Buyers: Don’t Let Halloween Creep Up On You
Conventional wisdom is that spring is the best time for selling—and buying—a home. It’s the time of year when the most home are on the market. In fact, lots… Read more ⇢
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Selling Your Home? Think Pink
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the annual campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer disease. Each year, nearly a quarter-million women are diagnosed… Read more ⇢
New FHA Leeway for Approvals
Having a low FICO score usually means there is no way for you to quality for a FHA mortgage, but changes to the underwriting process August 2015 means that… Read more ⇢
Creating an Idea Book for Your New Home
Contemplating buying a new home or remodeling the one you have? Before you call your real estate agent, hire a designer or head to your local Do-It-Yourself superstore refine… Read more ⇢
Back-to-School Organization
With school starting, it’s time to do a little reorganizing to make early mornings and after-school activities run smoothly. When starting school after moving to a new home, consider… Read more ⇢
Quick Kitchen Upgrade: Open Shelving
One of the first places homebuyers want to make changes is to an outdated kitchen. Visions of granite countertops, new cabinetry and shiny appliances grace the pages of… Read more ⇢
Slower Closing Procedures Soon in Effect
This year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) begins requiring banks to provide consumers with a longer window in which to review loan documentation. The new rule, potentially in… Read more ⇢
Qualifying for a Mortgage When You’re Self-Employed
During the past several years, as folks struggled to survive the economic downturn and job loss, many smart people turned to entrepreneurship. In fact, working for yourself, either part-time… Read more ⇢
Preparing to Sell Your House in the Fall: Boomers and Millennials Don’t Follow the Spring Trend
If you put your home on the market in the Spring, and it hasn’t sold, you’re probably thinking about taking it off the market until next year. Conventional wisdom… Read more ⇢
Landscape for Your Climate
Visions of lush green lawns, English gardens bursting with color and a sparkling fountain filling the air with the tinkling of thousands of water drops may float through your… Read more ⇢
Hack Your Downpayment
The biggest hindrance to home-ownership for most young couples is the dreaded downpayment. In fact, may couples believe that between living expenses and school loans, they’ll never be… Read more ⇢
Slash Your Energy Bill
We don’t think about our heating bill much in the summer, but this is the time to make some upgrades to your home that will see you through… Read more ⇢
Fascinating Home Technology — Run Your House on a Battery
The biggest challenge to solar energy is the inability to both capture it and store it in any meaningful way. In fact, while efficiency in capturing solar power has… Read more ⇢
Are You Ready to Buy a Home?
Okay, it’s one of the biggest decisions of your life, so when do you know if you’re ready? Homeownership readiness can come at any age …… Read more ⇢
Can My Real Estate Agent Offer to Buy My Home If There are No Offers?
The short answer is “yes,” but know what you’re signing up for. In a seller’s market it seems like most homes should sell — given enough time… Read more ⇢
