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Real Home Value Calculator: Assessed Value vs Market Value–June 3, 2024

Understanding a home’s true market value is about more than pictures, software assessments and price-per-square-foot. Whether you’re a current homeowner thinking of selling or are house-hunting, it’s crucial you understand what factors affect home valuation. By partnering with a local market expert, sellers will avoid pricing their house out of ...

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Top 12 Apps for Homeowners and Renters–August 2, 2024

More than 77 percent of people own a smartphone.1 The average person checks their smartphone 46 times a day, with people under the age of 24 checking it an average of 74 times a day.1We check it while we’re waiting in line and during our leisure time, whether we’re scrolling ...

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Top 10 Myths That Trip Up Home Buyers (Originally Published 2024)

If you’re thinking about buying a home, you’ve probably received your share of advice from family and friends. Add to that the constant stream of TV shows, news segments, and social media posts that over-simplify the home buying process for easy entertainment. With so much information to sift through, it can ...

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10 Staging Secrets From the Pros for a Quick Home Sale at Top $–July 2, 2024

According to the National Association of Realtors, staging a home prior to listing it can result in a faster and more profitable sale.1 In fact, the Real Estate Staging Association estimates that professionally staged properties spend 73 percent less time on the market, receive more foot traffic, and typically sell ...

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