Buying a Home

Locked In, Stuck Still: How Rising Interest Rates Are Freezing Homeowners in Place

If you’re like most people who locked in a rock-bottom mortgage rate during the pandemic years, you’re probably feeling like you won the lottery—until you think about moving. Interest rates...
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Things To Avoid 2025

Weekly real estate market update 4/4/25… things to avoid after you apply for a mortgage

New and coming soon listings increased again this week. Increase in price changes was primarily due to price increases. Sales that fell through and came back on the market increased...
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How To Style Your Table For Spring

Spring has arrived, and with it brings some seasonal style inspiration for decorating and entertaining. This year, while the greenery begins to bud and bloom outside, you can bring fresh...
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Finding a neighborhood that fits you

While it is important to know that the ‘perfect’ house and the ‘perfect’ neighborhood don’t really exist, it is possible to find a great home in the best neighborhood for...
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Insurance Protection

Weekly real estate market update 3/21/25… what you need to know about homeowner’s insurance

It’s so encouraging to see the strong growth of coming soon listings… they will soon be new listings. Multiple offers slumped this week, but I know more are out there...
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Buyerguidespread Spring2025

Things to consider when buying a home Spring 2025… download your free buyer’s guide

There’s no arguing the past few years have been challenging for homebuyers, especially on the affordability front. And if you’re trying to buy a home, it’s easy to worry you...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/7/25… does new construction make sense for you?

New listings jumped up this week, right on cue… mimicking the same pattern as last year and giving confidence that there will be homes to buy this spring. All metrics...
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House hunting? Things to look out for and things to ignore

Most homebuyers start their searching online… and with new listings posting online, that will be your main tool throughout the process. Homes can look awesome online, that’s our job as...
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