Residential Real Estate

Questions about selling a single-family home, duplex, short sale, foreclosure, auction, or estate property? CBS clients will tell you our service is more comprehensive.

We explore creative options to increase what your property can bring, we reach out directly to buyers whose criteria match your home, and we lean on a network built over three decades. Bottom line: We really go to work for you.

A property can be in physical distress, financial distress, or both. A loss of income or a major life change can put homeowners behind on their mortgage while they look for a way to save or sell the home.

In a short sale, the lender agrees to let the owner sell for less than what's owed on the mortgage. That can help the seller avoid foreclosure, and a short sale is generally less damaging to a credit report than a foreclosure. The process can be frustrating and time-sensitive, so it helps to have a REALTOR® who has been through it before.

If your property is at risk of foreclosure, you have options, and time matters. Selling before a foreclosure can help protect your credit and avoid the problems that come with a foreclosure sale.

Both pre-foreclosure sales and short sales are handled by the owner or a real estate agent. An agent experienced with distressed properties can anticipate the paperwork, work through issues with lienholders, and keep things moving when banks are slow to respond.

Selling real estate through probate after the loss of a loved one can be difficult. Our experience with previous sales, probate judges, and estate attorneys puts us in a good position to help you through it.

We can also help with personal property. An estate sale disposes of your loved one's possessions in an orderly way. Everything is priced and available, much more organized than a yard sale, for when a home's contents need to be sold or otherwise liquidated.

Sometimes an auction makes sense. We have relationships with both a local auction house and a worldwide auction house, which keeps us fully involved with potential buyers from start to finish.