Everything you need to know about home selling your home in one place.

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How to sell a disaster-damaged home

Whether a natural disaster damaged just your home or your entire community, there’s nothing easy about your situation. You might need to find an alternative place to live and deal with lost possessions, and you’ll want to feel safe and settled again as soon as possible. For some, that means selling their home.

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Home staging: What it is and how to know if it’s right for you

Your home might feel perfect for you, but what you care about doesn’t really matter when selling it. Instead, you need to think about how to give the property a shine that’ll immediately catch the eyes of prospective buyers, who will likely use the space in different ways. One of the ways to do that is by home staging.

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Home sellers: Avoid these seven mistakes

On news of a hot housing market with all-cash offers and escalation clauses, you might decide that now’s the time to list your place. After all, if it’s a seller’s market, what can go wrong? A lot. If you’re thinking about selling your home, be aware of these missteps and mistakes that can stand between you and a successful deal.

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How to decide when to trade up to a bigger home

When you move to your first home, it can feel like a massive upgrade. Over time, however, you might find yourself thinking about trading up to something larger. There are plenty of reasons why moving to a bigger home makes sense, but it isn’t right for everyone.

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Can you sell a home with a lien on it?

Selling a home is complicated enough without having to worry about a lien. Liens on homes are actually very common, but certain types of liens are less of a problem than others. Here’s what to know.

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What to know about the capital gains tax on home sales

Selling your home is an exciting endeavor and hopefully a profitable one, too. However, if your home has increased in value since you purchased it, you could be liable for the capital gains tax, which can eat into your bottom line. Here’s what you need to know about capital gains on a home sale.

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Six tips for first-time sellers

If you’re selling a home for the first time, the prospect of putting your property on the market can seem overwhelming. Selling a home is a lot like buying a home: You need to prepare. Here are ten tips to help you navigate a transaction as a first-time seller.

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How to cope when selling the family home

If we’re lucky, the family home from childhood stays with the family through adulthood, bringing relatives together and creating lifelong memories. With these attachments, it can be especially difficult when it comes time to sell it. These tips can help soothe the sting as you let go of a beloved home.

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How to sell a condo

Though many dream of owning a home, not everyone wants to handle the maintenance of a single-family property. For these homebuyers, a condo can be an attractive option, since the homeowners association handles much of the maintenance (and security and other perks). If you already own a condo, here’s what to expect when it comes time to sell and how to increase your odds of selling it quickly and for the most money.

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Should you make home improvements before listing?

If you’re planning to sell your home, you want to get as much money for it as possible. Steps like staging and upping curb appeal could help you fetch a higher price, but you might also consider making home improvements to boost your home’s value. Not all home improvements are worth making, however.

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Buying and selling at the same time? Here’s how to prepare.

While it’s a common move, buying and selling a home at the same time isn’t easy — especially in today’s housing market. If you’re aiming to sell and buy simultaneously, you have one foot in the lucky shoes of a seller who could reap the benefits of the surge in home values in recent years.

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Selling a rental property: Three tips on taxes, tenants, and timing

When you bought your rental property, you likely had plans in mind for your investment. It might make sense to offload it at some point, though, maybe due to rising property taxes or a change in strategy. There are some considerations to make when selling a rental property no matter the reason.

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Should you sell your home in 2022?

Home prices have been on a rocketship trajectory in the last two years, growing by 18 percent between October 2020 and October 2021, according to CoreLogic. With that record-breaking pace, you might be pondering a big question: Should I sell my home to cash in on the market before it slows?

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Buyer’s vs. seller’s market: How to use the current market to your advantage

If you’ve ever bought or sold a home, you know what a tumultuous experience it can be. If you’re a homebuyer, a buyer’s market can make it easier to find your new home at a price you’re happy with. But, on the other hand, a seller’s market can mean a longer home search and more money out of your pocket. Here, we explain the difference between a buyer’s market and a seller’s market, what the market looks like today and how buyers and sellers can cope in either scenario.

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Home sellers: Why you should care about comps

Whether you’re buying or selling a home, real estate comparables or “comps” play a big role in determining the cost of the transaction. Comps help you and your real estate agent arrive at a price realistic for your housing market, and beyond that, you can leverage comps to make more informed decisions when considering offers on your home.

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Sellers: What’s your bottom line? The seller net sheet, explained

If you’re planning to sell your home, you might be looking forward to a windfall when you finalize the transaction. The costs of selling, however, can cut into your bottom line. A seller net sheet can help you estimate what you can expect to pocket when all is said and done.

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How much can you expect to make when you sell your home?

To estimate how much you’ll make when you sell your home, start with what you think someone will pay for it.

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Here’s how much it costs to sell a house

Selling a house can be an undertaking, and one of the major factors to consider is how much it costs to sell a home, both in time and money. Here, we go over the typical costs of selling a home and how you might be able to save some money in the process

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When is the best time to sell a house?

Before you decide to take photos of your house to list it for sale, take a close look at the calendar. Sure, the characteristics of your property matter — how nice the kitchen is or how great that basement remodel looks can be enticing — but one of the key ingredients of a successful sale has less to do with your home and more to do with when more buyers are hunting. Figuring out the best time to sell your house relies on knowing when someone might be willing to pay more to buy it.

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How much it costs to move: Everything you need to consider

Moving is always stressful, but you can minimize how much you’ll worry about paying for it if you plan ahead.

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How to sell your house without a real estate agent

A listing agent will traditionally take 3 percent of the selling price, and the buyer’s agent another 3 percent. If you don’t want to pay those commission fees, you can consider selling your house without a real estate agent.

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What’s your home worth? Take these steps to find out

Before you try to attract a buyer (or multiple buyers for a bidding war), do some research to get a good idea of the kind of check you can expect if you sell your home.

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Get your home value

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How much does it cost to sell a house?

Selling a home has costs beyond agent commissions, often adding up to more than 10%. Learn more about common home selling costs and what to expect.

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Is an iBuyer right for you

What are iBuyers and how do they work? We break down the new model for real estate and how it compares to the traditional process.

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How to sell your house

Owning a home is one of the biggest investments most people ever make. This guide walks you through the most important steps of selling a home.

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How to understand local real estate trends

If you know what’s happening in your local area, you can make better decisions about when to sell, for how much, and when and where to buy.

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When is the best time to sell a home?

Understanding the seasonal trends in the real estate market is a crucial first step in determining the best time to sell your home.

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Our guide to a fast home sale

We cover how to sell your house fast at a competitive price.

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Top questions to ask your agent when selling a home

A good agent can help you sell at the right price at the right time. Make sure to ask the right questions.

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How to sell and buy a house at the same time

You may need to sell your home before thinking about buying. There are some great solutions to save time and money throughout the process.