Tips on how to make your home present well and attract buyers

I just found this article and found it had some useful tips if you want to create that "Wow" factor. I find that in a lot of homes we are photographing lately many are taking these elements on. It certainly is raising the bar and if you want to get more people interested in coming out and becoming enthusiastic about your property there are a few easily achievable ideas in this article. For instance, the part about coordinating your fixtures. Simply replacing old door knobs with the same sort throughout a home, or updating taps in a bathroom. It won't break the bank and is an easy way to update your property. Here's the link to the full article, http://www.news.com.au/realestate/selling/tips-to-make-home-buyers-bite/story  or feel free to read on below the cut and paste version.

Tips to make home buyers bite
from news.com.au

• Staff Writers
• News Limited
• November 15, 2013 11:09AM
• ENTRY
• Impress buyers from the outset with a beautiful - not least, tidy - entry to your home.
  
  If you don't have an entry, cleverly placed furniture such as console table or demilune chest of drawers can create a welcoming vignette. Remember that buyers like an entrance, rather than just walking through a front door to a living room.
  
  
• FLOORS
  
  
  
• Buyers are always on the hunt for wooden floors, as it's a hardy, stylish and timeless surface. A synthetic wooden floor is an option but know that a laminate floor won't convince everyone, as it doesn't look, feel or last the same.
  
  BATHROOMS
  
  Agents say bathrooms and kitchens are the most important rooms in the home during a sale, with potential buyers, particularly women paying most attention to those two areas during open inspections.
  
  Remember the thing is, installing a new bathroom or kitchen is a major hassle that new property owners would rather not have to deal with.
  
  GRANITE TOPS
  
  Buyers don't want to see grout lines in kitchens and granite is the top pick because it's hard, non porous and easy to take care of. Look for light colours and steer clear of black granite as its can make a kitchen look masculine and dated.
  
  FIXTURES
  
  Interior designers say that fixtures are "the jewellery of the home". While buyers will not stop to inspect the taps and be put of from buying a house because the door knobs are old, a home with co-ordinated fixtures will create a strong impression. Replacing fixtures is the cheapest and quickest way to update a property.
  
  STAINLESS STEEL
  
  Why do buyers love stainless steel appliances so much, particularly as they are impossible to keep clean? It's the power of suggestion, with stainless steel replicating a commercial kitchen feel. Everyone wants to feel like an accomplished chef, just look at the popularity of TV cooking shows.
  
  WALK-IN WARDROBE
  
  JUST as sleek kitchens and stainless steel appliances make us feel like great chefs, a walk-in wardrobe makes us feel organised. Nothing beats being able to hide clutter by simply sliding a door.
  
  BUILT-IN STORAGE
  
  Many buyers view built-in storage as free furniture. Well designed bookshelves, cabinets and entertaining units make a home stand out as quality.
  
  LIGHTING
  
  Lighting is the most overlooked, yet one of the most important aspect of interior design. Every home needs three types of light: task, ambient and decorative lighting, which allows you to change the mood of a room.
  
  LAWNS
  
  Families are drawn to homes with a flat open lawn. It's space that can easily be revamped to add an outdoor entertaining area and also provides room for home extensions. Gardens rather than courtyards have more appeal with buyers.
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• News.com.au
• Staff Writers
• News Limited
• November 15, 2013 11:09AM