Why Do Short Sales Take So Long?
Why do short sales take so long? It’s a question I often hear from clients who are considering buying a property in a short sale. Short sales happen because the loan amount…
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10 Percent Down Payments are Back
10 Percent Down Payments are Back Remember the 10 percent down payment on a house? It’s back. Before the recent credit crisis, getting a home loan was easy. Your down payment was…
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How to Use Home Staging in Real Estate
Most sellers would benefit from at least some level of staging. And staging doesn't have to involve a high-end designer removes all your stuff and completely transforms your home. The reality is,…
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Why Go to Open Houses After You’ve Purchased?
Why go to open houses after you've already bought a home? Believe it or not, some people do. And they have good reason. Years ago, after closing on your American Dream with…
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Why Use a Real Estate Agent When Listings are Online?
Why use a real estate agent when everything you might want to know about a home is available online? Here are three reasons why Realtors are just as important as they were years…
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Top 5 2013 Real Estate Resolutions
This time of year, people make all sorts of resolutions for the coming year. When it comes to real estate, resolutions don’t necessarily apply, because it’s unlikely you'd do a real estate transaction each year.…
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How to Sell Your Home in 2013
If 2013 might be your year to sell, start planning, engaging professionals and doing as much of the legwork as soon as possible. You only have one chance to be “Just Listed”…
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10 Things That Make a Home a Good Home
Buyers spend a lot of time looking at properties online, touring homes on the Sunday open house circuit, and talking to their real estate agent. They’re laser-focused on finding the best home…
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About to Buy a New Home? Don’t Show It to These People
A listing agent may have shown a prospective buyer a specific house two or three times. Now the buyer wants another showing, which is surely a good sign that she’s ready to…
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Don’t Lose Money on Your Home’s Features
When I sit down with sellers to discuss their home’s price, the discussion usually turns to its features. A spectacular view, a cool garage workspace, and a one-of-a-kind garden are the sort…
