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Hardwood has always been an attractive feature in a home. Who doesn’t like gorgeous hardwood flooring? As design trends turn green, more homeowners are opting for the eco-friendly counterparts of this perennial favorite – often in the form of reclaimed wood – to make their dwellings more efficient, sustainable and durable. As you gather ideas to make your home more appealing to buyers or to give your fixer-upper a facelift, don’t neglect the advantages reclaimed lumber offers. 
Before embarking on any home improvement project, it is important to consider a project’s potential return. Luckily for homeowners, there are a number of remodeling projects that provide the potential for a high return on investment when you turn around to sell the home. Exterior remodeling projects are a cost-effective option as they are typically less expensive to complete and are more likely to make a good first impression on potential buyers. 
Wish you had more space to hang out and entertain at home? Instead of building an expensive addition to a new or existing home, consider migrating outside. Outdoor living spaces are among the hottest home design trends, and the addition of solid patio covers and pergolas will easily complete the look of the area you choose to designate as your outdoor living room. 
Introducing our new Free Real Estate Dictionary full of definitions and examples of common real estate terms. 
While past homeowners had to envision their future homes based on a simple blueprints or hand sketches, modern buyers appreciate access to more advanced images in order to fully understand each house plan – and they’re attracted to listings that make use of those more sophisticated images. 
Earlier this year, Bank of America started the new trend of banks trying to rent their foreclosed inventory rather than sell it. Now they’re going a step farther and looking to give away the homes! 
What would happen if local governments started seizing homes by eminent domain due to borrower delinquency? What kind of precedent would this set? Is it good or bad for stabilizing the housing market; or should we leave the market alone and let natural forces take over? 
As a Realtor, it’s not uncommon to hear a price objection from a Buyer when visiting homes. “It’s too expensive,” “out of my price range” and “more than I’m looking to spend” are some of the most common objections a Realtor can hear about a particular house when working with Buyers. So what exactly does that mean? How is a Realtor supposed to respond? What would you say? 
We’re all humans, and humans make mistakes. That’s just a fact of life. Unfortunately, when mistakes happen, they are often costly. Therefore, we owe it to ourselves to mitigate mistakes as best we can. We’ve written about all kinds of mistakes people make in real estate. Here is our list of the top 10 mistakes people make when dealing with real estate and real estate transactions. 
When you buy a home, one of the most important things you should do is to check on statuses of permits for anything that looks to be an addition or a major modification to the home. For example, room additions, garage additions, bathroom additions, major remodels, adding a guest house or building a second story above the garage all must be permitted by the city. |
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