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2018 

If you are looking to buy a home, then you should consider getting preapproved before you even begin your search. There are some benefits of getting preapproved as well as drawbacks for failing to do so. Benefit of Getting Preapproved. Having a preapproval letter attached to your offer can go a ...
11/12/2018
In the past, you may have heard that a home can be “too tight”… that a home needs to breathe. The issue isn’t that a home can be too tight. A home doesn’t need to breathe but people do! Over the past several years we have seen new building codes come into place that requires higher home energy e...
11/12/2018
 The last thing you want to do is ruin your mortgage approval once you've gotten the go-ahead from the lender. If you've been preapproved for a loan there are some things you can do that will actually ruin your chances of getting the loan. This can terminate the transaction and really put a ding...
11/12/2018
Leave it to Vegas to take a chance and roll the dice. Inman is reporting that the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) is ending their syndication agreement with Zillow and ListHub. The question is, "How will the move impact Realtors, buyers, and sellers?" David Crete, the multiple ...
11/12/2018
“Style” is a somewhat vague term, referring not just to the aesthetic choices of a given room, hairdo, piece of clothing or piece of art, but how those choices blend together and affect the people who see them. And when you’re designing the interior of your home, you might not think about how al...
11/12/2018
Social media can be a tempting resource for licensees who seek immediate gratification for questions or problem-solving. Reliance upon Facebook groups is growing. Not so long ago, posting anything online even remotely related to a transaction was taboo, and with good reason. Public discussion of...
11/12/2018
Top 5 Reasons to Take Advantage of Your VA Mortgage Loan Option Let me begin by wishing you a happy Veterans Day and thank all veterans so much for your service. We are all indebted to you for your honor, dedication to our country and service on behalf of all Americans. You are appreciated.     ...
11/12/2018
     Veterans Day 2018!  On November 11, we honor our family members who served in the United States Armed Forces.     Our family has fought for the United States of America for generations.  My father, grandfathers, brother, cousins, and uncles have defended the United States during The American...
11/11/2018
Pricing in the Land of "No Comps" Agents already list confidence in pricing as one of the biggest challenges in their business. But throw a property in the mix with few or no current comparables and you might throw up your hands and declare a, "comparable calamity!" But armed with just a few pri...
11/10/2018
I’m Thankful for the Friendships in our ActiveRain Community   Debbie Reynolds is sponsoring a 10-day Thanksgiving Post Challenge from today through Thanksgiving Day, an encouragement to share the things we are thankful and why! The community of ActiveRain is certainly one of those things.   I h...
11/09/2018
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