Don’t let cosmetics keep you from the home of your dreams

Most real estate agents who’ve been in the business for any amount of time will tell you that it is far too easy to fall…

Use your VA benefits to purchase a home

Although lenders talk a good game in their marketing, true zero-down mortgages are a rarity. Two credit unions offer them to their members – Navy…

Yes, you can love it AND leave it

Most of us are familiar with buyer’s remorse. It’s that sinking feeling that, for any number of reasons, we shouldn’t have made a recent purchase.…

Housing Market Update – October 2021

Welcome to the Monthly Market Report for October 2021. We want to give you the insights that you need to help confidently make the best…

Inexpensive fall home maintenance projects to do this weekend

It has been said that the easiest way to eat an elephant is by taking one bite at a time. The same holds true for…

It’s the perfect time to weatherproof those windows

If you haven’t yet prepared your home for winter, you aren’t alone. Americans have had a rough and tumble 2021, with the pandemic, the economy…

2 Surprising Things That Boost Home Values

What if we told you that you should fear not the big-box retailer that is rumored to be eyeing that vacant parcel near your neighborhood…

Creepy Movies to get you in the Halloween Mood

Halloween is upon us and that means trips with the kids to corn mazes and haunted houses, shopping for pumpkins and buying treats.In other words,…

Don’t believe these 2 common mortgage myths

The biggest myth about mortgages (aka “home loans”) is that they’re hard to get. From how to qualify to acceptable credit scores to down payments,…

Are you ready for the next hurricane?

While, thankfully, hurricane Ida is now in the rearview mirror and all is quiet on the weather front, emergency preparedness experts are warning us that…