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Should I Wait for Mortgage Rates To Come Down Before I Move?

This is a question I hear a lot these days. Many buyers talk about waiting to buy, thinking interest rates will come down. Others have decided to try and buy...
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March 2024 real estate market update… inventory continues to grow

March inventory continues to be well above the last two years, closer to May levels… good news for buyers struggling with a shortage of inventory available to buy. Inventory was...
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Spring 2024 Buyer Guide…. free download

There’s no denying the housing market has delivered a fair share of challenges to homebuyers over the past few years and again in 2023. With so many changes, you probably...
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Weekly real estate market update 4/12/24… new listings up, new houses are getting smaller

New listings hit their highest point in eight months, heading in the right direction. Showing activity bounced up again following the dip caused by the snow storm… similar to last...
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Defining Mid-Century Modern Style

I am a long-time lover of the mid-century modern style, and curate a list of mid-century/modern homes listed for sale in the MLS each week as part of my weekly...
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What’s happening with mortgage rates?

This past week has been a little interesting with the bond market and so what is happening to interest rates? Mortgage rates look to the future and everyone is waiting...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Delicious Healthy Baked Salmon

“People ask me, “What is the secret?” The answer is simple. Choose the right grandparents.“ – Mac Miller (lived to 104) NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day...
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Polybutylene Pipes: a ticking time-bomb for plumbing leaks

From the early 1980s until the mid-1990s, many homes across the country were plumbed with plastic tubing called polybutylene, aka PB. It looks like PEX tubing, can have similar crimp...
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Weekly real estate market update 4/5/24… why overpricing your house can cost you

As expected, real estate activity picked up again after the snow dump followed by Easter weekend. Give it a little more time to move up again… expect showings to rise...
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Joseph Eichler’s mid-century modern showpiece

Joseph Eichler is known as one of the fathers of Mid-century modern design… one of the most influential developers of the Mid-century modern style tract housing for the masses, building some...
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