Check out this beautiful newly listed home in Epworth, IA
Features four bedrooms, three full baths, open floor plan, walkout lower level, deck, patio, hardwood flooring and so much more.
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JUST LISTED – HOME FOR SALE IN DUBUQUE, IA
Just Listed – Home for Sale in Dubuque, IA
This three bedroom home has so much to offer with 1,350 square feet on the main level, you’ll find spacious bedrooms, large living room and kitchen. Major updating has been completed and includes windows, doors, roof, furnace, central air, water heater, remodeled bath and kitchen flooring. Comes with appliances too. A must see!
Tucked away in quiet scenic Dubuque North end neighborhood is where you’ll find this home. Close to majestic Eagle Point Park.
Please contact Brenda Charlson, Re/Max Advantage Realty to view this fantastic home 563-580-2345 or visit www.DBQhomes.com to schedule a private showing.
Open House 6318 Mandan, Dubuque, IA
OPEN HOUSE 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 11, 2012 $234,900
This fabulous West end walkout ranch home has so much to offer. Open floor plan with over 2600 sq. ft. finished. Features 4 BR potential on main level and finished lower level with 5th BR and office. Hardwood floors, fireplace, spacious bedrooms, level yard and plenty of storage make this a perfect home. $234,900 www.6318Mandan.com
View more photos: http://homesite.obeo.com/753228.
Hosted by: Brenda Charlson, Re/Max Advantage Realty, 563-580-2345. View all Dubuque area listings at www.DBQhomes.com
Home Sales Dubuque, IA
SEPTEMBER 2012 HOUSING SALES IN DUBUQUE, IA
September 2012 home sales in Dubuque IA
For more information on real estate in the Dubuque or tri-state area contact Brenda Charlson, Re/Max Advantage Realty, 563-580-2345, Brenda@DBQhomes.com
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Home for Sale Dubuque, IA
Just Listed – 6318 Mandan Court – Dubuque, IA
This fabulous West end walkout ranch home has so much to offer. Open floor plan with over 2600 sq. ft. finished. Features 4 BR potential on main level and finished lower level with 5th BR and office. Hardwood floors, fireplace, spacious bedrooms, level yard and plenty of storage make this a perfect home. $239,000 Located off Seippel Road in Arrowhead sub-division. Brenda Charlson, Re/Max Advantage Realty 563- 580-2345 www.6318Mandan.com
View all area listings at www.DBQhomes.com
Home for Sale with Mississippi River Views in Dubuque, IA
You’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the Mississippi River and tri-state area from this spectacular contemporary home. Located in Dubuque, Iowa with views of Wisconsin, Illinois and of course Iowa. Featuring an open floor plan with over 4,400 square feet of living space. The beautiful brick courtyard makes a private and dramatic entrance. This home is great for entertaining with an open floor plan, lots of natural light with floor to ceiling windows and two decks for enjoying the views. For more information and photos of this beautiful home for sale with Mississippi River Views in Dubuque, IA visit www.400Villa.com Call Brenda Charlson, Re/Max Advantage Realty 563-580-2345 or Diane Bertsch for a private showing 563-580-1860.
2013 Mullin Road, Dubuque, IA
FIRST TIME OPEN – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
11:00 – 12:00
A fabulous West end neighborhood is where you’ll find this two bedroom ranch home featuring a one car garage with steps to lower level, wood burning fireplace, large main floor family room, covered patio, central air and a lower level just waiting to be finished off. The roof will be replaced. Located between Asbury & Hillcrest Road. $114,900 Brenda Charlson 580-2345 DBQhomes.com
JUST LISTED – 1296 Cortez, Dubuque, IA
BEAUTIFUL HOME!
JUST LISTED – Immaculate 4 BR, 2 BA home in a great location. Features include an oversized 2 car garage, custom kitchen cabinetry, ceramic tile, double vanity in bath and whirlpool tub, fireplace, large level yard, maintenance free deck and patio, all appliances, storage shed, furnace and central air approximately 5 years old. Don’t miss this one! $168,500 DBQhomes.com Brenda Charlson 580-2345
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How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home -Dubuque, IA
How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home
By: Carl Vogel
Published: August 5, 2010
Before you put your home up for sale, use the right comparable sales to find the perfect price.
Knowing how much homes similar to yours, called comparable sales (or in real estate lingo, comps), sold for gives you the best idea of the current estimated value of your home. The trick is finding sales that closely match yours.
What makes a good comparable sale?
Your best comparable sale is the same model as your house in the same subdivision—and it closed escrow last week. If you can’t find that, here are other factors that count:
Location: The closer to your house the better, but don’t just use any comparable sale within a mile radius. A good comparable sale is a house in your neighborhood, your subdivision, on the same type of street as your house, and in your school district.
Home type: Try to find comparable sales that are like your home in style, construction material, square footage, number of bedrooms and baths, basement (having one and whether it’s finished), finishes, and yard size.
Amenities and upgrades: Is the kitchen new? Does the comparable sale house have full A/C? Is there crown molding, a deck, or a pool? Does your community have the same amenities (pool, workout room, walking trails, etc.) and homeowners association fees?
Date of sale: You may want to use a comparable sale from two years ago when the market was high, but that won’t fly. Most buyers use government-guaranteed mortgages, and those lending programs say comparable sales can be no older than 90 days.
Sales sweeteners: Did the comparable-sale sellers give the buyers downpayment assistance, closing costs, or a free television? You have to reduce the value of any comparable sale to account for any deal sweeteners.
Agents can help adjust price based on insider insights
Even if you live in a subdivision, your home will always be different from your neighbors’. Evaluating those differences—like the fact that your home has one more bedroom than the comparables or a basement office—is one of the ways real estate agents add value.
An active agent has been inside a lot of homes in your neighborhood and knows all sorts of details about comparable sales. She has read the comments the selling agent put into the MLS, seen the ugly wallpaper, and heard what other REALTORS®, lenders, closing agents, and appraisers said about the comparable sale.
More ways to pick a home listing price
If you’re still having trouble picking out a listing price for your home, look at the current competition. Ask your real estate agent to be honest about your home and the other homes on the market (and then listen to her without taking the criticism personally).
Next, put your comparable sales into two piles: more expensive and less expensive. What makes your home more valuable than the cheaper comparable sales and less valuable than the pricier comparable sales?
Are foreclosures and short sales comparables?
If one or more of your comparable sales was a foreclosed home or a short sale (a home that sold for less money than the owners owed on the mortgage), ask your real estate agent how to treat those comps.
A foreclosed home is usually in poor condition because owners who can’t pay their mortgage can’t afford to pay for upkeep. Your home is in great shape, so the foreclosure should be priced lower than your home.
Short sales are typically in good condition, although they are still distressed sales. The owners usually have to sell because they’re divorcing, or their employer is moving them to Kansas.
How much short sales are discounted from their market value varies among local markets. The average short-sale home in Omaha in recent years was discounted by 8.5%, according to a University of Nebraska at Omaha study. In suburban Washington, D.C., sellers typically discount short-sale homes by 3% to 5% to get them quickly sold, real estate agents report. In other markets, sellers price short sales the same as other homes in the neighborhood.
So you have to rely on your REALTOR’s® knowledge of the local market to use a short sale as a comparable sale.
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