The PB Team can get you the best price for your property

Selling your home is made uncomplicated when you have The PB Team working for you. A team of 9 full-time, professional real estate agents with strong value assessment abilities combined with negotiating, sales, marketing and staging skills, you get it all. Every team member is involved in your listing to ensure that you get the combined power of all our experience and acumen.

Our process is tried and true, and is constantly fine-tuned, as we continue to build on our 30 years of experience. The Politis Brienza Team ensures that you're fully prepared to sell your home or investment.

Meet The PB Team

It's important to set the stage for a great real estate selling journey with a consultation. Meeting with The PB Team allows us to get sense of your home and end goal. This is when we discuss your plan, the timing of the sale, your expectations, any improvements and modifications and make recommendations to prepare for the sale.

Market Evaluation

Proper pricing strategies are key when listing your home or other real estate for sale. This requires thorough research of the existing market conditions, analyzing recently sold properties in your area, the upgrades and other modifications you may have made, and how your property compares, in order to determine the appropriate pricing.

Prepare To Sell

To best engage a buyer it's important to declutter, depersonalize, and tidy up your space. This helps potential buyers visualize the space as their own and highlights the property's best features. Our team members will guide you in this preparatory journey. The more appealing the look, the higher your chances of captivating a buyer's attention.

Professional Staging

Once you've had a chance to depersonalize and declutter your home, our team members identify and organize the adjustments that should be made to stage the house. This involves re-arranging or adding furniture pieces, beautifying your space with home decor or even making minor home improvements such as painting. Staging maximizes selling potential and presents the home in its best light.

Professional Photos

A picture is worth a thousand words. Now that the stage is set, we have professional photos taken to showcase your home. These photos are used for all forms of marketing including professionally printed feature sheets, and really help potential buyers get the best view of your home. Professional photography may also include video or drone photography when appropriate.

Marketing

Now that the groundwork is done, it's time to get the word out. We leverage multiple avenues of marketing including online, print, TV, and direct mail. No stone is left unturned to get your home the best and most effective exposure and get offers rolling in.

MLS Exposure

As part of the marketing process, we create a professionally crafted MLS listing. That goes beyond just listing your house on the multiple listing system. It means going the extra mile with the professional photos and a catchy and eloquently written listing. We paint a picture for the buyer while highlighting why your property stands out above the rest.

Follow-up

Once the showings begin, our team members track all showings, personally follow up after each viewing, and prequalify buyers. This due diligence is key to identify the interested buyers and ensure that a dialogue is started to keep them engaged and get qualified offers lined up.

Offer

As with any negotiation, skill is paramount. It's important to know where compromises can and should be made, and when it's time to stand your ground. With professionals that are experienced in real estate and business negotiations, you've got the right team on your side. Our negotiation skills ensure that you get top dollar for your home.

Preparing For Closing

Once an offer has been made and accepted, our team gets all the paperwork in order and provides it to your lawyer and bank. All you need to do is get ready for the next exciting step in your life.

Forever Relationship

Whether you're ready to look for your next home or investment, want suggestions for the next step, or just want to chat about what's new, we'd love to hear from you. With clients that have trusted us for generations, we know that you'll enjoy being part of our ever growing real estate family.

Selling your real estate investment can be a delightful process with the right real estate agents there to back you up. Our team ensures that you get the best advice when it comes to selling your home. Contact us today and get an experienced and professional team working for you. Your home is one of your biggest and most significant investments.
Our experience will ensure you are getting top dollar for your home.

Get the best return on your investment when selling your first home

When you're selling your first residential real estate in Markham, Stouffville, Richmond Hill, York Region, or the GTA, you may feel overwhelmed by all the things to keep tabs on. This is truly a time for change, so it feels good to have a team that does the heavy lifting for you. From the very first consultation all the way through closing and even finding your new space, the team members at Re/Max All-Stars The PB Team Realty work with you to get you the best value for your investment. You'll understand why we say that we treat your home like it is our very own home.

Getting ready to sell your first home

Although every home you'll have will be memorable, your first home will always hold a special place in your heart. We understand that and know that this can be an emotional journey for you. While our team works with you on getting your home listed, we're sensitive to everything that's going on in your mind and heart while taking this big step. Our first time home sellers come back to us because of the unique experience they have with our team as they know they can count on us for the advice and support they've come to expect when buying or selling their property with The PB Team.

We love to share our experience with our clients. In that spirit, here are some things to keep in mind if you're planning on selling your first home.

What you should plan for when you want to sell your first home

Preparing your home for sale
You're ready to sell your home, but is your home ready for sale? The professionals at The PB Team consult and guide you on what changes may be necessary when you're preparing your home for sale to maximize the return on your investment. While your home is open for viewing to potential buyers, it's important to display it in its best light so it looks appealing and functional. Such preparations involve decluttering, repositioning furniture, staging the space, or maybe value added improvements. Potential buyers should be able to visualize themselves in this home so it's key to paint a pretty picture, then keep it looking inviting during the showing process.

