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Are you making plans to place your home on the active Real Estate Market in 2025? If so, are you also planning on hiring a professional Realtor® to assist and guide you through the process? If Not, why? The article below provides some advantages of hiring a professional Realtor® and why your coun...

...enter the active Real Estate market and buy a new home for you or you and family? The following article will assist you in your initial planning. ALWAYS contact your local Real Estate Professional before you go looking at properties.New Year, New Home: How To Make It Happen in 2025 This is the...

The other day I ran into someone I hadn't seen in a while. I knew they had placed their multifamily home on the market 6 months ago. Naturally, I asked how the process was going. It was shared that they had 1 offer (after they adjusted the listing price) but the transaction fell through due to ho...

Today, 1 January 2025, is a blank slate and we can choose what to create on that slate. It's a new day and a new year. My hope is that we will ALL create a blessed year for others. The rest will take care of itself..I hope it is the best year of our lives. You know, that was the name of a 1946 mo...

There was a question posed in our AR forum Q&A section about 15-minute cities by Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!  whom  I thank for piquing my curiosity.   I had heard about Smart Cities and thought 15-Minute Cities were the same.I did some research and found out each is different. Smart cities a...

83 years ago, on December 7th, 1941 @0748 hours (Hawaii time) the Japanese Empire Striking Force atatcked Pearl Harbor, which dragged the USA into WWII. President Roosevelt addressed the nation, by radio, calling this "a date which will live in infamy." Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which w...

So, you're thinking of selling your home in 2025. What are you going to do to prepare it? Should I paint, do a major/minor remodel, or do nothing?Whatever you do, Start Early. By starting early you'll give yourself plenty of time to get the house market ready.In my opinion, the first thing you'll...

We are approaching the Christmas Holiday rapidly. Suddenly I sense the urgency to get the Christmas cards our and do some shopping BUT the days are filling up with holiday events and there are only 20 days left before the actual Holiday celebration.The Town Christmas Tree and Menora lighting is c...

Americans view homeownership as an integral component of the American Dream. Many have a sense that they are being left out because of the rise in prices and interest rates. Many first-time buyers are unaware of existing Down Payment Assistance Programs for which they may qualify. So how do you f...

It's happening! I'm seeing more frequent price adjustments, days on market are growing, and housing inventory is growing. What does that mean for you, the Buyer? See below... More Homes, Slower Price Growth – What It Means for You as a Buyer There are more homes on the market right now than there...