January 18, 2022

Adding Value to Your Home - Modernizing Your Bathrooms (Part 5 of a 5 part series)

Today we close out our 5-part series on "Adding Value to Your Home" with a look at updating your bathrooms. When it comes to which rooms to remodel in your home, bathroom remodels are near the top of the list, second only to the kitchen.

January 13, 2022

Adding Value to Your Home - Updating Your Kitchen (Part 4 of a 5 part series)

The kitchen is undoubtedly one of the most important and most used rooms in your home. You spend much of your day in the kitchen preparing, cooking and sharing meals with family and entertaining friends.

January 11, 2022

Adding Value to Your Home - Updates to Flooring (Part 3 of a 5 part series)

In Part 3 of our continuing series on "Adding Value to Your Home" we'll explore flooring options. The flooring industry is always evolving and constantly adapting to meet new flooring trends. Vinyl, laminate and hardwood flooring and different types of tiles are on trend.

January 06, 2022

Adding Value to Your Home - Updating Your Countertops (Part 2 of a 5 part series)

As the new year swings into motion, we're sharing tips in our 5-part series on "Adding Value to Your Home". Today we take a look at updating your home surfaces.

January 04, 2022

Adding Value to Your Home - Updating the Paint (Part 1 of a 5 part series)

As the holiday season quickly fades into the rearview mirror, Spring selling season is not far down the road. With the next couple of posts, we'll share a handful of ideas for updating your home, thus, by extension, adding property value. We'll take a look at painting (today).

December 30, 2021

Create a Backyard Oasis: Today's Popular Features

As the holidays draw to a close and spring is not far behind, homeowners begin to consider adding features to their outdoor and backyard living spaces. Creating simple, inexpensive or more elaborate and more costly popular features will all add to your overall home value.

December 28, 2021

Everything You Need to Know about the Mortgage Approval Process

For a vast majority of property owners, the home loan is the largest extension of credit they will ever pay down. With hundreds of thousands of dollars -- or more -- at stake, it makes sense that lenders take great care to qualify their borrowers before issuing such large disbursements of funds.

December 23, 2021

Deciding on a Deck or Patio

Having a deck or a patio in your backyard adds outdoor living space to your home. Having one also adds to your home value. If you are deciding between installing a deck or a patio on to your home, there are quite a few factors to consider.

December 21, 2021

What to Expect With Mortgage Rates in 2022

Real estate forecasters look at many variables when making predictions for three, six and nine months out. As they begin to express their opinions on 2022 they quite naturally examine supply of available homes and the level of demand for them.