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If a homeowner wants to sell their home fast they may not be willing to put time or money into renovations. But updating some features of the home and giving it a style upgrade will help it to sell home faster. There are some upgrades that are very much on-trend that can be done quickly and without investing a lot of money. When you are working with a seller that wants a quick sale and doesn’t want to put a lot of time or money into renovations suggest these fast style fixes:

Paint The Kitchen Cabinets

Getting the kitchen cabinets painted is an affordable upgrade that can be done in a weekend. Colored kitchens are very popular right now and a fresh coat of paint is a fantastic way to disguise really outdated cabinets and make them look modern and…

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One of the toughest things about selling an older home or a home that was custom built for the seller is helping buyers see the potential that the home has. This is often something that agents need to do with first time home buyers who have limited budgets. They watch TV shows and surf home listing online and come into the buying process with their hearts set on fancy finishes and large modern houses that they may not be able to afford. When you are working with a buyer on a budget you can use these techniques to help them see the potential that a home in their price range has even if it’s not looking great to them now:

Show Them Similar Updated Homes

Your buyer may not be able to afford an updated version of the home they’re looking at but you can…

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Open concept homes have become the standard and most people insist on an open concept when they’re looking for a new home. However, open concept homes have some downsides too that buyers might not realize. When buyers tour an open concept home they see a home that’s bright and open and inviting but they don’t think about the functionality of open concept for a modern family that needs a home that is multifunctional. Here are a few reasons why open concept homes are not right for every buyer and why buyers should consider carefully if an open concept is right for them:

They’re Loud

Buyers may have dreams of happy kids playing within view of a parent busily cooking in the kitchen and the family spending lots of quality time together but the reality…

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kitchen color

It’s not necessary for sellers to jump on every hot home trend in order to sell a home but it does increase sales for a home to have some fresh style updates that are on-trend. Today’s homebuyers do a lot of research online before they contact an agent or are ready to view a home and they will expect a home to have some trendy styles when they see it. Sellers may not want to put a lot of money into the home but there are ways to incorporate some on-trend design styles without breaking the budget like embracing these hot trends:

Colored Kitchens

The era of all the white kitchen is over. What used to be considered clean and bright is now considered sterile and cold. Kitchens need color. There are some easy ways to add pops of color to a kitchen…

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Matt Berry Real Estate Statistics

 

There were total 13 Active listings with 6 condos and 7 single family homes. Average Selling price is 338,800 and highest selling price is $499,900. There were 2 Listings sold within 30 days. Average sold price of listing was 244,000 and highest sold price was 295,300. Average Sold days was 84 days. There is 4 months inventory in Matt Berry Edmonton. . Average Sold price is down 10.3% month over month in  2019.

   

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Selling an older home can be a big challenge. These days buyers are watching real estate shows on TV and browsing listings online and those things are raising their expectations when it comes to buying a home. While buyers might want a fancy new build with high-end finishes they may only be able to afford something a little older. They might get frustrated at the mismatch between what they can afford and what they want. Sellers too can be frustrated when their older homes that have a lot of square footage but don’t have high-end finishes sit on the market. There are some fast fixes that sellers can do to give older homes the look and feel of a newer home that will make their homes more appealing to buyers like:

Paint

Painting is an easy and…

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An open concept floor plan has been the gold standard for new homes for many years. But the style is starting to shift and more and more buyers these days are looking for separate kitchens and dining areas and main floors that aren’t quite so open. If the sellers don’t want to undertake a huge renovation to close up an open concept main floor but you have a buyer that wants a more closed-in space you can suggest some easy ways that the buyer can get the privacy they want without having to demolish the first floor and do a major renovation like:

Use Bookshelves To Delineate Spaces

This apartment trick is a cliché because it works. Large standing bookcases or open cube shelving can be used to create the illusion of walls and define separate spaces.…

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Houses For Sale In Kirkness: Monthly Statistics

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There are currently 17 active listings in Kirkness and 15 Listings report sold this year which is down  -11.8% YOY. Inventory is down -33.3% as compared to last year and Average days on market is 30 which is down -32.8%. Sold to list price ratio is 98.4 which is up from last year. Average sold price is $260,257 which is down -16.5% (month over month). There is 2.14 months of inventory for homes for sale in Kirkness.

 

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Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. Copyright 2023 by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. All rights reserved.

Listing information last updated on September 23rd, 2023 at 12:47pm CDT.