It’s always fun to find a new and exciting piece of technology that helps you run your home better. As an experienced real estate agent, I’m constantly seeking innovative tools and resources that help improve my performance and assist my clients. Recently, I dived into IKEA’s new AI tool, called Kreativ, to check out whether…
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It’s incredible the difference that furniture can make to the value of a home in the eyes of prospective buyers. As an experienced real estate agent in your neighborhood, I’ve seen how the right furnishings can transform even a modest house, apartment or condo into a desirable residence that appeals to buyers and increases its…
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When you hear the words “chaos” and “garden” in the same sentence, you’d be forgiven for thinking the backyard would be full of weeds and dead plants. But “chaos” has become a new term for transforming a garden into an unruly treasure trove of plants. As an experienced real estate agent in your neighborhood, I’m…
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More than half of the buyers in America want their agent to help them find their most suitable property, according to a new survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The study, Profile of Home Buyers, says the desire to make the agent go home-hunting is buyers’ No.1 priority in the current market. It…
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It’s no secret America is experiencing a real estate market in which the seller has the upper hand. Historically low rates of homes coming onto the market have created this situation, even though our mortgage costs remain high as the Federal Reserve continues to keep the cash rate high to fight inflationary pressures. Yet even…
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A home that goes on the market unfurnished presents additional challenges for prospective buyers. That’s because they’ll need an excellent sense of perspective and a good imagination to picture what the property might look like when furnished. Often, buyers will fear a property is smaller because it lacks furnishings to give some perspective to its…
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Every mortgage type offers different options, and which one a buyer chooses will impact their future finances. The two main groups are fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which fall under the banner of conventional loans or those that the government doesn’t back. Other loans are government-backed, while jumbo loans are typically utilized for luxury, high-cost…
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The compulsory purchase of insurance by a mortgage borrower to protect their lender from a loan default is under investigation, according to a report from the leading financial news agency, Bloomberg. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is questioning the validity of forcing borrowers as a condition of a loan to pay for insurance that…
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Two big Hollywood names, along with the most famous of all the tech sector mega-rich, are headlining the real estate market at the moment. The Beverly Hills home of iconic sex symbol Raquel Welch, who died in February last year aged 83, has just been put on the market for $3.95 million. It’s a beautiful…
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Performing 24/7, 365 days of the year, fridges are the crucial quiet achiever of the kitchen. Yet they are also the most under-appreciated appliance so, when they stop working unexpectedly, both food and budgets can also rapidly suffer. With so many areas of the US having hot summers, it’s difficult to imagine how early generations…
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