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Selling How Home Sellers Can Use Concessions to Get to Closing How can you as the seller use concessions to help you sell your house? Some buyers are looking for better deals to counter higher mortgage rates. As home inventory begins to grow and buyers regain some advantage in the market, sellers may consider offering more in negotiations to make the deal more attractive and get […]
Buying Real estate trends to watch in 2025 According to Ryan Lundquist over at the Sacramento Appraisal Blog, here are THINGS TO WATCH IN 2025:   Sellers will continue to thaw out: Last year we saw more listings come to the market. In fact, we had about 3,500 more new listings than 2023 in the region. But the wild part is we were still […]
Selling Stage Your Home for a Quick Sale Home staging is a strategic way of preparing your home to spotlight all of its best features while downplaying its shortcomings. This includes decluttering, depersonalizing and making any necessary repairs or improvements to the house. Home staging is not required, but it can make a difference in a tight, competitive selling market. Staged homes tend […]
Other Credit Scores: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Will opening a new store credit card hurt your three-digit FICO credit score? Will closing that credit card account that you haven’t used in 10 years cause your score to drop? Will applying for a home equity loan cause your score to tumble? You may not need to be as worried as you are! Learn […]
Appraisals Consumer Guide: The Appraisal Process If you are financing your home purchase, you will likely be required to get a home appraisal as one of the steps between signing and close. Here’s what you should know: What is an appraisal? An appraisal is an opinion on a home’s market value that helps a lender ensure the purchase price is in line […]
Real Estate Real Estate After Death When you die, do you want to create chaos and negativity as you pass away? If so, then make sure to do almost zero estate planning! No matter your level of wealth, if you don’t do any planning of your estate, you could easily leave your children or relatives with very few assets, and the […]
Real Estate Your Home Sale and Capital Gains Let’s start with the basics: What is capital gains tax? It is a type of tax on profits earned from the sale of assets like stock or real estate. When these are sold for more than they cost to purchase, the IRS taxes the gain. In real estate, capital gains are calculated by taking the […]
Uncategorized 2025 Trend Report The Trend Report 2025 Reports By Coldwell Banker Global Luxury/Jan 6 2025 The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® program unveils the third installment of The Trend Report, a comprehensive analysis of what’s new and noteworthy for high-net-worth real estate. This wildly popular and award-winning annual report series draws upon insights and data from leading sources like […]
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Selling Small Fixes Can Pay Off When You Sell Your Home SMALL FIXES CAN PAY OFF WHEN YOU SELL YOUR HOME You want to sell your home, but the kids have scuffed up the floors and chipped the paint. The kitchen could use a face-lift and the lawn has seen better days. Every seller has to decide whether to sink money into their house before listing it, […]
Real Estate Only an Expert Agent Can Give You an Accurate Value of Your Home In today’s digital age, it’s tempting to rely on automated tools for everything — including figuring out how much your house is worth. But be careful. The automated estimates you’re seeing online often miss key details that affect the true market value of your home. Before you toss a for sale sign in your yard and expect to bring […]
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Home Improvement 7 Upgrades to Boost Your Home’s Value in 2025 Thinking about upgrading your property in the new year? Since the housing market is expected to remain competitive, it’s more important than ever to consider improvements. Read on for tips to elevate your quality of living and your home’s desirability. 1. Revamp Your Kitchen A well-designed kitchen remains a surefire way to add value. Kitchen […]
Selling Should You Sell Your House As-Is or Make Repairs? A recent study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows most sellers (61%) completed at least minor repairs when selling their house. But sometimes life gets in the way and that’s just not possible. Maybe that’s why, 39% of sellers chose to sell as-is instead (see chart below): If you’re feeling stressed because you don’t have the time, budget, or resources to […]
Buying I’m a Real Estate Agent: 7 Reasons Why 2025 Is the Year To Buy in California California is a coveted place to live due to its temperate climate and variety of geography, from mountains to deserts and a mix of big cities and suburbs. The consequence of being a desirable place to live is that housing prices are often higher here than in other parts of the country. However, things are shifting, and […]
Market Trends A Letter to the Nation’s New Leaders: Right Now, the American Dream of Homeownership Is in Crisis By Damian Eales Nov 5, 2024 The average single-family home in America costs $420,000. If home prices had simply kept pace with inflation since 1963, that home would cost just $185,000. Regulations and other costs buyers bear add more than $90,000 to the price of a new home. And supply is not meeting nationwide demand. America must build as […]
Market Trends Why Home Sales Bounce Back After Presidential Elections With the 2024 Presidential election fast approaching, you might be wondering what impact, if any, it’s having on the housing market. Let’s break it down. Election Years Bring a Temporary Slowdown In any given year, home sales slow down slightly in the fall. It’s a typical, seasonal trend. However, according to data from BTIG, in election years there’s […]
Market Trends Two Reasons Why the Housing Market Won’t Crash You may have heard chatter recently about the economy and talk about a possible recession. It’s no surprise that kind of noise gets some people worried about a housing market crash. Maybe you’re one of them. But here’s the good news – there’s no need to panic. The housing market is not set up for a crash […]
Other Discarding Unwanted Household Items The saying “One person’s treasure is another person’s trash” is no truer than in the case of selling, donating or removing household furnishings that no longer serve you. What you are likely to find out is that your beloved Aunt Ann’s Hummel collection or your father’s prized recliner has little to no value in today’s […]
Selling 2 Reasons Sellers Should (Still) Offer to Pay a Commission to Buyers Agents If you’ve been planning on selling your house, or are currently in the middle of doing so, you’ve probably heard that there will be some changes in how your home can be listed and marketed, with regard to a commission being offered (or not) to buyers’ agents. While some listing agents may already be implementing […]

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