by Becca Linnig | Jun 14, 2017 | Buyers, Buying A House, Home buyer, House Poor, Moving
How much house can you really afford? Is it the amount the bank tells you when preapproving your loan? That’s what most people go by, oftentimes spending up to their max approval amount to get as much house as possible – or to be able to afford something...
by Becca Linnig | May 9, 2017 | Home buyer, Home maintenance, Homeowner, Sell House
Sometimes when everything goes right we have trouble accepting that fact. Perhaps nowhere is this phenomenon more clearly illustrated than in the case where a seller receives a good offer right away. The annals of real estate are well stocked with stories of sellers...
by Becca Linnig | Mar 7, 2017 | Buyers, Home buyer, Homeowner, Sellers
The US Census Bureau recently revealed that the US homeownership rate declined to 62.9%, the lowest level reported in 51 years of Census tracking. This statistic does not signal impending doom. Since 2006, there has been a decline from peak ownership rates which is...
by Becca Linnig | Oct 3, 2016 | Comfort, Home buyer, Homeowner, Luxury, Market Updates
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Nope, it’s a drone, and it’s coming to sell your house. “Your local real-estate agent might have a new trick up their sleeve very soon: Using drones for aerial photography of sprawling...
by Becca Linnig | Oct 3, 2016 | Buyers, Home buyer, Home maintenance, Homeowner, Luxury, Market Updates, Moving, Sales, Sellers
As investments go, real estate is either the smartest place in the world to stash your money or the stupidest thing you can do with it – depending on all kinds of things like location, pricing trends, interest rates, condition of the property, and how long you...