If you smoke cigarettes in your home, the odors this habit leaves behind could cause your home sale to go up in smoke. Thankfully, there are three cleaning tips that can help alleviate this issue. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's m…

If you don’t want to fall prey to home repair fraud, there are three common red flags you need to watch out for. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's meet! Whether you’re facing a summer hurricane or a winter storm, we homeowners all h…

Where can you get the best return on interior home improvements? Here are a few good options. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's meet! Welcome back to another episode of “Keeping in Tune With the Market,” where we bring you relevant …

The goal of every home seller is to sell for the most money possible. Here’s how you can start working towards that from the outside of the home. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's meet! Welcome back to another episode of “Keeping in…

If you’re a first-time homebuyer, you need to know these five terms before you begin the process. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's meet! We’re back again for another episode of “Keeping in Tune With the Market.” Today we’re going t…

What exactly is a seller’s market? Let’s find out. Looking to sell your home? Get a FREE home value report Looking to buy a home? Search all homes on the MLS Interested in a career in real estate? Let's meet! What is a seller’s market? This is a question I’m commonly asked, so I’m going to address it today. Contrary to how the name may make it soun…

Today, the Donovan 3 are singing their rendition of “Do You Believe in Christmas?” Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report We’re almost to the end of the year, and the holiday season is in full swing with happy people everywhere. Here at Donovan Home Sales, there’s something magic in th…

Welcome back to another episode of “Keeping in Tune With the Market.” Today’s question is: What is a home inspection contingency and how do I deal with it? Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report Welcome back to another episode of “Keeping in Tune With the Market.”Today’s question is: W…

If you’re thinking of selling your home on your own, I have some valuable insider tips to help you accomplish this task. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report So the market’s great and you decide to sell your home by yourself. What happens next? First, you put a sign up, put some ads …

Knowing what to do when you spot a stroke is critical—the right knowledge could save a life. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report I wanted to do something a little different for today’s episode of "Keeping in Tune With the Market." Today, I want to talk about a very serious subject: …

A home’s actual value is determined by two people: the appraiser and the buyer. Here’s why this is. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report When you’re getting ready to buy or sell a home, you often wonder who really determines the actual value of a home and what the sales price will ev…

What's the role of an attorney in a real estate transaction? It's more significant than you might think. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report In today's episode of the "Keeping in Tune With the Market," I wanted to answer a question about your attorney's role when buying and selling …

If you’re a homebuyer competing against other offers on the same home, here are three strategies you can use to make your offer stand out. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report Today I’m answering a question from Amanda Fabian, who asks, “How do I get my offer accepted when there are …

It may surprise some of you to know that we at the Donovan Team are as passionate about music as we are about real estate! Please check out this year's Singing Christmas Card! Want to listen to the song? Play Song Want to watch the full video? Play Movie With the holidays in full swing, we wanted to share something special with you today. As many o…

What is a CMA? Why do you need one? I’ll go over the entire comparative market analysis process for you today. Buying a home? Search all Long Island homes on the MLS Selling your home? Get a FREE home value report This month I’m answering a question from Evan Resnick, the winner of our $25 gift certificate. Evan asks, “What is a CMA and why do I ne…

Travel alert — avoid bright, shiny objects! More and more people are traveling every year, so I thought I'd better issue this travel alert to watch out for bright, shiny objects at the airport. I'm not talking about guns or knives, but rather clothing with metallic features, like the ones on my shirt in the video above. I actually set off security …