The National Association of REALTORS® has announced that there's a housing supply shortage. Homes are selling quickly and home prices are starting to inch up again. It's becoming a seller's market in many areas.Any time the market changes, it's time to change strategies. During a buyer's market,
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05/25/2016
With homeowners using their basements for laundry, exercise and storage, aesthetics are usually a secondary concern. How can you update the looks of your basement? Here are a few ideas worth exploring:#1 Enhance the FloorFloors in busy areas eventually end up in bad shape. A new floor will tremen
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05/23/2016
Pulling together a flawless home isn't easy. But you don't need to be an expert (or hire one) to create an inviting space - you just need to follow a few expert rules.Heed these designer tips to get a designer look that Freshome says is "fabulous and functional, all at the same time," in your hom
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05/23/2016
A man can't serve two masters, the Good Book says; but neither the law nor common practice precludes the possibility of both buyer and seller being represented by the same real estate agent. When this happens a "dual agency" situation is created; and dual agency is a subject about which both conf
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05/17/2016
None of us can appreciate -- nor anticipate -- the future. Although we always believe it will never happen to us, once in a while, calamity strikes, and then we have to address these very hard and difficult questions.You own a house, with a sizable mortgage. Suddenly, you (or your spouse) lost th
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05/17/2016
Holding an open house for your soon-to-be-listed or newly on the market home is a lot like being on a game show where edging out the other contestants in a short period of time is key. In TV game shows, such as "Jeopardy," the contestants don’t automatically know answers to so many trivia questio
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05/16/2016
Among the fastest ways to kill a post-vacation buzz is returning home and discovering your house is in shambles. Maybe a water pipe broke and now you're trudging through ankle-deep sludge. Perhaps a burglar slipped inside, ransacked the place and gallivanted away with your most valued possessions
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05/16/2016
