Things To Avoid After Applying For A Mortgage
Things to Avoid After Applying for a Mortgage
Congratulations! You’ve found a home to buy and have applied for a mortgage! You're undoubtedly excited about the opportunity to decorate your new home, but before you make any large purchases, ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on September 16, 2019 in Buyers
What Is The Probability That Home Values Sink?
What Is the Probability That Home Values Sink?
With the current uncertainty about the economy triggered by a potential trade war, some people are waiting to purchase their first home or move-up to their dream house because they think or hope home ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on September 12, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
The Role Access Plays in Getting Your Home Sold
The Role Access Plays in Getting Your House Sold
So, you’ve decided to sell your house. You’ve hired a real estate professional to help you with the entire process and you’ve been asked what level of access you want to ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on September 10, 2019 in Selling Your Home
5 Reasons To Sell This Fall
5 Reasons to Sell This Fall
Below are 5 compelling reasons listing your home for sale this fall makes sense.
1. Demand Is Strong
The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on September 3, 2019 in Selling Your Home
Top Priorities When Moving With Kids
Top Priorities When Moving with Kids
According to the Pew Research Center, around 37% of U.S students will be going back to school soon and the rest have already started the new academic year. With school-aged children in your ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on August 29, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
Experts Predict a Strong Housing Market for the Rest of 2019
Experts Predict a Strong Housing Market for the Rest of 2019
We’re in the back half of the year, and with a decline in interest rates as well as home price and wage appreciation, many are wondering what the predictions are for the remainder ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on August 26, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
A Great Way To Increase Your Family's Net Worth
A Great Way to Increase Your Family’s Net Worth
Every three years, the Federal Reserve conducts its Survey of Consumer Finances. Data is collected across all economic and social groups. The latest survey data covers 2013-2016....
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on August 20, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
5 Real Estate Reality TV Myths : Explained
5 Real Estate Reality TV Myths Explained
Have you ever been flipping through the channels, only to find yourself glued to the couch in an HGTV binge session? We’ve all been there, watching entire seasons of shows like “Property ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on August 14, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
Existing Home Sales Point Toward A Good Time To Sell
Existing Home Sales Point Toward a Good Time to Sell
Some Highlights:
Existing Home Sales dropped 1.7% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.27 million in June.
Low inventory levels are still a factor in the market. The current ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on August 5, 2019 in Selling Your Home
What A Difference A Year Makes For Sellers
What a Difference a Year Makes for Sellers
Over the last few years, many sellers have been hesitant to put their houses on the market because they feared not being able to find another home to buy.
We’ve reported on inventory ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on July 23, 2019 in Selling Your Home
Now’s the Time to Move-Up and Upgrade Your Current Home!
Now’s the Time to Move-Up and Upgrade Your Current Home!
Homes priced at the top 25% of the price range for a particular area of the country are considered "premium homes." In today’s real estate market, there are deals to be had at ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on July 8, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
New Research Showing House Is Affordable For First-Time Home Buyers
New Research Shows Housing Is Affordable For First-Time Buyers
Home prices have been on the rise for the last seven years, leading many housing market analysts to conclude that first-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market due to ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on May 14, 2019 in Buyers
Buyer Demand Is Surging & Home Value Appreciation Begins To Stabilize This Spring
Buyer Demand Surging as Spring Market Begins
Last fall, some predicted that the 2019 residential real estate market would be a disaster. There was even belief we might experience a housing crash like the one that occurred during the last decade....
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on April 18, 2019 in Buyers & Sellers
Spring Maintenance Checklist
Your Home’s Spring Maintenance Checklist
Some Highlights:
Every spring, your home needs some extra TLC!
Whether you plan on selling your home this spring or not, conducting this maintenance will help ensure your home functions well ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on April 15, 2019 in Selling Your Home
What You Need To Know About Today's Real Estate Market
3 Graphs that Show What You Need to Know About Today’s Real Estate Market
The Housing Market has been a hot-topic in the news lately. Depending on which media outlet you watch, it can start to be a bit confusing to understand what’s ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on April 11, 2019 in Buyers
5 Criteria for Pricing a Home
When you put your home up for sale, one of the best ways to determine the asking price is to look at comparable sales. There’s rarely a perfect apples-to-apples comparison, so a pricing decision often relies on comparisons to several recent ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on March 27, 2019 in Selling Your Home
What Are The Benefits Of Becoming A Homeowner?
What are the Benefits of Becoming a Homeowner?
Every family has a list of important dates. We celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, pet adoptions…and the list goes on. For 64.4 percent of households in the United States, this list ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on February 26, 2019 in Buyers
The KonMari Method: Helping You Prep Your House For Sale
The KonMari Method: Helping You Prep Your House For Sale
One of the biggest challenges sellers face when listing their house is decluttering. Cleaning out some of the more personal decorating choices allows buyers to imagine themselves living in ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on February 6, 2019 in Selling Your Home
Five Ways to Update & Maintain Your Home This New Year
In January, we often make resolutions to improve every aspect of our lives, from our health to our habits to our hobbies.
So, what about making a few resolutions for your home?
Here are five easy ways to add value to your home through maintenance or ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on January 18, 2019 in Selling Your Home
Top 10 New Years Resolutions
It's that time of year!
If you've resolved to ring out the old and start the New Year with clean slate, you're in good company.
Here are the this year's most popular resolutions:
10. Find a new / better job9. Volunteer / contribute more to ...
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Posted by Tomi Petersen on January 7, 2019 in Realtor