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Open House Success Begins with Trust

Open House Success Begins with Trust

When you are buying a home or listing your home for sale, you have a lot to consider. If you are buying, you will no doubt be viewing and walking… Read more ⇢
Swim Safely & Securely This Summer

Swim Safely & Securely This Summer

Summer is here, bringing with it beautiful sunshine, warm weather and children with a lot of free time on their hands.  Much of that time is likely to be spent… Read more ⇢
Spring & Summer – The Perfect Time to Host a Neighborhood Sale

Spring & Summer – The Perfect Time to Host a Neighborhood Sale

As the weather warms, so does the chance for a successful neighborhood sale. No matter what you call it, be it a yard sale, garage sale, tag sale, or estate… Read more ⇢
If a Lender Pulls My Credit, Won’t it Lower My Credit Score?

If a Lender Pulls My Credit, Won’t it Lower My Credit Score?

Are you pre-approved for your home purchase? If not, you need to be, and no, it won’t affect your credit rating. In today’s real estate market, serious buyers know that… Read more ⇢
Deciding Between Buying a Home or Buying a Condo

Deciding Between Buying a Home or Buying a Condo

In your search for the right home, you will likely be doing a lot of footwork and analysis. Before you begin looking at actual homes, it is wise to determine… Read more ⇢
In a Hurry to Sell Your Home?

In a Hurry to Sell Your Home?

If you are considering listing your home for sale, recent market studies have indicated that we are entering a seller’s market, so your timing could be perfect! A decrease in… Read more ⇢
Beat the Heat in Your New Home

Beat the Heat in Your New Home

The approach of summer brings longer days and bright memories of time spent outdoors with family and friends, whether at the beach or in your backyard. This time of year… Read more ⇢
Buying a Home Still Considered a “Best” Investment in U.S.

Buying a Home Still Considered a “Best” Investment in U.S.

Buying a home has several unique advantages when compared with renting. Aside from being to decorate as you choose, receive additional tax benefits, enjoy stability in your housing payments, and… Read more ⇢
Consider Bike Score When Buying a Home

Consider Bike Score When Buying a Home

Location, location,location. You’ve heard time and time again that when buying a home, location is what matters most…. and for good reason! For that purpose the concept of Walk Score… Read more ⇢
Buying A Home?  These Apps Can Help!

Buying A Home? These Apps Can Help!

Each day technology becomes even more impressive as new tools, products and apps are rolled out that truly have a place in your daily life. It can be exciting and… Read more ⇢
Play to Win When Buying a Home

Play to Win When Buying a Home

Many areas of the United States are seeing a shift towards a seller’s market. In a seller’s market, homes for sale may receive multiple offers and are often sold in… Read more ⇢
Selling Your Home : Is It A Volvo or a Ferrari?

Selling Your Home : Is It A Volvo or a Ferrari?

When listing your home for sale, you need to recognize what you are actually selling. In some ways, selling your home can be very similar to putting your car up… Read more ⇢
Feng Shui and Your Home for Sale

Feng Shui and Your Home for Sale

Selling a home can be quite challenging at times, causing sellers to question what they can do to make the sale occur more quickly. Service providers such as home stagers,… Read more ⇢
Buying a Home?  Don’t Forget the Inspection!

Buying a Home? Don’t Forget the Inspection!

You’ve finally found the home that is just right and made an offer and it was accepted. Now you just wait for escrow to close, right?  Wrong. Now is the… Read more ⇢
How Buying a Home is Like Finding the Perfect Shoe

How Buying a Home is Like Finding the Perfect Shoe

The adage “one shoe fits all” does not work when buying home.  It doesn’t work when shoe shopping, either, for that matter!  Homes, like shoes, are very personal, and often… Read more ⇢
Short Sales Timelines Reduced for Home Buying and Selling

Short Sales Timelines Reduced for Home Buying and Selling

Home buyers interested in short sale homes and the sellers of such homes had some good news this week. Freddie Mac established new timelines to aid in expediting decisions for… Read more ⇢

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