How to Prep Your Home for Winter (and Save Money)

Eliminate Drafts Heating your home in the wintertime can be difficult enough. When your efforts are being sabotaged by drafts, you’ll find that you’re wasting even more money along the way. Older home...

Planning A Fall Getaway? Consider These Preparations To Protect Your Home

Fall is in the air, which means weekend getaways to pick apples, visit the mountains to view the fall foliage and plans and preparations for winter vacations are upon us.For homeowners planning trips,...

The Benefits of Using a Loan Officer for Your Mortgage

What is a Loan Officer? As James Taylor famously reminds us in his hit song written by Carole King, “Now, ain’t it good to know that you got a friend?” If you have ever experienced a complex financial...

Home Prices Still Increasing?

The views about the direction of home prices diverged slightly in September, as those reported in the S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller indices slowed for the second month in a row while those from the F...

Real-Estate Agents Say Government Shutdown is Starting to Impede the Housing Market

A new study from the nation’s leading real-estate agent advocacy group shows how the partial federal government shutdown is curbing economic activity. The National Association of Realtors surveyed its...

Tips and Benefits of Buying a Home During the Holidays

The holiday months and winter may not be traditional peak homebuying seasons - there are historically less homes on the market - but there are actually advantages to being a buyer during the holiday s...

5 Popular Types of Houses (with Photos)

There are countless styles of houses out there from the sun-soaked adobe structures of Santa Fe to the pastel homes of Charleston, South Carolina’s “Rainbow Row.” Let’s take a look at some classic ...

The Best Time of Year to Buy a Home – Seasons and Timing

The Best Times and Months of Year to Buy a House Fall According to a Zillow analysis of 2016 listing and sales data, 26% of buyers paid above list price in April while in November, just 15% of homes...

How to Transition To a More Energy Efficient Home

Is Your Home Suitable for Solar Panels? Solar panels are built to work in all climates, but some roofs aren’t suitable for the technology due to age or tree cover. The size, shape, and slope of your r...