Summer is just around the corner, and if you’re ready to upsize or downsize to a new dream home, this is the perfect time to start preparing your property for sale. If you’ve been living in your current home for more than five years, you can expect a healthy return on your investment. Median existing-home…
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Deciding to sell and move to a new home is not always straightforward and requires careful thought. You need to have the financial resources behind you, whether you are upsizing or downsizing. You’ll need to lay your hands on funds to pay for some of the essentials that come with purchasing your next home. For…
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Have you ever opened the door to your pantry and wondered, “where is the spiral pasta? I know it’s here somewhere.” We’ve all had that moment where we spend more than 10 seconds casting around for that pasta. For most folks, staring into the abyss of your pantry – or their fridge – is a…
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Inviting guests for Easter often throws the hosts into a heated debate about the meal they should prepare. What is the perfect Easter meal? Besides chocolate, of course! Often, it’s best to create a menu you know you can deliver. Perhaps, it is a traditional meal of your heritage, your mother’s passed-down recipe, or a…
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A grey area of the purchase process comes immediately after a seller has accepted your offer – the assumption your lender will support your assessment of the property’s value. With the help of your agent, your proposal should reflect market value and not be a million miles away from the seller’s target price. But what…
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When buying your first home, you’ll find there’s never a shortage of free advice. But in a world of so many opinions and instant experts, there are always going to be a few myths floating around to confuse you. As an experienced agent, I hear many first homebuyers make statements that illustrate they’ve been innocently…
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Price data trends are most powerful when you’re able to drill down into a neighborhood or its surrounding area, providing you with real-world examples of how a market is behaving. Talking to a local agent, such as myself, about property values for the type of home you’re either selling or buying is always a smart…
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It’s amazing how your decision on where to position your television can dictate the rest of the living space in your home. For first-time buyers who’re just moving into their home, it’s one of the first decisions they need to make as they sit among all the packing boxes, trying to work out what goes…
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Preparation is everything when it comes to painting, they say. And real estate agents will tell you one of the cheapest and highest-impact strategies to enhance your home before sale is to paint the exterior and interior. Many owners will opt to paint themselves, especially if the priority is inside the home. And while preparation…
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Zillow economists have crunched the numbers! They’ve analyzed their page-view traffic for nearly 2,300 American cities – plus data on property value growth and days on the market – to rank their users’ most desired locations. Would you guess Zillow users wanted the excitement of New York or L.A.? Or would they prefer those peaceful…
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