The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home This is the first installment in our weekly blog series to help you prepare your home for listing in today’s market. If you follow this 8-week guide, you’ll be able to break up all those to-do’s into manageable steps that will leave you in the position to present… [Read More]
Open House Etiquette
Open House Etiquette Tips for Sellers Research First, talk to your Real Estate Agent about their specific goals for the open house. If there are any upcoming open houses in your neighborhood, stop by! You may get some ideas about what works and what doesn’t, as well as scoping out comparable properties. If there aren’t… [Read More]
Refinancing: The Right Move?
Refinancing: The Right Move? Consider these factors about refinancing: The federal reserve recently cut interest rates for the third time in 2019, and if you have anything above a 4.25% 30-year fixed mortgage, or an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM), it may be a good time to consider refinancing your home. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to… [Read More]
Getting Your Home Ready for Winter
Getting Your Home Ready for Winter Even though we are already one (or two) storms into winter, you may still have some catching up to do to winterize your home. Here are some handy tips: Get Your Water Under Wraps Blow out sprinklers Detach all hoses from the outside of the house Make sure ponds,… [Read More]
Our New Listing in the Heart of Mayfair
Check out our new listing in the heart of the historic Mayfair neighborhood! This adorable Mayfair bungalow is move-in ready now, and a perfect home to personalize in the future. This sweet home radiates good energy with hardwood floors reflecting character and warmth, dappled sunbeams bouncing light throughout the home and gardens, and cozy spaces… [Read More]
Real Estate Jargon 101
Real Estate Jargon 101: Every industry has it’s own jargon, and real estate is no exception. We’ve defined a handful of these terms below, and we’re introducing a few of our very own! For context, and to test your skills, we’ve also offered a sample conversation. Accelerated Close: A rather short amount of days from… [Read More]
21 Tips for Getting Your Home Ready to Sell!
Are you or someone you know getting ready to sell their home? Make sure they and their house are prepared before it hits the MLS. A few minor touch-ups can go a long way toward making a great impression on potential buyers, and might even help you cinch a deal more quickly. Pretend you’re a… [Read More]
Behr’s Color of the Year
Color of the Year So every year, lots of market-driven people run tons of algorithms and numbers to figure out upcoming trends in the DIY housing industry. After all, those really smart people run all those really long numbers with all that crazy and intricate data, they release a “Color of the Year” to the… [Read More]