10 Tips for Staging Your Home for Quick-Sale Success

Staging your home is an important part of selling your home quickly and for a higher price point. By “staging,” we mean setting up your home in a way that shows off its best features, minimizes its flaws, and generally makes it look as good as it possibly can – just like putting makeup on […]

Pricing Your Home – Just right, right on time

No matter what you’re selling – toothpaste, tomatoes, or townhomes – choosing the right price is key to getting your product off the shelves. Determining a home’s best asking price is more than just picking a number that sounds good. That’s why we have tried-and-true real estate pricing strategies designed to get our clients the […]

What is the real estate absorption rate and why do I care?

The real estate absorption rate is how fast homes for sale are being sold – or “absorbed” into the market. Here’s how the math works Absorption rate is calculated by dividing the number of homes sold each month by the total number of homes on the market. So, let’s say there are 1,000 homes on […]

Private: New Hope Family Fun Festival 2016

The Packer Group was once again proud to help sponsor and participate in the annual 2016 New Hope Family Fun Festival, benefiting the New Hope Center for Grief Support.  This year, the festival took place at Maybury Farm, which is located right next to Maybury State Park. There were hayrides for the kids (and adults […]

7 Steps to Selling a Home – A Cheat Sheet

Getting ready to sell your home? Whether you’re trading up, downsizing, moving away, or just cashing out on your investment – selling your home is an exciting time. Selling your home can be a bit stressful as well. You have a lot to do to get your home ready, get it on the market, and […]