Real Estate Professionals
Down Payment Assistance – aka DPA – is funds that are available typically to first-time home buyers to assist in the money needed to qualify and close on a home purchase. The program is available for FHA/VA loans and has a myriad of benefits for the first-time home buyer. Where many programs have low income […]
Tax Deductions for Homeowners: 8 Breaks You Get for Owning Your Own Home By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy, Realtor.com January 2025 Tax season: Everyone’s favorite time of year has just begun. This year, the Internal Revenue Service opened the tax filing season on Jan. 27. The deadline for filing (without an extension) is April 15. For homeowners, there is an […]
Once you decide to sell your home, you might have questions about how to prepare it for listing and viewing by potential buyers. An agent who is a REALTOR® can guide you through this process. Here are some common considerations as you prepare your home to sell: How do I find the right agent to […]
National Association of Realtors economists weigh in on home sales and mortgage rates—and how the election results, the economy and changing buyer demographics could impact your real estate business in the year ahead. The last two years have been tough for many people who work in home sales or who were in the market to […]
Why Staging Matters, Even in a Seller’s Market Homes may be selling faster, but the right style can help earn the highest ROI. September 27, 2021 | By: Patti Stern Many homes are going under contract the first weekend they’re listed—and sometimes without any preparation for the market. Still, real estate professionals can’t promise sellers their […]
Low mortgage rates fueled housing price increases, and now home affordability remains a challenge with with the higher priced homes at our increased interest rates. Demand still remains high, and defaults remain low. Here are some data points for your review from CoreLogic. Key notes to consider: Mortgage payments are on time with delinquencies & […]
5 Nonlazy Reasons to Skip Remodeling Before You Sell Home sellers often hear that if they ever hope to find a buyer, they must whip their house into perfect shape—fix this, paint that, overhaul your horribly outdated kitchen. But just looking at the list of renovations is exhausting! This leads many to wonder: Do I really […]
…and What Sellers Can Do To Prevent It! We’ve talked about surprising home features buyers LOVE, and about why buyers aren’t biting on today’s market, despite it being highly affordable. But we haven’t talked much about the characteristics of sellers, listings and homes that turn buyers all the way off. Well, not until now! Here […]
8 Unwritten Etiquette Rules Every Home Seller Should Know If you’re trying to sell your home, you’ve probably scrutinized it, staged it, and scrubbed it down from floorboards to rooftop as if the folks from Architectural Digest were stopping by for a cover shoot. OK, so it’s in immaculate shape—but your home isn’t the only […]
5 Big Reasons to Sell Your Home This Year (Because It Could Get Tougher) Rachel Stults | Feb 20, 2019 | Realtor.com It’s no secret that life’s been pretty good to sellers for the past several years. Even if you had no need—or desire—to move, the housing landscape might have seriously tempted you to put […]