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7 Reasons to Work With a REALTOR®
REALTORS® are members of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. When you’re buying a home, here’s what an agent who’s a REALTOR® can do for you. Act as an expert guide. Buying a home … Continue reading
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DOWN PAYMENT MISPERCEPTIONS PERSIST
The majority of home buyers—87%—finance their home purchase. But some aspiring buyers may delay their purchase due to persistent myths over down payment requirements. Thirty-five percent of consumers believe they need a down payment of 16% to 20% of the … Continue reading
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A Home Gym? No Sweat
In the 1980s and ‘90s, when houses were getting bigger and fancier with all sorts of specialty spaces—theaters with stadium seating, giant aquariums, rathskellers, and sports courts—some homeowners would bring in dozens of pieces of gym equipment, install cushioned flooring, … Continue reading
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Tagged amenities, carpet, cost, design, equipment, floor, flooring, home, homeowner, homeowners, homes, Houses, indoor, luxury, owners, pandemic, potential buyers, properties, real estate, realtors, remodel, rent, rooms
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Why Staging Matters, Even in a Seller’s Market
Many homes are going under contract the first weekend they’re listed—and sometimes without any preparation for the market. Still, real estate professionals can’t promise sellers their property will stand out and receive the highest offers unless buyers fall in love … Continue reading
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Tagged bedroom, bedrooms, buyers, contract, decluttering, dining rooms, features, furniture, home, home buyer, home staging, homes, interest, interior, invest, investment, kitchen, kitchens, lifestyle, living room, living rooms, market, millennial, online, price, professional, property, quality, real estate, realtor, realtors, return, ROI, room, rooms, Sale, seller, seller's market, sellers, show, space, stage, staging, style, trend, under contract, value
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What You Need to Know About Buyer Love Letters to Home Sellers
Did you hear the one about the dog who wrote a love letter? Not to his owner, but to a home seller. Well, actually the dog’s owner wrote the letter in Buddy’s voice, describing how wag-worthy the house was and … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, backyard, buyers, closing, competitive market, contract, discrimination, earnest money, fair housing, financial, home, home buyer, home sellers, house, housing, Law, market, offer, personal, potential, property, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, realtors, rent, seller, sellers, tips
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