How Can You Get Your Montgomery County Home Sold?

There are many great Montgomery County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (215) 576-8666 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

When selling a home today, you can't just put a sign in your yard and expect to get results. 

I specialize in results. In fact, I guarantee to sell your home in 26 days! On March 21, I'm holding a seminar to give you advice on how to prepare for your home sale, so you can sell quickly and walk away with more money in your pocket. 

You're not simply looking for a Realtor when you sell nowadays - you need an expert marketer and negotiator so you can save thousands when selling your home!

To sign up for this insightful seminar, visit HomeSharkSeminar.com or, if you can't make it in person, visit DCintheHouseTV.com to watch from home! It starts at 9:30 on March 21 and ends at 12 noon! 

Thanks, and we hope to see you there!

Where's the Montgomery County Market Heading in 2015?

There are many great Montgomery County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (215) 576-8666 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

The new year is here, and we have some big news! Today, we'll give you a rundown of some of the real estate trends we saw in 2014, and predict what you can expect to see from the Montgomery County over the next few years

Year-over-year, we've seen an increase in home prices in every region in the country. However, when comparing the most recent numbers, it appears that the growth in prices has slowed down from where they were at three months ago. When breaking down the numbers by state, you'll notice that 49 of the 50 states saw healthy appreciation in 2014. In January of last year, we saw an appreciation rate of 13.2% over 2013. By the time December rolled around, appreciation rates were hovering around 5% - home prices were still rising, but at a slower pace.

Before the bubble, home prices were appreciating at a rate of 3.6%. During the bubble, between 2000-2007, home prices surged to a 7% appreciation rate. The bust, of course, saw home prices plummet, depreciating at a rate of 5.1% until the market started recovering at the beginning of 2012. To date, the market has seen an average appreciation rate of 5.9%, which is higher than pre-bubble rates! What's going to happen next?

Recently, a panel of over 100 economists, real estate experts, and market strategists were asked their opinion of where prices are heading. The idea was to get a solid sample of what these experts were expecting from the housing market. Some were aggressively confident, others were pretty nervous, and some landed right in the middle. The average of all the responses found that, overall, appreciation is expected to soften over the course of 2015, before reaching a stable 3.2% for the next four years.

Now, moving on to sales. Since last year, we have seen a 9.7% or higher price increase in every price range. The only exception is homes under $100,000, which actually decreased in sales by 6%. The reason for such a large increase in homes is because now is a great time to buy. Interest rates have been hovering near historic lows all year, and there are many great opportunities in the market right now. The fact that people who know how to build wealth are the most active in the market should be a lesson for us all.   

If you have any questions about our market, or would like assistance buying or selling, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to hear from you! 

Also, if you're interested in the home staging process, we encourage you to sign up for our Home Selling Seminar on January 24th! We're going to serve breakfast and have a short seminar before having a hour-long secret staging session! We would love to see you there! 

Your 2015 Montgomery County home price update report

Friends, family, and clients –

If you’ve been following the news, a lot is happening with our economy.

I predict our local Montgomery County real estate market will hit a pivotal inflection point in 2015 since, in many areas, home prices are at or above pre-bubble levels.

Don’t expect the “rebound” effect to keep driving your home value up.

Our federal reserve is confident on growth, who recently – in vague language of course – sent strong signals they will raise interest rates in 2015.

High rates make it more expensive to buy your home, especially for millennials; a BIG market this year.

As your Realtor, based on what I’m seeing in our Montgomery County market, 2015 may be the peak year in the short term to sell your home at the highest price.

I feel the pent up demand of homeowners itching to sell after getting back to even.

I see more people getting mortgages now that Fannie and Freddie back 3% down payments.

I talk to people everyday who are better employed, making more money; job growth is up.

All these forces will come together in 2015 and I see a lot of homeowners selling their homes this spring.

Which of course, if you’re thinking about selling your home in 2015, means there’s a lot of competition.

So if you’d like to know what your home would sell for, I purchased access to local public home sale information for you – 100% complimentary – so you can find out what your home is worth online.

Click here to find out what your Montgomery County home is worth now.

(It’s completely free. Simply enter your home address and you’ll get the value range.)

Now, there’s more of course to pricing your home than mirroring your neighbors' final sales price. That’s where my expertise comes in – I know EXACTLY what home buyers in your neighborhood want.

If you are, in fact, thinking about selling your home and want to know how it works, how long it takes, and the price you’ll get, call me at (215) 576-8666 or reply to this email – it goes right to me.

No pressure or obligation to sell, of course. It’s only a discovery phone call.

But we want to take “preemptive” action now before everyone lists their homes this spring. This way you get ahead of the market and make more money. Also, you can subscribe to my 8 secret Strategies on how to sell a house in 26 days Guaranteed. Just click here: www.8SecretStrategies.com 

In the meantime, if we haven’t spoken recently, consider 2015 my promise to keep you better informed on what’s happening in our local Montgomery County market.

Call or email me anytime with your real estate questions.

Your local Montgomery County Realtor,

Diane Cardano-Casacio
Cardano Real Estate Experts
Abington, PA
Office: (215) 576-8666
Fax: (215) 576-8677
Diane@CardanoExperts.com

Why You WON'T Find the Advice You Need Online

There are many great Montgomery County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (215) 576-8666 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Do you want to sell your home, but are unsure where to start? If so, you're not alone. Luckily, I have some advice that will help you achieve your home selling goals.

Many people think they can prepare their home for the market by watching HGTV or going online, but it's not that simple. In fact, if you want to get the most out of your home sale, it's crucial to meet with your real estate, marketing, and negotiating expert months before you're ready to sell! This way, you get expert advice from someone who's out in the field selling houses every day.

 It's all about avoiding mistakes by being prepared!

People who think all the answers are online are sorely mistaken - Google is (unintentionally) costing home sellers and home buyers THOUSANDS of dollars every year! The average consumer is going online to find "everything" they need before talking to a professional.

Statistically, over 55% of internet searches today are coming from a mobile device. While you may be able to diagnose the problem, you're not going to find the remedy by searching online! 

If you're sick, you go to a doctor to take care of your ailment! Buying and selling real estate is no different - sure, there's help online, but you're not going to get everything you need to solve your problem! 

When buying or selling a home, you need to work with an expert. When you go online to find answers, there is no way to tell whether the information you are getting is coming from an expert. Most likely, it's not. It's important to make sure you take online information with a grain of salt. For every piece of accurate information, there's a boatload of speculation. 

Be sure to find an expert who has the negotiating and marketing skills to help you accomplish your real estate goals! Being prepared is your number one asset!

If you have any questions about this topic, or would like to speak with an expert today, give us a call! We would love to help you get top dollar for your home in a short amount of time!

Don't forget, we're having our first Home Seller Seminar on Saturday, January 24th, 9:30 a.m. You can register at HomeSharkSeminar.com! Hope to see you there!

Thanks, and Happy New Year!