Selling a Home

Dining And Living Room Before:after

Before And After: Real Staging Transformations

Every home—and every seller’s situation—is a little different. Working with a staging company can provide sellers with helpful and practical tips so the process goes more smoothly. Some homes only...
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Time

Weekly real estate market update 3/27/26… best week to list your house is coming up soon

As expected, showing activity picked up again after the snow storm weekend and is back ahead of the last four years. In our market, the weather often is what drives...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/20/26… the #1 reason buyers walk away

With a major snow storm last weekend dumping about 11 inches of fresh snow, it would have been surprising if showing stats didn’t fall. Everything was suspended for a few...
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Super Agent 2025a

Why I became a Realtor

I have been interested in houses and neighborhoods all my life. When I first got my driver’s license, I didn’t gather as many friends as I could into my car…...
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Sellerspread   Spring2026

Spring 2026 Guide to Selling a Home… free download

Are you wondering if you should sell your house this year? There has been a lot going on in the housing market in addition to the world, and you may...
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Spring House

Weekly real estate market update 3/6/26… spring market effect

New and coming soon listings are growing, and daylight savings time is coming this weekend to give more daylight showing time… it’s the spring market effect. Showing activity is also...
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House Cash

Buying a home in trust for cash? New reporting required as of 3/1/2026

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury focused on combating money laundering and financial fraud. A new FinCEN reporting requirement is...
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Weekly real estate market update 2/27/26 – moving into spring market

Pending sales, multiple offers and coming soon listings are all increasing… back up to levels last seen last fall… and signs of moving into spring market. Even the birds are...
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