Home Selling in Halifax: The 5 Main Ingredients for a Successful Sale

Home selling in Halifax or anywhere can be a daunting task.  With the right information and the right tools, sellers will have what they need to create a successful selling experience.

Below are the five key elements sellers should consider for home selling in Halifax:

1.      Location

Unquestionably a major factor of property value; the pricing of your home must reflect its location. A home staging professional can guide you on how to ensure that the property conforms well to its neighborhood, and presents the best first impression for a drive-by or online introduction.

2.      Market conditions

Interest rates, competition and the economy all make up and influence the market when you sell your home.  Whether you are selling during a buyers market or a sellers market, and whether you are the only property for sale in your neighborhood or one of many, properly preparing your home will ensure that you achieve the top of your price range and a faster sale. Home staging will immediately give your property a marketing edge in any market.

3.      Condition of the property

General maintenance and repair of a property is crucial in order to obtain the highest value when selling. The pricing of your property must reflect its condition. A professional stager can guide you on what maintenance items and upgrading should be done on your home in order to maximize its value to buyers.

4.      Presentation of the property

How a property is shown will affect the perceived value of that property. Professional home staging, whether the home is lived in or has been vacated, has been shown to result in faster sales and higher sale prices. The minimal cost of Staging will be more than outweighed by the increase in equity achieved.

5.      Pricing

The most important factor of all, setting the right asking price for your home is critical to achieving the best terms and price. Price is determined in part by all the other ingredients listed here, most of which are under your control to adjust up or down.

When all of the ingredients of home selling in Halifax are in agreement, you will have a successful, speedy sale. If any one of these is out of line, the process will be slowed and the sale price will be compromised. Consult your REALTOR and home stager for more information.

~Melanie Orr is the owner and operator of Interiors Working For You which provides full staging and redecorating services.