You may not want to spend money doing maintenance, but being proactive rather than reactive usually costs less money and much less stress! When I teach a home buyer class, I talk about budgeting and planning for maintenance after closing on their new house. People don’t like to spend money on things that aren’t much […]

There are many tasks to consider when preparing to list a home for sale, but focusing on the top few is using your time wisely. So, where do you start? I say… at the front door! When showing a house, an agent usually stands with the buyer outside the front door while unlocking the door […]

As we approach Spring, real estate activity is top of mind for many people. Whether you are a seller thinking of preparing to sell or a buyer thinking of purchasing a home, there are many steps to consider before putting the sign in the yard or getting in the car to tour. Our next couple […]

We often here about Seller’s Market or Buyer’s Market. There are many factors that may determine what kind of market we are experiencing but the biggest factor of all is Inventory. With low inventory and high buyer activity, new listings can receive offers within hours. With a lot of inventory and low buyer activity, we […]

It’s great to have a hot market but that usually means multiple offers which leads to buyers being disappointed. Pricing is increasing and inventory is still low, which all lends to a seller’s market. Interest rates remain low, but there is talk of slight increases coming. Again this year, we are seeing an early start […]

A question we often get asked is about updating a house and how much remodeling should owners do. And, my first question back is to find out whether they plan to stay for longer term or preparing to sell soon. So many times we see owners let their houses become dated over years of living […]

Don’t miss the bus!  That is, the bus of home buying while rates are low!  There is talk about the treasury going up and we may find interest rates over 5% !  Gosh, that sounds crazy.  An interest rate of 5% is really great but we’ve gotten spoiled with rates between 3% & 4.95% for […]

Looking at statistics from 2017, we have learned that first time home buyers were made up of 57% of buyers were married couples, 18% were single females, 7% were single males and 16% were unmarried couples and repeat buyers were similar although married couples increased to 69%. We also found that the typical buyer is […]