Real Estate Blog
Why Work With A Real Estate Agent
It’s a slow Sunday morning. You’ve just brewed your Nespresso and popped open your laptop to check out the latest home listings before you hit the road for a day of open houses. You’re DIYing this real estate thing, and you think you’re doing pretty well—after all,...
Navigating a Hot Real Estate Market
Buying a home in a hot real estate market takes patience and perseverance. Having a savvy buyer's agent doesn't hurt, either. In a hot real estate market, home inventory is low, competition is high and as a buyer, you may feel like you're on an emotional...
The Importance of Getting Pre-Approved
When you’re ready to find a home, the last thing you want to do is limit your possibilities. Dream big, right? But you’d be totally bummed if you found a perfect pad, only to learn you don’t qualify for the home of your dreams. If you don’t earn a loan pre-approval...
Why Fall Is the Best Time to Buy?
The best time to buy a house has long been considered the spring and summer. Meanwhile, their seasonal sibling, fall, often gets tossed to the leaf pile by potential buyers who might think autumn is just about haunted houses and turkey dinners rather than house...
Secret to a Well-Designed House
Designing a home isn’t easy, and many homeowners make the rookie mistake of obsessing almost exclusively about color—for the walls, rugs, furnishings, and more. The result is often too much color and not much style. So if you want to shake things up visually without...
Home Decor Trends of Fall 2022
From "coastal grandmother" to checkerboard rugs, the 2022 Real Simple Home gives timeless appeal to trending styles. Trends come and go, and swapping out all your furniture and home decor every time a new buzzy style takes over simply isn't sustainable. However, there...