Money & You Thinking of Selling Your House? This is a Perfect Time! Thinking of Selling Your House? This is a Perfect Time! It is common knowledge that a great number of homes sell during the spring buying season. For that reason, many homeowners hold off putting their homes on the market until then. The question is whether or not that is a good strategy this year. The other listings that […]
Buyer Advice and Aid 5 Reasons to Love Hiring A Real Estate Pro 5 Reasons to Love Hiring A Real Estate Pro [INFOGRAPHIC] Highlights: Hiring a real estate professional to guide you through the process of buying a home or selling your house can be one of the best decisions you make! They are there for you to help with contracts, explaining the process, negotiations, and pricing (both […]
Seller Advice 4 Questions to Ask Before Selling Your House
Seller Advice The KonMari Method: Helping You Prep Your House For Sale The KonMari Method: Helping You Prep Your House For Sale One of the biggest challenges sellers face when listing their house is decluttering. Cleaning out some of the more personal decorating choices allows buyers to imagine themselves living in the house. Those planning to sell soon are in luck! Marie Kondo, the inventor of the KonMari […]
Buyer Advice and Aid One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home The largest obstacle renters face when planning to buy a home is saving for a down payment. This challenge is amplified by rising rents, which has eaten into the amount of money renters have leftover for savings each month after paying expenses. […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Whose Mortgage Do You Want to Pay? Yours or Your Landlords? Whose Mortgage Do You Want to Pay? Yours or Your Landlord’s? There are some people who haven’t purchased homes because they are uncomfortable taking on the obligation of a mortgage. However, everyone should realize that unless you are living with your parents rent-free, you are paying a mortgage – either yours or your landlord’s. As Entrepreneur Magazine, […]
Reasons to Invest in Real Estate 5 Reasons Homeowners Throw Better Super Bowl Parties! 5 Reasons Homeowners Throw the Best Super Bowl Parties! [INFOGRAPHIC] Highlights: Watching the big game at home with your friends & family offers many advantages. There’s more room to entertain a large crowd, and you don’t have to worry about complaints to your landlord if you cheer too loudly! The kitchen is big enough to […]
Seller Advice No Matter What the Groundhog Says… You Should Sell Before Spring!
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Money & You Do You Know How Much Your Home Has Increased in Value? Do You Know How Much Your Home Has Increased in Value? Last year we saw headlines about a possible housing market bubble, and many wondered if Americans still felt confident about the value of their homes. Recently, the 2018 Houzz & Home Study revealed: “Homeowners with mortgages have seen their home equity more than double since […]
Money & You 4 Proven Ways Real Estate Can Build Sizable Family Wealth 4 Proven Ways Real Estate Can Build Sizable Family Wealth Recently, David Greene, co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast and a nationally renowned author and speaker, wrote an article in Forbes explaining how investing in real estate could help build wealth. Many of the points he made also apply to a family owning their own home. Here are a few: 1. […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Is Student Loan Debt A Threat to Homeownership? No! Is Student Loan Debt A Threat to Homeownership? No! Over the course of the last thirty years, a shift has happened. An entire generation has been raised to believe that a college education is their key to unlocking opportunities that were not available to their parent’s or grandparent’s generations. Due to this, student loan debt […]
Seller Advice Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring to Sell Why It Makes No Sense to Wait for Spring to Sell The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by the theory of ‘supply and demand.’ If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. The supply of homes for […]
Money & You Think You Should For Sale By Owner? Think Again! Think You Should For Sale By Owner? Think Again! [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is the process of selling real estate without the representation of a real estate broker or real estate agent. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, 36% of homeowners who decided to FSBO last year did […]
Money & You Where Are Home Prices Headed?
Buyer Advice and Aid 3 Things You Need in a Shifting Real Estate Market 3 Things You Need in a Shifting Real Estate Market Whether you are thinking of selling your house or buying a home, today’s real estate headlines can be confusing – perhaps even concerning. What is actually happening with mortgage rates? Are home values dropping or are they just rising at a slower pace? What impact […]
Money & You The Importance of Home Ownership to the American Dream The Importance of Homeownership to the American Dream For centuries, people in this country have seen homeownership as part of the American Dream. Whether they were born here or immigrated from another country, they wanted to own a piece of America. With so many prominent societal changes over the last few decades, it is fair […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Do You Prefer the Charm of an Existing Home? Do You Prefer the Charm of an Existing Home? When homebuyers begin their research, they want to see all their available options! In many cases, they will include both new construction and existing homes in their search; but is a new construction home really the house of their dreams? According to a recent survey by Zillow, of […]
Buyer Advice and Aid The Difference Having a Profeesional on Your Side Makes The Difference Having a Professional on Your Side Makes In today’s fast-paced world, where answers are a Google search away, there are some who may wonder what the benefits of hiring a real estate professional to help them in their home search are. The truth is, with the addition of more information, comes more confusion. Shows like Property […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Should I Buy Now Or Wait Till Next Year? What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: The cost of waiting to buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac predicts interest rates to rise to 5.1% by […]
Buyer Advice and Aid Buying a Home This Year? Here Comes the Inventory!