include integrated Yelp data; social media sharing capabilities; and more! To watch a promotional video of the app's functionality, click here. Users can download the app for free from the App Store on iPad, or from iTunes.

We had a great response to our last blog post of "Days on the Market" statistics for the cities of Kitchener Waterloo. Many people found it interesting. If you missed it you can read it here: Real-Estate.in-KW.com how-long-does-it-take

The chart below gives you an idea about how long it will take to sell a country property, or a MLS listing in one of the neighbouring townships. We have also broken down some of the sales in KW by price range. If you don't see your property on the chart, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to provide that information to you.

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Every seller wants her home to sell quickly and bring top dollar. While there are some factors you can't control, like neighbourhood popularity and market fluctuations, you can help your house put on its best face for showings and open houses. If you want to sell your home, here are some tips to prepare your house and turn it into an irresistible home.

Before any physical preparations, you first need to prepare yourself emotionally. Begin to dissociate yourself, and decide to let go of your attachments to the home. From now on, this is a house you really want to sell, not your own beloved home.

It's important that potential buyers can imagine calling your house "home," too. Make it easier for them by de-personalizing the space. Remove personal photos and family heirlooms. Buyers should be allowed to connect with the space, and to imagine displaying their own photos and artifacts. You want buyers to think, "I could see myself living here."

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We all hear about the house down the street that sold in days (or hours!) after going on the market. However, you may be wondering how long it takes on average for a home to sell in your neighbourhood...

Here is a chart that gives you some basic data on average "Days on the Market" in the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. We have also included the average sale price for a home in each area (using this criteria). If you don't see your neighbourhood on the chart, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to provide that information to you.

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When showing your home for sale, it's not just what buyers see inside that counts. We can tell you that sometimes it's all about the view. A good view is a strong selling point for any room in the house. A great view makes one property stand out from all the rest. And on the flip side, when the view is poor, even the most attractive décor may not be enough to counteract its negative effects. What's a homeowner to do?

Here are some easy and affordable tips that may help to improve your outlook:

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Receiving an offer to purchase is one of the most emotionally charged events in the entire selling process. Sellers should try to bear this in mind, and make a conscious effort to stand back and take an objective view of the situation. Most real estate professionals have seen sellers who let their personal attachment to their home cloud their judgment. Their emotional reaction makes them lose sight of the importance of working with an offer, even if it's a low one.

Sometimes when an offer comes in that is quite low, homeowners take it as a personal insult. They react so strongly that they just refuse the offer out of hand. If you let this happen to you, then you could be missing out.

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You are invited to attend our Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Concierge Trade Show for Homeowners.

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Starting With the Right Selling Price Will Affect Your Bottom Line

When you are selling your home, the price that you start with is a critical factor in determining the final return that you will receive. That is why you need to obtain a market evaluation from an experienced professional Realtor. We can provide am honest assessment of your home. Some of the factors that we consider when preparing a real estate assessment include:

• The current local market conditions
• The condition of your home
• Improvements and repairs that you have made to the property
• The time frame in which you plan to place your home on the market

In real estate terms, the market value of a home or condo is the price at which a particular house, in its current condition, will sell for in the next 30 to 90 days.

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A Free Renovation seminar presented by the Waterloo Region Home Builder's Association

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Conestoga College, Roofing Centre
108 University Ave. E., Waterloo ON