When looking for a home, buyers often narrow their choices by determining wants vs. needs. As your local real estate professional, I thought you'd be interested in this breakdown of what homebuyers really want. The infographic shows some of the features that matter most to homebuyers, according t
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06/18/2018
We use doors all the time. But how often do we really look at them? From entering a home to walking through rooms and into closets, we use doors in every step of the buying and selling process. If overlooked, doors can easily lessen a home’s appeal. Here’s how you can entice buyers by improving
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06/18/2018
A federal program helps low-income families buy a home with a unique method meant to encourage saving: It matches dollar-for-dollar what they save to buy their first home. The Individual Development Account, or IDA, doesn’t offer a lot of money to help with a down payment — up to $2,000 in federa
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06/14/2018
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 Below are some interesting facts about our national flag according to Fox News. www.foxnews.com/real-estate/flag-day-facts #1. Betsy Ross is widely credited
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06/14/2018
For many of us, cleaning out our garage is no simple afternoon task. Most garages hold years of accumulated and forgotten items, and clearing them out is a serious job. Below are five tips to help you make the most of the big clean-out. Pick a date. To avoid procrastination, choose a hard date o
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06/13/2018
Builders will typically offer no-down payment loans to sell properties in a slow-moving development or a depressed market. Desperate sellers also may commit to finance the down payment for the buyer to move a hard-to-sell home or to make a quick sale. Veterans may buy a home with nothing down thr
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06/13/2018
Germany leads the world in energy efficiency, followed by Italy, Japan, France and the United Kingdom, according to an international scorecard. The United States is tied for eighth with South Korea.What are other countries doing so much better than the U.S.? Can the big steps that Germany, for ex
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06/11/2018
If you’re buying a home, you’ll more than likely be obtaining a mortgage, which you may not know much about. In fact, unless you’ve been involved in a home sale before, there are many things you will be learning about for the first time.Here is a handy list of some of the key terms that every per
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06/11/2018
Maybe it's a near impossibility for lightning to strike the same place twice, but most hope lightning never even strikes their home even once. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), between 2007-2011, U.S. local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 22,600 f
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06/06/2018
American households today are poles apart from those in recent years, as living arrangements continue shifting to accommodate adult children, aging parents, and the generation between them. This change, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), can impact your insur
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06/06/2018
