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Staging a home doesn’t have to break the bank. With a few strategic decisions and some creativity, you can make your home more appealing to buyers without spending a fortune. Here are some budget-friendly home staging tips to help you get started. 1. Declutter and Depersonalize One of the most cost-effective ways to stage your … Read more
Home staging is an essential practice in the real estate market. It involves preparing a home for sale to make it more appealing to potential buyers, often leading to quicker sales and higher offers. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to sell or a real estate agent assisting clients, understanding the basics of home staging is … Read more
Some Highlights Summer is officially here and that means it’s the perfect time to start planning where you want to vacation and unwind this season. If you’re excited about getting away and having some fun in the sun, it might make sense to consider if owning your own vacation home is right for you. An Ameriprise Financial survey sheds … Read more
Some Highlights As we move into the second half of 2024, here’s what experts say you should expect for home prices, mortgage rates, and home sales. Home Prices Are Expected To Climb Moderately Home prices are forecasted to rise at a more normal pace. The graph below shows the latest forecasts from seven of the most trusted sources in … Read more
Some Highlights With all the headlines circulating about home prices and mortgage rates, you may be asking yourself if it still makes sense to buy a home right now, or if it’s better to keep renting. Here’s some information that could help put your mind at ease by showing that investing in a home is still a powerful decision. According to … Read more
Some Highlights With all the headlines circulating about home prices and mortgage rates, you may be asking yourself if it still makes sense to buy a home right now, or if it’s better to keep renting. Here’s some information that could help put your mind at ease by showing that investing in a home is still a powerful decision. According to … Read more
Some Highlights If you own a home, your net worth has probably gone up a lot over the past year. Home prices have been rising, which means you’re building equity much faster than you might think. Here’s how it works. Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. Over the … Read more
Some Highlights Everyone’s vision for the future is personal and unique. But for many, common goals include success, freedom, and prosperity — values closely tied to having your own home and the iconic feeling of achieving the American Dream. A recent survey by Bankrate reveals exactly that: homeownership is still a part of the American Dream. The results show, at 78%, … Read more
Some Highlights And if we look at those three main sources of inventory, you’ll see it’s clear this isn’t like 2008. Homeowners Deciding To Sell Their Houses Although the supply of existing (previously owned) homes is up compared to this time last year, it’s still low overall. And while this varies by local market, nationally, the … Read more
Even if you didn’t own a home at the time, you probably remember the housing crisis in 2008. That crash impacted the lives of countless people, and many now live with the worry that something like that could happen again. But rest easy, because things are different than they were back then. As Business Insider says: “Though … Read more
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