Home Selling

Home staging is the preparation and presentation of a home to make it look and feel move-in-ready to potential buyers. Along with professional real estate photography, it is one of the cornerstones of marketing homes. Most often, the term ...

Real estate photography is one of the essential elements of real estate marketing. With 97% of home buyers using the internet as part of their home search, showcasing a property in the best possible light is critical to drawing potential buyer ...

The five types of real estate photography include residential, interior, architectural, drone, and commercial. And there are two more important visual marketing tools in the mix: video tours and 3D virtual tours increasingly play a role in real ...

The RubyHome team researched and analyzed real estate photography prices across the United States to provide a guide for agents and home sellers to know what they can expect to pay when hiring a residential real estate photographer. In this ...

Who Pays Closing Costs in California? Closing costs are a combination of service fees and taxes collected at the final stage of a real estate transaction. When you buy a home in California, local government entities are paid a portion of taxes ...

Most Realtors complete real estate transactions behind the scenes, only involving their clients when necessary. Realtors do this intentionally, as they understand that their clients hired them so that they need not be concerned with the day-to-day ...

Among the myriad of moving tasks, changing your address is one of the most important. Missing mail, unpaid bills, or service disruptions are the last things anyone wants to happen during a move.In fact, the earlier you can notify people, government ...

Realtors get paid on a commission basis, usually 5 to 6 percent of a home’s sales price, which is split between the listing broker and buyer's agent. Fees typically come out of the sellers’ proceeds while buyers generally pay nothing to ...

Real Estate FAQs As you might imagine, real estate agents field quite a few questions every day. People are naturally curious, and it’s an agent’s job to guide folks through the often-complex world of home buying and selling. You might ...

Many Homes on the Market Have Pets One big goal, when selling your home, is to make it appealing to the widest possible audience. Sellers routinely spruce up their homes and sometimes go as far as professional staging. Whatever you decide, selling ...