Joseph Pettinella's blog

Space is at a premium these days with how our living situations are changing during the current pandemic. The more we have to stay home the more it feels like we are living on top of each other sometimes. This has many people deciding that they need to change the situation they are in and making moves from the city to the suburbs. The Hudson Valley offers the best of both worlds by supplying the small town feel with great access to the city. If making a move is not in cards for you then here are a few pointers that you can use to make the space you have the best it can be.

Beyond hiring a professional stager for your home there are a few things that may turn off people when they view your home both in pictures and at the open house. Sometimes there are certain things that may “turn-off” a buyer without you even realizing it. This may be a thing that you have lived with for a long time and you may have just not realized what message it may send.

In a normal year the ferocious home buying season would be coming to a close with people settling into their routines and perhaps doing it all with a pumpkin spice latte in their hand. The Covid Pandemic has really thrown a wrench into anything deemed “normal” and that is true with the real estate market. Anything from interest rates to type of homes people are looking for has been influenced by the current situation. In turn this could mean that an interesting fall buying and selling season is upon us.