Date Archives: December 2019

Selling your home means you want to display everything at its best. You'll want to highlight your best features both inside and out, creating an inviting and welcoming space ready for the next owner. That task can be difficult in winter when so much feels less inviting than sunnier months. During winter focusing on important parts of your home interior can help, and one of the most noticeable features is the main living room of your home. Staging this living room could definitely help you to sell your home, which is why our real estate agents are here to help. 

Here are three reasons why staging your living room is the right choice.

First Impressions Matter

In many home designs, the living room marks the entry to the home area or the initial walkthrough to other parts of the house. When touring a home, the living room is the first impression of the interior. If you give your buyer a bad first impression, it may color the entire tour experience limiting your offers and final sale.

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No matter how carefully you plan for gift-giving occasions, there's always that last-minute event that gets you scrambling. Need something quick for your child's teacher or an office gift exchange? Our real estate agents suggest these great gift shops around Berrien County.

• A Lovely Nest - 217 E. Main St., Niles 49120
  A Lovely Nest perfectly describes Niles homes for sale, so it's an appropriate name for this charming gifts and home decor shop. Owners Kelsey and Will turned their hobby of handcrafting home accessories into a full-time business. selling signs, coffee mugs and wine glasses, tables, jewelry, and baby onesies. Personalization is available for many of the items. Hours are 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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For many buyers and sellers, the Holiday Season is generally a time for friends, family, and gathering together with one another, and often times buying or selling a home is not high on your priority list. However, savvy buyers know that they can find deals during the Holiday real estate "offseason", and our real estate agents know how to sell a home during the holidays. 

There are great ways to sell homes during the holidays, but it requires a certain bit of preparation, some smart marketing, and some consideration about pricing. Let's take a look at how you can sell a home during the holidays.

Prep for Winter, Show for Spring

The winter months in much of the United States bring cold temperatures, dormant foliage, and generally yucky conditions for home shopping, but there are some ways you can make your home much more appealing to prospective buyers.

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There's nothing quite like decorating a freshly cut Christmas tree with your family in your cozy home. Our real estate agents enjoy the convenience of artificial trees, but we must admit—there's just something magical and whimsical involved in choosing the perfect live Christmas tree every year. Gather the family and head out to one of these farms around St. Joseph to pick out a live Christmas tree for this year!

• Bredeweg Acres — 2268 W. Rockey Weed Road, Stevensville, MI 49127
  Bredeweg Acres is known in the warmer months for their "you-pick-them" blueberries, but come winter, the Bredeweg farm becomes a haven for holiday trees. They offer a variety of Christmas trees like Fraser Fir and Blue Spruce. They'll drill the tree and shake it for free, then wrap it up so you can take it home. Stop by their gift shop where you can pick up a wreath and garland to decorate your whole interior. If you're in the area browsing Stevensville homes for sale, make a stop at Bredeweg Acres to snag the best tree before it's gone.

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