How Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help First-Time and Other Homebuyers

How Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help First-Time and Other Homebuyers

Buying a home can be an intimidating process right now, but there are many down payment assistance programs that can help aspiring homeowners pivot from home browser to homebuyer. Many people believe they need to put down at least 20% if they want a home. But that’s not true. Most buyers have down payments ranging…

Decluttering for Dummies: How To Sort and Organize Loose Papers in Your Home

Decluttering for Dummies: How To Sort and Organize Loose Papers in Your Home

Are you sick of living among an endless jumble of loose papers? You’re not alone. Plenty of people share the type of dismay you feel when you see stacks of paper bills, store receipts, and discarded junk mail strewed about your home. You know that irritating collection of paperwork shouldn’t be occupying precious real estate…

8 Crucial Kitchen Improvements You Should Make Before Selling Your Home

8 Crucial Kitchen Improvements You Should Make Before Selling Your Home

Preparing to list your house? If you want to get top dollar, start sprucing up your kitchen now. “The kitchen is often the centerpiece in a home and the place where most of the entertaining happens,” says Tony Rodriguez-Tellaheche, owner and managing broker of Prestige Realty Group in Miami. “Sellers should not cut corners.” 1….

Is Now the Right Time To Buy an Investment Property? How Low Rates Can Help Investors Increase Their Buying Power

Is Now the Right Time To Buy an Investment Property? How Low Rates Can Help Investors Increase Their Buying Power

With all the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, now might not seem like the best time to buy any type of real estate, much less an investment property or second home. But don’t rule out the idea completely. “With historic low rates, it is a good time to consider investing in real estate,” says…

RE/MAX: January Housing Data Shows Continuation Of Two-Month Long Trend In Home Price Stabilization

RE/MAX: January Housing Data Shows Continuation Of Two-Month Long Trend In Home Price Stabilization

Although conditions still largely favored sellers, home prices remained unusually steady. Typical for winter, January home sales took a dip, dropping over 30% from December’s total, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report. The anticipated seasonal decline in home sales came amid another month of stability in home prices, as January’s average sales price…

So Long, Gas Pump: How To Prep Your Garage or Driveway for Your New Electric Car

So Long, Gas Pump: How To Prep Your Garage or Driveway for Your New Electric Car

It isn’t hard to grasp the perks of owning an electric vehicle. No more gas stations! Fast and silent acceleration! Better for the environment! But before you start test-driving models, you should probably think about where you’re going to park your EV—and how you’re going to keep it charged. To help put you in a…