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What is a Contingency?
In real estate, we talk about in contracts there being contingencies. These are addendums or extra paperwork that we add to a sales contract that give the buyer the options to get out of the contract. The most common one would be a fi...
Four Ways You Can Use Your Home Equity
If you’re a homeowner, odds are your equity has grown significantly over the last few years. Equity builds over time as home values grow and as you pay down your home loan. And, since home prices skyrocketed during the ‘unicorn’ years, yo...
Should You Buy a Home Now?
Thinking about buying a home but turned off by the interest rates right now? I do agree, 6% interest rates are not what we’re used to. But I think of my parents in the 1980’s with a 12.5% interest rate mortgage. They got the house...
Weekly Market Update: August 14th, 2023
Market Update numbers are in. The market has settled into a new pace for this last month of the summer. Keep an eye out for new listings here and there as many of the other active buyers may be away at the beach and you sc...
Hey Arlington! Amazon Loves You!
Today we take a dive into our YouTube archives back to our Onsite episode 15…Arlington, VA! Hey Arlington! Amazon loves you! Fun fact. Arlington once was part of Washington DC and shares six bridges with the Capital. It is considere...
Who Do I Call Back?
Who do I call back? If I get two phone calls at the same time, who do I call back first? Well, it’s very easy for me. It’s my client who has a signed agreement with me. Frankly, I owe it to my clients to make them my top priori...
Pricing Your House Right Still Matters Today
While this isn’t the frenzied market we saw during the ‘unicorn’ years, homes that are priced right are still selling quickly and seeing multiple offers right now. That’s because the number of homes for sale is still so low. Data from t...
What is Deferred Maintenance?
In real estate we talk about “deferred maintenance” when it comes to a seller not taking care of their home. There’s a number of examples such as broken windows. If those broken windows have not been replaced and water has gotten i...