FREE REAL ESTATE REPORTS
5 Powerful Buying Strategies
7 Selling Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
10 Important Tips to Successful Real Estate Investing
To have these free reports sent to you immediately
Click Here!

Search Local Listings

Featured Listings - Looking for just the right property?  Check here first!Click to view detail and photos! Buyer/Seller Tips: Read through helpful tips of information on buying or selling your home!

FREE Market Evaluation of your Property! Let me figure out how much your home is worth in today's market! Local Schools: Identify the best school district for your family with my free schools reports.

Local Weather: Get up-to-date information on weather in the surrounding communities. Map & Driving Directions - Need a map to my office or anywhere else? Translate this page into: Select LanguageFrenchSpanishGermanItalianPortugueseEnglish See Some Houses Denise Has Sold Find Real Estate Agents in Other States - Click Here Would you like to exchange links with me? Please click here!

What is my home worth? (posted 5/1/11)

"How much is my house worth?" Even if you aren´t even thinking about selling this is a question that has probably popped into your mind recently. Maybe a for sale sign went up in your neighborhood and you wondered if your house would sell for more than that house down the street.

The vague answer is your home is worth whatever a ready, willing and able buyer pays for it at the time you put it on the market. But if you don´t have your house on the market there are a few tips that can give you an idea of where your home stands in the value department.

You can look online for comparable homes for sale in your neighborhood with similar square footage and bed/baths. REALTORS® use comparable homes active, sold and expired to help price your home accurately at the time you put your home on the market as a starting point for what your home is worth. Just make sure your home is really comparable to your neighbors before you start comparing.

The value of your home is going to change with market conditions and comparable sales in the area over time. If you want to keep up with your home value without doing the work, I have a monthly update on neighborhood sales. This way you can see what the market is doing and when you are ready to sell you don´t go, my house is worth!

Just send me an email and I will add you to the mailing list!

NOW IS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO BUY!  (posted 4/13/11)

 Why are buyers out there looking? Because the market is great for buyers right now. Yes, yes you have heard that phrase a thousand times but think about it...we really do have a unique opportunity right now for buyers that will not last forever.

Could this be a good opportunity for you to buy? Think about it this way, a new home is out there right now that has all the features you wished your current abode had,  is just the right size and in the right location etc, etc.

A few more points about your future home....

it is on the market now. You can only buy what's on the market, so the good news for buyers right now is the selection is great in every price point. Open houses are a great way to shop around without an appointment for what's in your price point and there are going every weekend (Find open houses near you)

it is on sale right now. By "on sale" I don't just mean available to buy but really "on sale" like at Macy's. With interest rates at historical lows, you can buy more house for less money because of where interest rates are right now.

If you combine these factors it equals an opportunity to buy that we do not see often in the real estate market.

A home is an important purchase and for most the largest investment they have and is certainly not something to rush into lightly, but if you have thought about downsizing or moving up or if you are just curious about what is out there in your price range...now is really a good time to buy.

Thanks for visiting my website!  Please bookmark this site for future reference, come back often and ENJOY!

Denise Stevenson Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty 3700 Computer Drive #100 Raleigh, NC 27609 Contact Phone Numbers 919-645-2534 office 919-632-5357 cell 800-944-7356 x638 toll-free 866-406-2659 toll-free fax info@DeniseStevenson.com Click here to get info on almost any neighborhood in the country

  Resources, Graduation and Schools
New School Report

Click Here to Opt Out of Credit & Insurance Offers

Please read our disclaimer and our privacy statement.