There are enough television shows and magazine spreads about home decorating that many of us probably assume we have the basics down pat â declutter to the nth degree and clean, clean, clean, then apply your âneutral with pops of colorâ philosophy, swap out…
Buying a new home can be an exciting time. It can also be frustrating and exhausting. To help prepare you for home hunting success, here are five important things to know about the market before you schedule your first viewing, or visit your first open house.
Building a new home is a perfect opportunity to customize your space according to your own needs and wants -- and it can also feel completely overwhelming. Many homes built from the ground up will require the new owner to make more than one thousand decisions about…
If you've never fixed and flipped a home before -- but you've watched enough HGTV think it looks like fun -- then you might not think you need a real estate agent to help with the process. What can an agent tell you that you don't already know?
There are plenty of reasons to go green. Conserving energy and running an energy-efficient home can lower your monthly utility bills, saving you some green for your wallet.
When everyone seems to be talking about the ârâ word â recession â it can make homeowners nervous, especially if theyâre not sure whether they want to move in the next couple of years or not. But because recessions are cyclical, we know a few things…
In a society where we refer to our homes as our castles, it makes sense that we also want to feel safe and secure in our residences. But as we spend more time inside looking at screens and less time outside making connections with neighbors, it also makes sense that many…
Rent-to-own agreements have a bad reputation in the real estate industry, but is it deserved? Well, it depends. There are many different kinds of rent-to-own agreements, and each one can be modified and customized for the tenant and the landlord. Many rent-to-own agreements…
Selling a house isnât exactly like selling any other piece of property; thereâs no reference book on how much a home should cost because home value depends on so many different factors that vary widely from residence to residence. For this reason, when many…
You may know that more productive, successful real estate agents have assistants to help them manage the minutiae of the business â but how do you know if youâre there, yet? The question of when to hire an assistant can be a daunting one for many agents, and quite…
Buyers and sellers are becoming more and more educated about real estate transactions, but they also donât know what they donât know. As a result, agents have to answer more and more questions from buyers and sellers about their commission rates.
