I was searching for some tips on selling your house in today's bloated real estate market. I'm not selling my house but I wanted to know just out of curiosity's sake. HGTV's new real estate website, FrontDoor.com , just happened to have a video slide show that consulted with some of their top real estate and homebuilding industry TV personalities and came up with the Top 9 Home Selling Dos & Don'ts.

What follows is the abbreviated version of their slide show.

As I mentioned not long ago in my post about the HGTV Green Home in Tradition, we vacationed in a timeshare condo on the beach on Hilton Head Island and had an absolute blast.

We had a great time doing absolutely nothing the entire week because when it comes right down to it, isn't 'doing nothing" the point of a relaxing vacation. I mean...we did stuff like fly kites, spent ample time in the surf, picked up (and released) a nice selection of sea creatures off of the beach, absorbed our fair share of sunrays, read books and walked for miles and miles on the beach...but we didn't have to be anywhere at any time that we did not choose to be. Now that's a vacation in my book!

Although, there was one exception to that rule...a timeshare tour with Resort Condominiums International, better known as RCI. It wasn't pre-planned at all. Rather it was a sales call to our timeshare unit the morning after our arrival. Yes...there was a bit of bribery involved to get us to 'come on down'. I looked at it as a little extra cash for a very nice dinner that only required an hour of our time so I decided it couldn't possibly be painful enough not to endure for "an hour"...or could it???

If you are selling your home soon, you would be well advised to pay attention to home buying market trends and what consumers want/don't want in their homes. There is a wealth of information to absorb if you know where to look.

Read below if you want to hone your home buying market trend knowledge.

Getting your home ready to sell can be a time-consuming project unless you've been doing an A+ job of maintenance all along the way. Everyone knows that curb appeal is on the top of the list of homebuyers.

There are also several other areas of your home and property that you should get in top notch shape in anticipation of your showing...if you want to sell your home quickly. My tips will turn home browsers into homebuyers.

I want to focus on tips for the exterior of your home including the landscaping and tackle the interior of your home on another post, or two.

It's that time of year when selling a home comes to fruition for many people. School is out and it's time to put the Home For Sale sign out front.

Wait a minute...not so fast!

Be sure you're ready to sell by reviewing the tips below regarding things you need to do get your home ready to sell.

Home Sales Fact:

2006 first quarter home prices were up 10.3% over the same quarter last year and the median sales price for an existing single-family house was $217,900.

Click for more details on home sales trends.

Source: BuilderOnline

If you're thinking about selling your home, here's some info and links to help you out...