Monthly Archives: May 2018

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall A strong housing market isn’t necessarily all good news for sellers. As evidenced by Remodeling magazine’s newly-released Cost vs. Value Report for 2018, average return on investment (ROI) for home improvement projects dipped across the board, with … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Here are five reasons listing your home for sale this summer makes sense. 1. Demand Is Strong The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In this extremely hot real estate market, some homeowners might consider selling their homes on their own which is known as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). They rationalize that they don’t need a real … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Interest rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage have climbed from 3.95% in the first week of January up to 4.61% last week, which marks a 7-year high according to Freddie Mac. The current pace … Continue reading →

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall Posted on May 18 2018 – 10:56am by Zoe Eisenberg Over the past 30 days, nearly 2,400 earthquakes have hit the island of Hawaii as seismic activity soars, and an eruption from the Kilauea volcano forced residents … Continue reading →

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall By Rob Caiello Now that the weather is beginning to warm up, it’s time to start thinking about ways to save on utility bills and energy costs before you’re shocked by your first big bill … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters So you made an offer, it was accepted, and now your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. Oftentimes, agents make your offer contingent on a clean home inspection. This contingency … Continue reading →

Reprinted from RIS Media If you are considering listing this spring, now is the time. May is the best bet for home sellers, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, which found that the average seller gains 5.9 percent … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters With home prices rising again this year, some are concerned that we may be repeating the 2006 housing bubble that caused families so much pain when it collapsed. Today’s market is quite different than the … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters According to a newly released study by ATTOM Data Solutions, selling your home in the month of May will net you an average of 5.9% above estimated market value for your home. For the study, … Continue reading →