{"id":5995,"date":"2017-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/simple-home-fixes-to-attract-buyers\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T00:00:00","slug":"simple-home-fixes-to-attract-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/simple-home-fixes-to-attract-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Home Fixes to Attract Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"45.940155807365\">\n<!--\n\n<pre>-->  <\/p>\n<div property=\"dc:description\" readability=\"37.542492917847\"><!--paging_filter--><\/p>\n<p>If your sellers are looking for easy ways to increase a home\u2019s value and get buyers\u2019\u00a0attention\u00a0before their home hits the market, here are three quick fixes for kitchens and bathrooms from Matt Karlin, president and CEO of Nemo Tile + Stone.<\/p>\n<table align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\" style=\"width: 300px;\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/realtormag.realtor.org\/sites\/realtormag.realtor.org\/files\/rmo_files\/images\/2017_may\/Torrone7.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 449px;\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"2\">\n<td><em>Photo courtesy of Nemo Tile + Stone<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>1. Refresh with color.<\/strong>\u00a0As a 20-year industry veteran, Karlin has seen a lot of color trends come and go. When it comes to selecting a palette that looks fresh and has broad appeal, it\u2019s best to go with whites and neutrals, Karlin says. Plus, if your seller is\u00a0working with a small bathroom or kitchen, he recommends favoring a pale palette because it will also make the space look bigger. Sellers could also add <span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">a border of metallic tile as an<\/span>\u00a0accent\u00a0to\u00a0the room to give it a more modern look, he says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Update the floors and walls.\u00a0<\/strong>These areas receive serious wear and tear, Karlin says, so a smart move is to upgrade to a durable porcelain tile. Current design trends are\u00a0replicating\u00a0classic terrazzo and even <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/discover-the-top-construction-materials\/\">wood<\/a> textures. Porcelain <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/tile-roofing-vs-shingles-which-is-the-better-choice-for-your-home\/\">tiles<\/a> are great alternatives to traditional flooring materials, he adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Choose larger tiles.<\/strong>\u00a0Oversized tiles not only are cost -effective (bigger tiles cover a larger area) but also help make a small room seem larger, Karlin says. He also recommends selecting simple patterns: Avoid anything too busy to ensure a clean yet modern look.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Matt Karlin, Nemo Tile + Stone<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/DailyRealEstateNews\/~3\/9Lx_XE1kHLc\/simple-home-fixes-attract-buyers\"> Realtors.org <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your sellers are looking for easy ways to increase a home\u2019s value and get buyers\u2019\u00a0attention\u00a0before &hellip; <a title=\"Simple Home Fixes to Attract Buyers\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/simple-home-fixes-to-attract-buyers\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Simple Home Fixes to Attract Buyers<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[1403,12908,543,41,818,479,61],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-buy","tag-home","tag-home-buying-guide","tag-property","tag-real","tag-realtor","tag-seller"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Torrone7.jpg?fit=300%2C449&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3788,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/4-bathroom-fads-that-turn-buyers-off\/","url_meta":{"origin":5995,"position":0},"title":"4 Bathroom Fads That Turn Buyers Off","author":"Amazing Property","date":"April 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"For some buyers, the bathroom is a deal breaker. 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