Monthly Archives: October 2018

20 Tips for Preparing Your House for Sale This Fall [INFOGRAPHIC]

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Some Highlights: When listing your house for sale, your top goal will be to get the home sold for the best price possible! There are many small projects that you can do to ensure this … Continue reading

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Is the Increase in Inventory a Bullish or Bearish Sign for Real Estate?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In a recent article, National Housing Inventory Crisis Reaches Inflection Point, realtor.com reported that: New listings jumped 8% year-over-year nationally, the largest increase since 2013 Total listings in the 45 largest markets are now up … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Starting Your Home Search

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In today’s real estate market, with low inventory dominating the conversation in many areas of the country, it can often be frustrating to be a first-time homebuyer if you aren’t prepared. In a recent realtor.com … Continue reading

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Baby Boomers are Downsizing, Are You Ready to Move?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters For a while now baby boomers have been blamed for a portion of the housing market’s current lack of housing inventory, but should they really be getting the blame? Here’s what some of the experts … Continue reading

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Pre-Approval: Your 1st Step in Buying a Home

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters In many markets across the country, the number of buyers searching for their dream homes outnumbers the number of homes for sale. This has led to a competitive marketplace where buyers often need to stand out. … Continue reading

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Dispelling the Myth About Home Affordability

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters We have all seen the headlines that report that buying a home is less affordable today than it was at any other time in the last ten years, and those headlines are accurate. But, have … Continue reading

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5 Simple Ways to Stage the Exterior of Your Home

Reprinted from RIS Media’s Housecall By Charles Muotoh If you’re selling your home, chances are good you’re familiar with the concept of staging your home. Real estate agents recommend your home look its best to prospective buyers, and home staging … Continue reading

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Are We About to Enter a Buyers’ Market?

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Home sales are below last year’s levels, home values are appreciating at a slower pace, and there are reports showing purchasing demand softening. This has some thinking we may be entering a buyers’ market after … Continue reading

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The True Cost of NOT Owning Your Home

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters Owning a home has great financial benefits, yet many continue to rent! Today, let’s look at the financial reasons why owning a home of your own has been a part of the American Dream for … Continue reading

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2 Factors to Watch in Today’s Real Estate Market Whether Buying or Selling

Reprinted from Keeping Current Matters When it comes to buying or selling a home there are many factors you should consider. Where you want to live, why you want to buy or sell, and who will help you along your … Continue reading

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