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5 Things to Look for When Upgrading Your House in Port-Elizabeth

April 16, 2025

Mustering the motivation and courage to undertake a large room update is no small feat, and then deciding which projects are the best use of your time and money adds another layer of complexity. In order to get you focused on the projects that will benefit you most, here are 5 things to look for … Continued

Selling Your Port-Elizabeth Home in a Slow Market: Proven Strategies for Success

April 15, 2025

By marthinus

In a slow real estate market, selling a home can feel like an uphill battle. Fewer buyers, longer listing times, and heightened competition can make it challenging to attract the right offer. Whether you’re a real estate agent helping clients or a property investor who buys homes directly, the key to success lies in employing … Continued

Checklist: Things To Remember When Listing Your House in Port-Elizabeth

April 15, 2025

By marthinus

If you’ve decided to sell your house, you know that you have a lot to do before actually listing it, a lot of interlocking pieces to get in place. Getting your house ready for sale so that it will sell quickly and at the price you want takes a lot of work. Still, some things … Continued

3 Steps For Selling Your House To A Friend or Family Member In Port-Elizabeth

April 14, 2025

By marthinus

Selling your house to a friend or family member can be a pleasant, smooth transaction . . . or it can be a painful, enemy-making disaster. Keep in mind that you will be transferring ownership of your most valuable asset, one that you may have strong emotional ties to from living there for years. And … Continued

Different Agent Strategies For Selling Houses In Port-Elizabeth

April 10, 2025

By marthinus

If you ask for advice on house-selling strategies, you are likely to get responses that are all over the board, from sound to thoroughly silly. As they say, everyone has an opinion. Top-selling agents, though, are fairly well in agreement on the most effective strategies, and a lot of it has to do with marketing. … Continued

6 Staging Secrets For Your House In Port-Elizabeth

April 2, 2025

By marthinus

If you’re sitting around waiting for your house to sell, it can feel as if everyone else has some special staging secrets that you aren’t privy to. But don’t worry – We’re blowing the lid off those secrets that real estate agents and staging professionals everywhere use to help home sell faster and for higher prices. Here … Continued

5 Things To Do Before Inspections and Valuations When Selling Your House in Port-Elizabeth

March 31, 2025

By marthinus

The process of selling a house has a lot of parts that must be in place for everything to go smoothly, and a few of those parts cause more anxiety than all the rest. Among the anxiety-inducing steps in the process are the inspection and the valuation. You can, however, reduce the stress and anxiety … Continued

Top 5 Things That Stop Your House From Selling In Port-Elizabeth

March 30, 2025

By marthinus

You put your house on the market . . . and nothing happens. So you wait and wait, but still, don’t have a showing or get any offers, and then panic sets in. That’s a scenario that all sellers fear, but it doesn’t have to happen, especially if you are aware of the common causes. … Continued

6 Things People Forget To Do When Selling a House in Port-Elizabeth

March 27, 2025

By marthinus

Once you’ve made the decision to put your home on the market, there’s a lot of work to be done to prepare every square inch to get you the most from your sale. Let’s take a moment to look at how you can get everything in tip-top shape with these 6 things people forget to … Continued

What A Slowing Real Estate Market Means For Your Port-Elizabeth Property

March 27, 2025

By marthinus

In a nutshell, when a real estate market slows, it typically takes longer to sell a property. And, as all agents will tell you, the longer a property is on the market, the harder it is to sell and will usually sell for less. While a slowing market is not all doom and gloom for … Continued