Senior Resources Housing Directory 2019

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S ELLING Y OUR H OME ? a bit. What we do know is that homes sell in any market and the only real change would be how much a home is worth at that exact time in history. Therefore, if we believe a home will sell in any market the question is how to prepare your property to get the best price possible. Today’s millen- nial buyers expect a home to be struc- turally sound. That means you should repair any defects such as basement, roof, furnace, electric or plumbing. You can’t hand an estimate to a buyer and say I’ll give you a discount. Won’t work with today’s buyers. So, take care of major items. Now what to do with your treasures or personal property? Downsizing can be easy when using

move managers who will pack, sort and move your things to your new home. They do it efficiently and in a relatively short period of time. Lastly, get out there to see what is available. You may be pleasantly sur- prised as many new and existing senior communities offering so many amenities with affordability. There are so many choices so tour them so that may get you exited to the point of deciding to sell the home and move. Without anywhere to go, fear kicks in and then procrastination. Fear of the unknown is always a show stopper! Information is the medicine to shrink that fear to a manageable worry! Bruce Nemovitz is a Senior Real Estate Specialist and author of two books dealing with moving from one’s long-time home. He and his wife Jeanne have helped over 3000 seniors and their families for over 35 years in the 4-county Milwaukee Metro area.

verwhelmed, Worried About the Stuff and Afraid of Change…Sound Familiar? In my over 35 years of home sale experience the real estate market has the same basic characteristics governed by the same set of rules. Price is dependent on capitalism meaning more homes and less buyers means less money for the seller. The opposite is truly as we experi- enced over the last 2 years where there were not enough homes to meet the huge amount of buyer demand. That was very good for homeowners. The pendu- lum is constantly moving between a buyer’s market and seller’s market. Very rarely we find there are no advantages to the buyer or seller but that is rare. Now in 2019 we wonder what kind of year this will be. Many signs point to a slowdown with prices adjusting downward

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