Maintaining Home Cleanliness While on the Market

A clean home goes a long way in catching a buyers interest. It shows that the seller has loved and maintained their home over the years. 

-Stay on top of chores! Make them part of your daily routine. Make the bed. Wiped down the counters. Dust. Vacuum and/or sweep. Everyday. 

-Clean messes when you see them instead of making a note to do it later.

-On the same note: clean up after yourself right away! Don't let dishes sit in the sink, etc. Doing tasks as needed helps to avoid having a ton of chores to do at one time- i.e. 30 minutes before a showing.

-Keep everything in it's place when not in use. If you use something- put it back immediately after use. This helps to prevent clutter from piling up. 

-De-clutter before listing. Get rid of things you don't need anymore and put items in storage that you don't use often. This will open up your home and make it easier to stay on top cleaning since there will be fewer things to find a place for and therefore less to worry about.

You'll be ready to show at any moment!! Happy selling!

Housing Inventory Snapshot

I hope you will find the following snapshot of local Real Estate inventory interesting. The table represents aggregated values based on MLS data for the specified date. Housing Inventory Snapshot December 28, 2014 Average List Price for active listings Median List Price for active listings Average DOM: for active listings/ for sold listings Allegany County, MD Single Family under $180K $91,435 $88,900 183  / 178 Single Family over $180K $292,747 $260,000 249  / 372 Condo/Townhome under $300K $78,605 $69,000 353  / 8 Anne Arundel County, MD Single Family under $500K $323,395 $325,000 128  / 136 Single Family over $500K $964,960 $699,000 184  / 193 Condo/Townhome under $300K $183,900 $204,500 124  / 105 Condo/Townhome over $300K $439,530 $385,000 112  / 121 Baltimore City, MD Single Family under $500K $199,891 $189,900 122  / 113 Single Family over $500K $878,967 $659,900 163  / 130 Condo/Townhome under $300K $108,147 $94,500 135  / 119 Condo/Townhome over $300K $469,657 $384,000 114  / 94 Baltimore County, MD Single Family under $500K $248,896 $229,900 125  / 118 Single Family over $500K $929,143 $695,000 174  / 116 Condo/Townhome under $300K $120,976 $114,500 129  / 115 Condo/Townhome over $300K $449,491 $377,000 106  / 92 Calvert County, MD Single Family under $500K $296,049 $293,763 162  / 188 Single Family over $500K $741,590 $599,900 230  / 218 Condo/Townhome under $300K $220,217 $229,900 162  / 162 Condo/Townhome over $300K $376,863 $330,000 313  / 31 Caroline County, MD Single Family under $500K $195,862 $180,000 231  / 217 Single Family over $500K $793,928 $749,900 184  / N/A** Carroll County, MD Single Family under $500K $313,234 $309,000 138  / 135 Single Family over $500K $733,990 $643,300 178  / 113 Condo/Townhome under $300K $177,230 $179,900 103  / 112 Condo/Townhome over $300K $352,586 $330,000 109  / 109 Cecil County, MD Single Family under $500K $250,267 $245,000 159  / 148 Single Family over $500K $898,888 $699,900 278  / N/A** Condo/Townhome under $230K $131,422 $130,000 122  / 138 Charles County, MD Single Family under $500K $305,246 $299,950 145  / 148 Single Family over $500K $842,172 $614,900 212  / 104 Condo/Townhome under $300K $174,243 $179,900 112  / 112 Condo/Townhome over $300K $319,393 $319,990 100  / 2 Dorchester County, MD Single Family under $500K $187,160 $159,900 226  / 210 Single Family over $500K $1,284,655 $659,000 314  / 53 Condo/Townhome under $200K $119,810 $119,900 160  / N/A** Frederick County, MD Single Family under $500K $307,411 $309,900 140  / 126 Single Family over $500K $782,832 $630,000 150  / 213 Condo/Townhome under $300K $204,782 $204,900 107  / 113 Condo/Townhome over $300K $383,072 $379,900 100  / 87 Garrett County, MD Single Family under $500K $206,326 $165,000 213  / 182 Single Family over $500K $815,836 $644,800 279  / 162 Condo/Townhome under $300K $179,660 $190,000 283  / 176 Condo/Townhome over $300K $396,483 $349,000 250  / N/A** Harford County, MD Single Family under $500K $296,692 $299,000 135  / 138 Single Family over $500K $741,792 $632,000 231  / 183 Condo/Townhome under $300K $175,529 $171,900 117  / 140 Condo/Townhome over $300K $413,857 $359,990 172  / 194 Howard County, MD Single Family under $500K $368,526 $379,000 111  / 113 Single Family over $500K $818,663 $709,900 176  / 119 Condo/Townhome under $300K $212,882 $225,000 98  / 112 Condo/Townhome over $300K $414,749 $399,990 77  / 79 Montgomery County, MD Single Family under $1M $539,379 $499,900 123  / 106 Single Family over $1M $2,008,052 $1,625,000 147  / 114 Condo/Townhome under $600K $282,213 $269,999 93  / 97 Condo/Townhome over $600K $1,156,734 $725,000 120  / 80 Prince Georges County, MD Single Family under $500K $286,608 $269,000 125  / 130 Single Family over $500K $666,060 $599,990 170  / 85 Condo/Townhome under $300K $150,773 $150,000 93  / 139 Condo/Townhome over $300K $465,272 $424,180 84  / 78

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Sincerely,     Magan Marie Drane, Realtor®, ABR® Direct (410) 493-6854 Office (410) 235-4100 Fax (410) 558-6761 Magan@MaganDrane.com www.magandrane.com Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage  Listing Agent & Buyers Agent Since 2005~ Thank you for Making Over 11 Million in Sales for 2014 Possible! ~