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First Three Quarters of 2021

CST Top Stories for 2021 Seller receives $100k over list with 1 week in Naples, FL with airfare and 2 weeks in Sedona, AZ Buyer bids $150k over their own bid. Only bidder. Buyer bids $175k over their own bid. Only bidder. Buyer ...

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Pricing America’s Largest Home

Casey Samson, One of the Countries Top Real Estate Evaluators, Takes a Swing at Pricing America’s Largest Home.  At 175,000 sq ft, The Biltmore Estate is America’s largest home. Built in 1895 by George Vanderbilt on 8000 acres, the h...

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Waiting to Sell Your Home? The Wait is Over!

Waiting to Sell Your Home? The Wait is Over! In some markets, we are getting so many contracts in the coming soon period that sellers have the option of selecting a great contract without going active. These contract may be 10's of thousand...

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Selecting a Realtor

Thinking of buying or selling but you don't know where to start?  The first thing you may ask is "How to select a Realtor?" “Selecting a Realtor is a critical decision. You need to decide what kind of information is interesting and what k...

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January 2021 Market Update

Low interest rates, low inventory, covid migration, and vaccines in a non-election year will fuel 2021.  For every 1% interest rates fall, a buyer can afford 13% more home. This means a Jan 2020 buyer looking at $750,000 homes can now...

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The First Ten Days

The First 10 Days: Sellers Get Maximum Value for their Homes Statistics from SmartCharts, a real estate statistics engine, show that buyers in Northern Virginia pay the maximum Price Per Sq Ft (PPSF) for homes in the first 10 days. Northern V...

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Moves of the Year: A 2020 Recap

Here are some of our team's most notable Moves of the Year: Casey updated our Pricing model to include the defining characteristics that rates, and prices, homes as dated, customary, upgraded and renovated. Colby & Morgan ...

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What is Your Home Worth?

What is your home worth? Don't ask the internet!  The accuracy of the online pricing engines (Realtor Property Resource, Realtor.com, Zillow, Homesnap and Redfin) are only accurate 9% of the time!  The Casey Samson Team Pricing Model, th...

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Two Traps Sellers Face When Pricing A Home

A Good Market Does Not Mean You Can Over Price Your Home Our team tracks homes for a living, including 39 homes that were listed with Realtors who over priced the home. What we found: 20% Success Rate  8 homes sold or ar...

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Why Staging Your Home Pays

Why Staging Your Home Pays. Most homes have a traditional style. Today’s buyers are looking for transitional homes. Over 83% of buyers find it easier to "visualize the property as their future home" when it's staged in transitional sty...

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