Curb Appeal for Added Value
Curb appeal plays a significant role in getting your home ready to sell. Among Realtors®, 94% have suggested that sellers improve their curb appeal before listing a home for sale. First impressions are very...
19 Factors That Could Keep Your House From Selling
Selling your house can be an intensely emotional experience in any market, but it's particularly nerve-wracking when it seems like other homes are going under contract in a matter of days while your listing...
Considering A Fixer-Upper? Follow These 21 Tips
Fixing up a house -- either to live in or to flip -- has become an increasingly popular dream, and it makes sense: Who doesn't love watching all those shows on HGTV while you ponder how much money you could...
Real Estate Market Update: Winning The Deal
Available listings have been down over 30% from 2 years ago. The shortage of move-in-ready listings has created a feeding frenzy that heats up when sharp new listings (the kind our buyers all want) hit the...
4 Tips For Financing Your First Home
First-time homeowners who aren't prepared for the financial realities can find themselves overwhelmed once they actually have those keys in hand -- and as the housing crash and Great Recession showed us in the...
Detroit Condos Among the Most Valuable Properties in Michigan
The high-end Detroit condo/loft market, which did not exist five years ago, is developing into one of the hottest, most valuable real estate markets in Michigan.
How To Choose The Right Suburban Neighborhood
Buying a home anywhere feels like a huge step, but getting settled in the suburbs can seem especially momentous for any household. After all, traditionally, suburbs were for establishing a place in the...
11 Tips For Buying A New Home
Buying a house -- whether it's your first or fifth -- can be a bumpy process. Between the financing, the availability (or scarcity) of homes on the market in your price range that meet your needs, the offer...