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Some Highlights: Hiring a Real Estate Professional to buy your dream home, or sell your current house is one of the most 'educated' decisions you can make! A Real Estate Professional has the experience needed to help you through the entire process. Make sure that you hire someone who knows curren...

According to the recently released BMO Harris Bank Home Buying Report, 52% of Americans say they are likely to buy a home in the next five years. Americans surveyed for the report said they would be willing to pay an average of $296,000 for a home and would average a 21% down payment. The report ...

      1. BATHROOMS GO BIG-TIME Baths will emerge in 2015 as “the most sumptuous room in the house,” says designer and Marc Jacobs favorite Stephan Jaklitsch. He notes a shift away from ho-hum tiles in favor of monolithic slabs of marble and exotic stone. At Simon’s Bath in downtown Manhattan, de...

  Your vacuum cleaner does a big job in your home, so keeping it happy is really important. And it only takes a few minutes to give it a once-over. Along with getting rid of all the gunk that's attached itself to your machine, cleaning your vacuum cleaner ensures it does the best job it can. Fol...

By: Nikki BuckelewIf you have not bought or sold a home in a few years (or maybe decades) it is likely that there are more than a few new trends in real estate that you will encounter as you begin to interview real estate agents.One particular trend now common among many real estate brokerage fir...

    Cleaning out clutter can be a tough task, especially if you have been letting it build up for a while. Instead of setting aside a huge block of time to take care of months' or years' worth of clutter, take baby steps by throwing away only one type of item a day. And by throwing away, I mean ...

A recent survey by Ipsos found that the American public is still somewhat confused about what is actually necessary to qualify for a home mortgage loan in today’s housing market. The study pointed out two major misconceptions that we want to address today.1. Down PaymentThe survey revealed that c...

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Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to their dream home. With interest rates still near 4% and home values on the rise, now may be a great time to make a move.Sellers should realize that waiting while mortgage rates are increasing probabl...

Each month, Quicken Loans releases their national Home Price Perception Index(HPPI). This month’s report revealed that the difference in appraiser home value opinions as compared to homeowner estimates is continuing to increase. Chief Economist Bob Walters explains:"Many homeowners around the cou...