As you prepare to sell your home, you are immediately faced with dozens of important decisions, starting with whether or not you should hire a real estate agent. Faced with the cost of large commissions (5-6% of the transaction) charged by “traditional” agents, more home sellers are choosing to try
Time for changeThe real estate industry is long overdue for change as the traditional model for buying and selling homes has felt dated, inefficient and expensive for consumers. With the existing model, home listings are all funneled through a single conglomerate known as the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) where real
Forget what you’ve heard about Millennials forgoing homeownership in favor of spending money on avocado toast. On the contrary, Millennials (21-38 years old) have become the largest share of homebuyers in the market (37%), according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and they comprise an increasing share of
If you are looking to buy or sell a home this summer, Home Bay can save you thousands of dollars without sacrificing quality. Home Bay offers comprehensive home seller and buyer services for a fraction of the cost of a traditional agent. Instead of charging our home sellers a commission,
Elizabeth Macaulay, one of Home Bay’s seasoned agents, recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Sarah Mueller (@earlybirdmom) of the Decluttering Club. Sarah is passionate about simplifying and encourages people daily in their own efforts to organize and focus on what really matters through her blog, Early Bird
The number one question Home Bay agents are asked is “How does Home Bay compare to local real estate agents when selling a home?” We evaluated thousands of conversations our agents have had with potential home sellers and gathered the following comparisons of our experience and service against average local
Preparing your home for sale can feel like a daunting task, especially with the mounting pressures of home shopping season around the corner. We called on Interior Designer and DIY Home Expert Lauren Makk to give us her top tips and tricks to get our homeowners ready to sell their
The Case for Buying a New Home Before Listing Your Current Home Timing is everything, including when it comes to deciding when to buy a new home and when to list your current one for sale. Closing on a purchase and a sale at exactly the same time is difficult
Consider real estate’s version of the chicken or the egg question: what comes first — listing your current home for sale or buying your new home? While there’s no universal answer, weigh the advantages of each option to help hatch your own solution. In this article, we’ll consider
California’s dynamic real estate market, which includes some of the most expensive areas in the country, may seem like a seller’s dream. In reality, though, these high prices often come with high commissions, which cut into profits, and recent changes in the real estate industry have complicated the