Bright bursts of color and a shiny coating of green pollen - all signs point to spring’s long-awaited arrival. Is your home ready to welcome the new season? Bring your abode out of the doldrums and into the light with these 10 tasks that are quick, easy and make a big impression. Check off these to-dos and you’ll be porch sitting and lemonade sippin in no time! Wash Windows - Let the sunshine in with sparkling clean windows. Wash [...]
At Savvy + Co. Real Estate, we're here to challenge the notion that selling a home between Halloween and New Year's Day is a real estate faux pas. It's time to dispel the myth that the holiday season is a quiet period for real estate transactions. In fact, several studies have shown that listing your home during these months can be a savvy move, pun intended! Motivated Buyers Think about this: if potential buyers are actively searching for a [...]
Whew! With the summer housing market heating up, it is getting tougher and tougher to figure out the best plan of action. Should you buy a home now? Is it best to stay put? How should you go about getting the biggest bang for your buck? Savvy + Co. Real Estate agents eat, sleep and breathe the housing market and help clients in all types of conditions. Their goal is to make the process easy and successful and separate fact [...]
One of the best things about living in the South is the opportunity to spend lots and lots of time outdoors. Large lawn or small patio, creating a welcoming and fun outside spot to entertain or grab some much needed “you” time is closer than you think. These seven ideas are a great way to build a dream space under the sun and stars without spending tons of time or money. Clean Up The most important step in creating an [...]
Victor Ahdieh, Broker, NC/SC REALTOR® and Co-Owner of Savvy + Co. Real Estate 1.) Housing prices exploded during the pandemic. Are you concerned about a housing bubble? With everything going on around us, I think it’s easy to get caught up in a cycle of fear and worry. Some of it may be warranted, but I think it’s important to stress that—first and foremost—I don’t think we are going to experience a bubble like the one from 2007. [...]
There’s no doubt the pandemic has changed almost everything about everyday life - from work to entertainment, shopping to education. Home design is also responding to the new normal in a myriad of ways. For example, more defined spaces versus the popular open floor plan might become more desirable to allow for much needed privacy when the entire household is learning and working from home. Below are other ways home design and function could look different in the future. If [...]
At Savvy + Co. Real Estate our customer service philosophy of “Smart Real Estate, Nice People” is how we describe our company, our agents, and our business practice. During this uncertain time, that philosophy is taking a different meaning. We all have lots of questions these days but wanted to take some time to address some of yours. Even as things change at a rapid pace, what doesn’t change is our commitment to our customers and work-family. Q: What should [...]
Why selling a home in November-January is a good financial decision We’d all be millionaires if, as realtors, we were able to pinpoint the best time to sell a house. The common misconception that only spring is the time to make cash on your house is completely untrue. Timing is certainly crucial, but the decision to sell your house must also be derived from a number of other factors such as locality, neighborhood, financial instability, and the current real estate [...]
