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Kitchen Color Schemes: Avoiding Kitschy Colors

The never-regret kitchen starts with the right hues The kitchen is the heart of the household, a place where you prepare meals and make memories. So it only makes sense that your kitchen’s color scheme reflects your unique tastes and … Continue reading

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Are Garageless Homes the Future?

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, November 21, 2016 Self-autonomous vehicles are expected to be available commercially within the next five years, and by 2030, driverless cars could make up as much as 60 percent of U.S. auto sales, according … Continue reading

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Why Veterans Make Some of the Best Clients

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, November 11, 2016 There are 18.8 million veterans and veteran families in the U.S. That’s a huge pool of potential buyers and sellers. Traditionally, the home ownership rate for veterans of the U.S. military … Continue reading

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Resale Issues Buyers Don’t Think About

 November 2016 | By Mary McIntosh  In 2002, when I first got my real estate license, I took a class at my brokerage about how to show properties. Seems silly, right? How hard is it to unlock the door? But … Continue reading

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Parents With Kids Really Need Your Help

Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, November 01, 2016 Families moving with children can face a lot of complications and time pressures during a real estate transaction. Fifty-three percent of families with children under the age of 18 report that … Continue reading

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When Home Additions Hurt and Help Resale

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Your clients shouldn’t automatically assume that adding extra square footage to their home will raise its value at resale. In the case of a 1917 Cotswold-style Craftsman in Pasadena, Calif., the … Continue reading

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First-Time Buyers Behind Latest Housing Gains

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, October 20, 2016 Existing-home sales rebounded in September as first-time home buyers flooded the market. Sales to first-time home buyers topped a 34 percent share in September, the highest in more than four years, … Continue reading

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How to Reinvent a Room to Attract Buyers

By Patti Stern, PJ & Company Staging and Interior Decorating Thinking about remodeling but not sure it will pay off when it comes time to sell? According to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report, most room remodels and additions may … Continue reading

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Do Your Buyers Think About Quality of Life?

October 2016 | By Melissa Dittmann Tracey They may judge homes based on superficial elements when they should be going deeper than that. One real estate agent encourages buyers to look at factors of a property that impact their mental, … Continue reading

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