■  Educate yourself about your market. If you price your home correctly, in New Jersey at least, you will get approximately 96% of your list price. Overpricing your home can hurt you in the short and long run by pushing away buyers who are prepared to spend what your home is worth. If you overprice, buyers will think that if they wait, they can get a better price.

■  In addition, a home that has been on the market a longer time than what is normal for the area will produce an impression that there is something very wrong with the home.
■  Get a real estate agent to represent you. There is a lot of groundwork that goes into every property transaction, and agents are knowledgeable in transactions.
■  Be prepared by getting a home estimate. There are online resources that will help give you a good idea of what your home is worth.
■  Calculate what the cost of selling your home will be.
■  Get a reputable real estate attorney.
■  Know what the mortgage payoff will be.
■  When you sell your home, there are other costs associated with the purchase, which can include moving expenses and rent for where you are moving.
■  Make sure you are up to date on your property taxes.
■  Finally, plan out your move.

If you have any questions about this information or title insurance, please contact Ralph Aponte: 732.914.1400.

Counsellors Title Agency, www.counsellorstitle.net, founded in 1996, is one of New Jersey’s most respected title agencies, serving all 21 New Jersey counties with title insurance, clearing title, escrow, tidelands searches, and closing and settlement services for commercial or industrial properties, waterfront properties and marinas, condominiums, townhouses or residential single family homes. Counsellors Title also features its own Attorney Settlement Assistance Program™ [ASAP], which is an individual resource customized to fit the needs specifically of real estate attorneys, including, Documentation, Preparation, Disbursement of Funds, Attendance at Closing, HUD Preparation or Post-Closing Matters.