Mortgage rates and expensive homes: Washington Post readers couldn’t get enough of those two Real Estate topics in 2016. Home loan rates went on a wild ride this year, plummeting after Brexit and then surging after the presidential election. Several blog posts about mortgage rates were some of the most-read Real Estate stories this past year....
While winter isn’t traditionally considered the best time to sell your home, there’s no reason you can’t get an offer during the colder months with the right staging. In fact, a study found that homes sold faster and for more money in the winter months, even in cold cities like Chicago. Here are five winter home staging tips that can increase your appeal to potential buyers. 1. Clear the...
After a relatively calm real estate market in 2016, we can expect some changes to come in 2017, but it is unlikely there will be any tumultuous upheaval in the next year. We have seen inventory come back at a steady pace, and buyer demand is strong enough that it will continue to keep the...
I am an “accidental real estate investor” in that I lived in my condo more than 15 years, at which time my job relocated and I decided to rent out the condo until such time as I could retire (about four to eight years, depending on how long I can keep my job, given my...