Tips & Tricks
7 White Lies That Can Destroy Your Homebuying Chances – Feb 20, 2023
By Kathleen Willcox You’ve probably already told several white lies this week. Yes, really. When someone asks how you are, do you always mean it when you answer with, “Doing well”? Stretching the truth here and there is pretty stan...
6 Kitchen Staging Mistakes That Can Sabotage the Sale of Your Home – Feb 12, 2023
By Brittany Natale Sellers know that staging their home is a vital step to take when preparing to put their property on the market. But not all sellers give proper due to the kitchen during this critical process. Staging your k...
Will Leasing a Car Ruin Your Chances of Buying a Home? Maybe—Here’s Why – Feb 5th, 2023
By Ana Durrani Buying a home of your very own is a dream. For most people to make that dream a reality, they’ll have to get approved for a home loan. To up your chances of being approved—at a favorable rate—it’s always smart to p...
How Much Is My House Worth? Tools to Help You Determine Your Sale Price – Jan 29th, 2023
By Julie Ryan Evans Maybe you’ve been inspired by those “Sold” signs in your neighborhood; maybe you’re just ready for a change of scenery. Whatever the case, a great way to get an idea of how much your home is worth is to look a...
5 Bathroom Design Rules You Should Break in 2023 – Jan 21st, 2023
By Ana Durrani Most homebuyers embark on their house hunt with a list of deal breakers, but an outdated bathroom typically isn’t one of them. Sure, it might be hard to imagine yourself relaxing in a bathtub surrounded by stai...
Want To Lower Your Mortgage Interest Rate? You Can Actually Buy It Down – Jan 13th, 2023
By Lisa Marie Conklin Many homebuyers today are losing sleep over steeply rising interest rates, which have more or less doubled over the past year and reached their highest level in two decades. Now hovering in the mid-6% range, these ...
New Year, New Home? 9 Myths About Buying a New-Construction House That Actually Aren’t True – Jan 7th, 2023
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Many first-time homebuyers might shy away from the prospect of buying a brand-new home, assuming: It will cost too much. It will take too long. While purchasing new construction is indeed different f...
Buyers: Here’s 5 Ways To Choose a Home That Will Help You Save Energy – Dec 30th, 2022
By Larissa Runkle We’ve all read the headlines: Fuel and electricity costs are on the rise, and they’re only going to get more expensive as temperatures continue to drop. In some cases, the energy crisis has become so extreme that pe...