It’s not like it used to be.
Rewind a few dozen years ago: We just half-joked about needing bakery ticket machines to control the rush of customer on Martin Luther King and President’s Day weekends...
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Adding one more chore to your spring-cleaning could save you thousands in the future
To spare your wallet and your sanity, do yourself a favor during your annual spring cleaning...
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Usually, a sale is spurred by a life event --- a new baby, job, marriage, divorce, hip replacement. Maybe there has been a change in financial status, positive or negative...
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A few months ago I wrote about trading down. Now the flip side ---trading up. Going larger or smaller: some things are the same. If you plan to stay in the same locale...
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I’ve written before about how buyers and sellers have trouble seeing eye to eye. In fact, it can feel like buyers are from Mars, while sellers are from Venus. Buyers and sellers have different goals...
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A new house is usually high on home shoppers’ wish list. Yet when it comes down to it, feeling at home in a house seems to be the deciding factor...
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Before we get into what property valuation means, how it’s determined, and the factors that influence it, let’s draw an important distinction...
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When a potential buyer offers considerably less than you’ve asked, it’s tempting to dismiss the offer out of hand...
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When a client comes to me to discuss downsizing in the same area, I always ask the same questions: What are you willing to give up and what do you want to gain?
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When you first list your property for sale, it’s exciting. You’ve prepared your house and your property to appeal to a buyer and you’re emotionally ready to move on...
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There’s a lot of talk these days about current market conditions. The presidential election, the changing demographics, and the latest hot and not-so-hot locations...
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Families can be complicated, blended families even more so. This is never more apparent than when it’s time for a family to transition their house to the next generation...
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When there’s news in the economic or real estate market, buyers and sellers hear it differently. For instance, let’s say interest rates are going up.
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Primarily, you should expect your broker to be respectful, accessible, and discreet. However, the specifics of creating a smooth process differ somewhat depending on whether you plan to buy or sell...
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When you’re looking to buy a house, your broker is going to know how much you can spend, why, what kind of lifestyle you have, and a million other intimate facts your closest friends might not even know. That’s why, whether you’re buying or selling, you want to be thoughtful about who you choose...
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Gender is complicated -- period. How men and women differ when buying and selling real estate can have more (or as much) to do with others’ expectations than with the individuals themselves.
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Selling your house can be very frustrating. Once you’ve decided to go, you want to leave immediately -- but it might take weeks, months, or even years to find a buyer. There are things you can do to prepare your house and property to sell, but you’ll also need to prepare yourself.
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As I launch this blog, 2015 is coming to a close. The jury is still out on how the year compares with prior years, since we won’t have news of all sales closed in the year until the end of the first quarter 2016. There are, however, a few trends and events on which we can already reflect.
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