Crabtree Valley Mall Visit

Today I went to Crabtree Valley mall and shopped around and basked in the Holiday Spirit...:)  Seeing all the decorations and visiting the beautiful stores while talking with all the sweet employees made me so happy!

Here are lovely tall suede boots at Bebe that are to die for! They have great holiday dresses and outfits to get you ready for Christmas and New Years!  Whatever it is your looking for...Crabtree Valley Mall has everything necessary to check off your holiday shopping list!

At Williams-Sonoma...I just love how you can always count on walking in there and smelling the amazing smell of a home cooked meal.  Makes me feel like I just walked into my home!
I've never seen the copper and silver Vita-mixer and I love it!  I enjoy seeing how they set their table and all the holiday dishes they use!
Love the Thanksgiving apron and hand towels...and be sure to get a great smelling candle!

Be sure to check out the brand new clothing boutique "Paisley" owned by Lauren who is 25 years old!  It was a pleasure meeting her mom who was working in there today!  Lauren went to ECU and spent some time in Atlanta at the markets!  The store has been in Crabtree now for 2 weeks so please stop by and check this boutique out...some of her pictures are featured above!

Disney store is, of course, all set for your wonderful kids! 

The excitement on their faces as they run through the store is priceless!

To me, this is so much fun!  Who has put their tree up at home already?  Every year I look forward to this special time!  Everyone have a Happy Holiday and I'll talk with you soon!

~Kristi~

4 Pricing Pitfalls Sellers Should Look Out For

Pricing your home for the market can have a major impact on its appeal to buyers. Here are a few of the pitfalls to avoid.

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When selling your home, the way you price it makes a major difference in the kind of traffic your home generates and the kinds of offers you’ll receive on it. Today I’d like to share four pitfalls of overpricing your home so that you know what to avoid when listing it on the market:

1. You may overprice your home out of the market. Home buyers typically search for homes within specific price ranges, and if you’re outside of that price range, your target buyer may not even know that your home is listed. Thanks to technology, buyers do their homework a lot more thoroughly in today’s market and are more likely to do their own comparative market analyses, so you want to make sure that you’re within the sweet spot of their price range.
2. Don’t let your home sit on the market. A home that sits on the market for a long period of time does not look good to buyers. Buyers have the ability to check your home’s cumulative days on market, and if your home has been on the market for way too long, they will take this into consideration when making an offer.
3. An appraisal will reveal the home’s true market value. Any buyer who purchases your home with a mortgage will have to get an appraisal on it before the bank can loan them the money. The appraiser will determine what comparable homes are selling for in your area, and if your home is overpriced, the appraisal will reflect that. At this point, you may have to go back to the drawing board and renegotiate in price.
4. Overpriced homes will take a long time to sell. If you’re looking to move on in your life, this will only delay your progress.

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A home that’s been on the market for a long time may get lower offers.

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So when pricing your home, sit down with a Realtor, do your research, and come up with a good sales price that reflects exactly what the market is telling you.

If you have any other questions about pricing your home or anything else related to Raleigh real estate, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be happy to help you!

Christmas Tree Decorating!

Ho,Ho,Ho....Christmas Tree night of decorating....Well from being out and about and seeing all the beautiful Christmas decorations it inspired me to get my tree up last night!  Here is a picture...I think I will wait till after Thanksgiving to actually put the Christmas ornaments on the tree!  I love to decorate!  It makes me so happy to see a pretty little spot in my house.

Here are my kids (Ruby's grandbabies) last night in the festive holiday spirit playing their "Cupcake" game!  So cute!  I love a warm, happy, cozy home!

~Visions of Sugar Plums~

Visions of sugarplums dancing in my head... Wait, not really. Quail Hollow hosts a Christmas shopping event every year. I have attended this since forever! They have the cutest gifts for anyone you may know (even yourself!)

When I first walked in I came across these lovely scarves. As soon as I saw these I was thinking "Wow, this sure would be great to have this winter curled up by the fire".

One thing I abosutley love about this place is the variety of decorations they have for the Christmas season! How cute are these? If it were up to me I probably would have bought one of each. The Santa Claus especially! Seeing this Christmas tree already up reminded me that I need to get mine put up at home.

Who doesn't love cookies and hot tea? Well this place had it all - you can even buy it to take home! 

Overall this place is a great shop for all your crafty buys and getting in the holiday spirit. If you were not able to go while it was open, be sure to check it out next year before Christmas!

~Kristi Bourquin