Every season of the year yields unique events, activities and a special list worth untold dollars that we like to call “The annual fall maintenance schedule for home owners!”
We start off with one important question you need to ask:
September 2016 Market Insights
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. - Winston Churchill
Depending on the perspective from which you are viewing the market, you could find reason to be pessimistic. However, taken as a whole, the picture that’s been painted over the last 8 months is by and large a positive one.
August 2016 Market Insights
Just about every real estate agent has a story about the buyer who was very particular about what they wanted in their new home, then bought almost the exact opposite in the end!
When you walk into the perfect home, you just know it, even if it doesn’t get any check marks on the “must have” worksheet. That’s just one of the quirky truths in the real estate business that has no logical explanation. It simply is what it is.
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Riverdale Park & Marshall Lake Neighborhoods
July 2016 Market Insight
Each generation has had their own great impact on the real estate market as each comes of home buying age.
Millennials are no different, they just haven’t been as decipherable as they follow a new path of progression to adulthood. Anticipating their housing preferences has been a tough call for the experts, mainly because the forces driving millennials decisions are very different from those that drove the generations before them.
Hidden Costs of Selling & Buying a Home
Selling your home and purchasing a new one are two of the most exciting things you can do in your lifetime. With that being said, for many people who are considering selling and buying a home at the same time, it is easy to get swept away by the romantic vision of what their “new” life will be like without completely factoring in what exactly their big move will cost.
Easy Tips on Creating a Great First Impression for Buyers!
If you are considering selling your home, first impressions can go a long way. Prospective buyers can create opinions quickly! Here are some tips on creating a great first impression for your home (courtesy of Invezz.com).
June 2016 Market Insight
How to Make a Competitive Offer in a Seller's Market
A common occurrence that many homebuyers are running into in today’s competitive real estate market is that of multiple offers. Here’s how the situation plays out: You find a house you love, your realtor checks to see if there are any other offers being made on the property, and you find out, yes indeed, there are two competing offers coming in about the same time yours.