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FAQ- What to Expect When Buying
What to expect when buying a home. Your FAQ’s answered!Buyer 101- Foundations
Your home’s foundation is one of the main structural components you may have concerns about when making your purchase. While it’s easy to see a roof while touring a property and most buyers will look up, it is important to …
Elevate Your Space – Hardware Matters
Taking a breath from the market, interest rates, and contracts- let’s talk about the fun part of owning a home- making it pretty! There are many ways to upgrade a house- from a large-scale total remodel to landscaping, decor, etc. …
Outbid Again!
If you are a buyer in today’s market, you’re familiar with being outbid. The telltale signs that you are not getting a “yes” include multiple offers, the whispers of cash, appraisals waived, and when your offer is about to expire…it’s …
Offers No More
The big Zillow news, the “Zillow Offers” program is shuttering after only a few years due to disappointing profits and shareholder pressure. Zillow acted as buyer, appraiser, bank, flipper, then broker in their Zillow offers model, leaving the company exposed …
Big News | Bigger Buying Power
You’ve been searching and searching, you’ve saved your money for a sizable down payment, and now you’re not finding what you want because prices keep going up! Your choice is to either increase the budget or decrease the list of …
The Neighborly Q & A
I opened the floor to our Instagram audience this week and took questions about the housing market and my own experience as a realtor. If you don’t see a question you’d like the answer to below, please email directly to …
RE Tip- The Cool Down
What does it feel like in the market when you have a slight cool down from the scorching hot beginning of 2021? Well, it feels a little weird, a little unsure, still a bit frantic, if you’re in the buyer’s …
RE Tips- For Out-of-State Buyer’s
The rumors are true, life in Arizona is pretty sweet, with a side of hellish hot in the summer, and that’s why an estimated 240-300 people move to the valley every day. Yes, you read that right, every day. Phoenix …
Market Commentary
There’s a lot of buzz out there about supply improving- more listings coming to market and therefore an improved buyer scenario. While this is mostly true (16 out of 17 tracked cities have more supply than they did last month …
Summer Home Prep
Each Spring as we enjoy the longer and warmer days that begin and end with cool crisp air, we can’t help but think about that serious summer heat just around the corner. While we are enjoying the weather we have …
How to Compete with CA Cash
So, you found the home of your dreams…you’re prepared to make an offer- all your ducks are in a row- you begin to imagine how you’ll decorate, entertain and live in the space….then you get the call from your agent, …