Why Do Americans Buy a Home?
• Having a good place to raise children and provide them a good education. • Having a physical structure where you and your family can feel safe. • It allows you to have more space […]
December 2014
10 Tips for Staging Your Home
•Remove the clutter – put small things away •Brighten areas up with light – open drapes and blinds, add lighting •Re-purpose rooms – add some new furniture and paint •Vary wall hangings – try different […]
More People are Entering the Real Estate Field
The number of applications for real estate licenses is up in many areas of the country due to the improving real estate market. The National Association of REALTORS® added 42,000 agents in 2013, which marked […]
Regrets of the First-time Home Buyer
62% outgrew their homes quickly and wished they had purchased a larger home 40% feel they paid too much or should of put more down 38% were surprised by how much it costs to maintain a […]
10 Questions Home Buyers Need to Answer
You can make the home buying process go much smoother for yourself and your agent if you can answer these 10 questions in the beginning: Why buy and why buy now Are you working with a lender […]
Consider a LeadingRE Firm for Your Real Estate Needs
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is a network of over 500 of the very best real estate firms that are located in nearly 50 countries. These firms have 3,500 offices with 120,000 sales associates. In 2013 these […]
Inside the Mind of a Seller
The NAR 2013 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers gives some key insight into what today’s typical seller is thinking when it comes time to move. 97% – Recent sellers typically sold their house for this percentage […]
How Do Home Buyers & Sellers View Technology?
A recent independent poll commissioned by Discover Home Loans provides insight into how consumers use technology in the real estate buying and selling process, and how they view it as a resource. A few key […]