Making possible changes or upgrades
Sometimes it's important to tweak things in the house to add value and get an edge over other homes in the same price range in the market. Our experienced advisors discuss possible upgrades that will help you sell the house quickly and get you a better price. We also guide you on upgrades you're thinking of to ensure that they will in fact get you a return on the investment you make. Upgrades can range from new flooring, a new flower bed, changing a countertop or even something as basic as a fresh coat of paint.

Setting realistic price expectations
We know you love your first home, and sometimes that can affect the perspective of the true value of the home. Our team members will have a candid discussion with you to explain the true market value of your home. We do a thorough comparative market analysis to best price your home. Analysis is essential. We use previous sales, market data, current competition, and expired listings to give you a clear picture of what to realistically expect.

Our team members are strategists that determine the best marketing plan for your home. From market analysis to pricing advice, we give you all the information you need to make an informed decision regarding your home.

Planning your next step
Selling your first home is quickly followed by the next question, where are you off to next? While we're taking care of the listing, staging, showing, and the selling of your home, you get to think of where you see yourself going. With a solid team of 9 full-time agents, we're here to guide you in your next purchase. Our team of agents can help you find houses for sale in Markham, York Region, and the GTA including condos, townhomes, and luxury homes too. If you're looking to build, we can find you a new home site based on your requirements and even give you advice on floor plans and design options for your new home.

The PB Team makes selling your first home and planning your next an enjoyable and exciting process. Collaborating with The Politis Brienza Team means you get an advisor and friend that'll be there through all your real estate endeavours including residential, investment, and commercial real estate.

Selling your first home can be fun and exciting with the right guidance and support. Call The Politis Brienza Team and you'll see why generations of homeowners keep coming back to us for all their real estate ventures.

Occasionally, one can see "For Sale By Owner" signs, and some owners think that selling their own home will not only save them money, but believe they have an advantage over the sellers that have their home listed by a reputable Real Estate sales professional. Before you decide to take on this very important and legally complicated process... remember not even most Real Estate Lawyers recommend selling your own home yourself in today's market. Here are a few of the reasons why:

1. You are limiting your exposure to potential buyers (less than 10% of what a good real estate broker will generate) which theoretically means your home will take ten to fifteen times longer to sell on the market.
2. The longer a home is on the market the lower the selling price is. Why? Because most buyers think that if the home has not sold after this long... there must be something wrong with the home.
3. The selling/buying process begins AFTER the buyer leaves your home. Most sellers think that all it takes is for someone to see their home, fall in love with the great decor... and the offer automatically will follow. Remember that the buying process begins after they leave your home. If a real estate sales representative does not represent the buyer, and they are looking on their own... they usually leave the home and start to talk themselves out of the buying process. Real estate professionals are trained on how to overcome buyers remorse--a very common occurrence.
4. Because of the limited exposure you will very likely end up with a lower selling price. Remember, in order to generate the highest price possible for your home... selling means exposure. You need the maximum exposure possible, to generate the highest price possible.
5. Most buyers find it extremely awkward to negotiate or even to talk directly with sellers and therefore avoid FSBO properties.
6. Lack of negotiating experience and lack of pertinent information often will result in a lower selling price, or worse yet, a bungled contract and possible lawsuits.
7. The majority of qualified buyers are working with experienced real estate professionals.
8. Many serious buyers will pass by a FSBO home merely because they recognize that it is not in the real estate mainstream, this can some times make them wary.
9. As most local buyers now retain an experienced real estate sales person to represent them as their buyer-agency, you will probably be negotiating against an experienced professional.
10. Expected savings in broker's fees will also be greatly reduced if you offer a selling commission to entice real estate sales representatives to bring potential buyers.
11. If you are planning to use a Lawyer to help you negotiate the offer, then your lawyer's fees will be considerably higher.
12. Only real estate sales representatives have access to the up-to-date market information. News reports cannot approach the timeliness or specificity available to real estate sales people. Further, real estate sales representatives are involved in home sales much more frequently than the average homeowner is. This familiarity leads to a degree of expertise that provides an edge on negotiating and successful selling.
13. You only pay the commission to the real estate broker, if they successfully sell your home at the price you are happy with.
14. Accepting an offer is one thing, ensuring a safe and successful closing is quite another. Real estate transactions usually always have problems on closing. At times, expecting the Buyers' and Sellers' Lawyers to fight it out or resolve the problems, can sometimes mean the deal is lost. This is the time that your experienced real estate professional, can be the most important. Your Real Estate professional can act as a great mediator. Lawyers MUST act only on their client's instructions and are not paid to negotiate.