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The troubled economy makes selling your house harder than ever. NBC Action News' parent company Scripps Howard Broadcasting is joining Angie's List in offering these tips: Provide your realtor with good photos and descriptors for their website.

The house in West Vancouver that portayed the home of the Cullen vampire clan in the new movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon went on sale a few days ago.

Existing home sales in the Toronto area in the first half of November were up 84 per cent compared to the same time last year.

After reading some of the commentary regarding the housing starts report this morning, it might be useful to reiterate these three points: Residential investment is the best leading indicator for the economy.

Did you know that many Realtorsa listings come from individuals who thought they had sold their homes? Sellers who try to sell their own home learn the hard way that selling a home is not easy, and keeping it sold and getting to the closing table is even more difficult.

The housing market is picking up thanks to federal $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers The market is expected to stay hot thanks to an extension on those tax cuts.

Millions more people are now eligible for home buyer tax credits, thanks to new legislation recently passed by Congress and signed by President Obama.

Office Of Fair Trading / eGov Monitor - 12 November, 2009 The OFT has today published four research reports undertaken as part of its market study into home buying and selling.

While housing values haven't rebounded to their pre-collapse peak, home remodeling has showed some modest gains according to the National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index .

There's a reason why McDonalds chose red and yellow for their restaurant colors, which is the same logic homeowners should apply when selling their home.

You've likely heard that the Homebuyer Tax Credit was extended last week. The previous deadline was November 30th.

By now you've heard that President Obama signed the law extending and expanding the first-time home-buyer tax credit , opening it up to many current homeowners and expanding the income limits.

What is "home staging" and how does it help sell my house? Recently, certified home stager Kari Deis was called upon to help a home that had been on the market for nine months.

Scott J. of West Bloomfield Twp., MI, convinced Fannie Mae that his future home was over-valued by $21,000. He proved this by getting the opinion of different appraisers using Desktop Valuation Reports from SimilarSales.com. The cost to Scott - $70! "Licensed appraisers provide the most credible property valuations.

Saskatoon city councillors are split on how to proceed with the prime downtown riverbank land that had been slated for Lake Placid Development's massive River Landing Village.

Until now you may have read lots of advice on selling a house. But did you know that many people commit a biggest mistake when selling a house not understanding the value of real estate.

Not a day goes by that I'm not about about the status of the housing industry. With signs of a fragile recovery and approaching 10 percent unemployment, allowing the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit to expire next month is the last thing our economy can afford.

Staging a home for sale can set it apart from the competition and make it inviting to the greatest number of buyers.

Editor's note: This is Part 3 in a series of articles and tips on effectively preparing your home for sale.