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Don’t Make These Mistakes When Selling Your House

Are you thinking about selling your house? Some common mistakes today can make the process more stressful or even cost you money. Fortunately, they’re easy to avoid, as long as you know what to watch for. Let’s break down the bigges...

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DMV Market Update

DMV Weekly Market Update: July 21, 2025

Last week's 110% jump in new listings was responded to with a 21% decrease in new listings this week. Homes are selling, more inventory is needed, homes are taking longer to sell but the fundamentals say we have a seller's mark...

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Why a Newly Built Home Might Be the Move Right Now

Are you looking for better home prices, or even a lower mortgage rate? You might find both in one place: a newly built home. While many buyers are overlooking new construction, it could be your best opportunity in today’s market. Here’s why...

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Real estate expert presenting the truth about Zillow highlighting how the platform uses contact information for lead generation

The Truth About Zillow

Here is the truth about Zillow. The company is essentially an advertising company with its main revenue stream being the sale of advertising space to real estate agents who want leads from the Zillow users who search properties. These...

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The Advice First-Time Homebuyers Need To Hear

Buying your first home is a big milestone – and the right support is going to make it a whole lot easier. Because while this process might be brand new to you, it’s not new to your agent. They’ve helped plenty of first-time buyers...

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DMV Real Estate Market Update

DMV Weekly Market Update: July 14, 2025

Wow, a nice surprise for mid-summer. New listings jumped 110% since last week. A backlog of new listings on account of the 4th of July holiday. Nonetheless, folks are still buying, and supply is well in the “sellers market�...

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DC Real Estate Market Stats

What’s going on in the DC market? As always, that depends. But in DC as of June, the average ask price is $909,000, that’s down 1.6% from April, and the average days on market is 84, which is up 6% since April. But that doesn’t ...

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What You Should Know About Getting a Mortgage Today

If you’ve been putting off buying a home because you thought getting approved would be too hard, know this: qualifying for a mortgage is starting to get a bit more achievable, but lending standards are still strong. Lenders are making it s...

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