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7 Smart Tips To Keep Your Home Safe From Burglars This Holiday Season
It's the season of gifts, food, decorations, a lot of festivities, and of course- burglaries. Wait, what? Unfortunately, it’s the less cheerful reality of the holiday season. According to the FBI, 18 percent of home burglaries happen in December, and police only solve 13 percent of them. ...
Housing Inventory On The Rise

Median Sales Price in Washtenaw County increased 7.2 percent to $378,735 for Single Family homes

and 7.5 percent to $280,000 for Townhouse/Condo homes. Average Days on Market increased 4.0

percent for Single Family homes and 36.1 percent for Townhouse/Condo ...

What You Should Know If You're Buying A Home in A Flood-Prone Area
You have been in the market for a while now searching for your forever home. You thought that none of the homes suit you right now. Until you see this listing: a charming four-bedroom abode with a huge backyard ideal for your family, near a bustling neighborhood, and well within your price ...
4 Ways to Avoid Going Over Budget on A Home Renovation
Whether you are renovating to make your space more comfortable, to increase your home's value, or just trying the style you always wanted from Pinterest, one of the biggest obstacles you can face when updating your home is staying within your budget. ...
The Housing Market is Undergoing a Major Shift

Median Sales Price in Washtenaw County increased 0.4 percent to $350,000 for Single Family homes and 11.3 percent to $265,000 for Townhouse/Condo homes. Average Days on Market decreased 3.7 percent for Single Family homes but increased 48.3 percent for Townhouse/Condo homes. Months ...

3 Things To Remember Before Making Any Updates When Selling Your Home
If you're planning to sell your home, just thinking about the preparations you need for your property can easily become overwhelming. Because of this, many sellers tend to overspend on repairs and updates that won’t help sell their homes for more. They feel like they have to fix ...
U.S Housing Market Continues to Slow

Affordability challenges have priced many buyers out of the market this year, and buyers who do succeed in purchasing a home are finding that the costs of homeownership have increased significantly, with monthly mortgage payments more than 55% higher than a year ago, according to the ...

What To Know About Cash Offers When Selling Your Home
If you're considering selling your home, you might have encountered the term “all-cash offer.” Or maybe as you’re driving around town or scrolling online, you’ve seen advertisements from businesses that say they “buy homes for cash.” What does it mean? ...
Summer 2022 Has Been a Season of Change

Summer 2022 has been a season of change for the U.S. real estate market. With housing affordability at a 33-year low, existing-home sales have continued to soften nationwide, falling 5.9% month-to-month and 20.9% year-over-year as of last measure, according to the National Association ...

What To Know If You're Looking To Buy A Home in a Wildfire-Prone Area
A recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal finds that wildfires are becoming more intense and more frequent, with recent years seeing record-breaking wildfire seasons due to climate change and land use change. An estimated 4.5 million homes in the U.S. ...
Buyers, Beware of Making These Mistakes During The Home Inspection
After what could be months of browsing online, numerous home showings, and countless updates from your real estate agent about new listings, you're ecstatic to have finally found the home you want to buy. You put down an offer, and the seller has accepted. All the hard work is done, right? Not ...
U.S Housing Market Continues to Cool

The U.S. housing market has continued to cool, as rising mortgage rates and record-high sales prices have stifled affordability, weakening demand and pricing out a multitude of buyers. Nationally, median household income has failed to keep pace with increasing mortgage payments, with ...

7 Ways To Minimize Unnecessary Costs When Moving
Whatever the reason behind your move, whether you're buying your first home, you’ve got a new job in a different city, or you want to be closer to your loved ones and relatives, among others, relocating is no small venture. There are many factors to consider: finding the time and energy ...
Is the Housing Market Slowing Down?

What Does Rising Inflation, Soaring Home Prices, and Increased Mortgage Rates Mean For Real Estate? To help quell inflation, which reached 8.6% as of last measure in May, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point in June, the largest interest rate ...

Summer Is The Best Time to Tackle These 5 Home Improvement Projects
If you're a homeowner, aside from lounging by a swimming pool or throwing a few backyard barbecues, the warmer months are also the perfect time to tackle some improvement projects around your house and yard. The beautiful weather conditions give you ample time to assess, repair, and make ...
7 Listing Photo Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Your Home
A photograph can be worth more than a thousand words. This is especially true in real estate. You might have the most desirable house in the neighborhood, but if you do not take and post the right pictures, your home will not appeal to as many buyers. In the 2021 National Association of ...

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