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How to find the true value of your property

Property Evaluation Methodology is known to be one of the important concepts that come with the investment of real estate. It could also be explained as the method by which the value of a property or building is accessed. The value attached to a rental property is regarded as the most important reason that makes most people go into real estate business and also personal owners...

What Is The Worth Of Your Home In Cyprus?

If you are one of those that are planning to sell a home in Cyprus anytime soon, then you've come to the right place. We at Property Canvas understand what it means and what it takes to make a home appealing to potential buyers while offering you the seller more profit than what you may have imagined. While we are capable of selling off your properties in a hassle-free manner,...

How You Can Improve The Value Of Your Home In Cyprus Before A Sale

Homeowners, in general, would do all in their power to ensure that they are able to make as much profit as possible when selling off their properties. This is exactly what homeowners in Cyprus want and with the increase in the value of the Cyprus property market, most would want to get more profits than they ordinarily would have prior to this time. While most people see the m...

How to price your property correctly

The first step is to find how much your property is worth. This should be based on factual market evidence and not simply be the price you’d prefer. Then agree on a ‘marketing price’. The marketing price is not the actual selling price, but a price you will use on all the marketing materials. It’s important to remember tha...

Property Marketing Material

The marketing material is one of the most important steps when you are selling a property. You or the estate agent that represent's you should arrange for pictures, and lifestyle images to be taken. Remember that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression so quality is crucial, especially when you consider that virtually ALL buyers now ...

Costs when selling a property

There are several costs you need to consider before selling your property. Here we will discuss shortly with an easy to follow example what are the main costs. Your costs usually are: Estate Agent Fee (apprx. 5%+VAT of the selling price) Solicitor Fee (apprx. 1%+VAT of the selling price) Capital Gain Tax (CGT, if applicable) Any outstanding fees (e.g. government,...

When should you launch your property onto the market?

THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE LAUNCHED ONTO THE MARKET AND THE DETAILS UPLOADED TO ALL THE MAJOR PROPERTY PORTALS. AT ANY ONE TIME, THERE WILL BE A POOL OF BUYERS LOOKING TO BUY A PROPERTY JUST LIKE YOURS. The important thing here is to make sure that the estate agents are using the same marketing price and all the necessary details that describe your property. The demand is there. ...

How should you price your property

Agree on a ‘marketing price’ (NOTE: marketing price, not asking price or valuation figure). This should be based on factual market evidence and not simply be the price you’d prefer. It’s important to remember that the purpose of a marketing price is only to attract maximum interest. It has no relevance to the true value of a property. In fact, the wrong...

3 costly mistakes to avoid when selling your property

Selling a property is a stressful time and full of decisions you need to make. In the last 5 years I’ve been helping people move house, I’ve seen people make terrible mistakes and poor decisions which have ultimately cost them thousands of pounds and lots of wasted time in the long run. On the PDF below are are my top 3 so you don’t make the same mi...

Here’s why you should get your asking price right!

Getting the asking price wrong when selling a property is probably one of the easiest mistakes to make. Naturally, everyone wants to achieve the highest price possible (and rightly so). But did you know…that often lowest priced properties sell for a higher price than the highest-priced properties. You may be thinking I’m mad but it’s true. If a propert...

How to deal with offers: Accept, Refuse or USE!

Here’s a real life example as to why you shouldn’t be too fixated on the price you want. I get that it’s important to sell for the highest price. I’ve dedicated the last 5 years of my life (so far) helping clients achieve this. BUT… there’s a saying… ‘A bird in the hand’. Read on…Last week (at the time of writing) I...

Why you need estate agents when selling your property?

I recently saw a comment on Facebook where someone said “Houses sell themselves”... It hurt. It’s not true (if it is I’ve been robbing people for the past 5 years). Whether you love or loath estate agents... you need them as houses DO NOT sell themselves. Here’s why: They do not value themselves at the correct level to achieve maximum...