Does walkability raise property values?
Originally published on November 12, 2010
Your property value will be higher if you live in a community where you can quickly and comfortably walk from your home to schools, parks, and stores, according to one study.
Read More →Your small home: 5 big reasons to love it
Originally published on January 21, 2011
Living in a small home has the benefits of lower insurance rates, less hassle, and less overall cost to own.
Read More →FHA-backed loans make sense; it’s Congress’ whims that are nonsensical
Does your credit score fall below the 640 to 650 range? If so, good luck getting a home mortgage or refinance through traditional lending channels. Since the housing market crashed in 2008, lenders have tightened their belts and turned away borrowers who have less-than-perfect credit scores or low downpayments. Luckily for you, if you’re looking to buy or refi, the local bank isn’t your last resort for a home loan.
Read More →Perhaps you know the feeling. There I was, tooling along through a simple, nice neighborhood—one with tidy homes and pride-of-ownership lawns—and smack in the middle of everything was a property so out of tune with its surroundings, so heartbreakingly wrong, that I wanted to jump out of my car, run over to that poor old blemish of a house, stroke its painfully misconceived paint job and say, “There, there. It’ll be all right.”
Read More →Open House timeline: countdown to a successful sale
Originally published on May 6, 2011
An inviting open house can put your home on buyers’ short lists.
Read More →8 tips for finding your new home
Originally published on February 10, 2010
A solid game plan can help you narrow your homebuying search to find the best home for you.
Read More →The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Rural Development program to help home buyers purchase homes in certain areas with no money down. Read more to see how both buyers and sellers can benefit from this program.
Read More →It’s a different day!
Associate Broker
Contact: (334) 793-6990 or marty@c21keyrealty.com
After 40 years and watching the real estate market go through cycle after cycle I can say without reserve, “It’s a different day”. Whether you are a buyer or seller there are things that you need to be aware of.
Read More →6 tips for choosing the best offer for your home
Originally published on February 10, 2010
Have a plan for reviewing purchase offers so you don’t let the best slip through your fingers.
Read More →6 reasons to reduce your home price
Originally published on March 19, 2010
While you’d like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price.
Read More →Keep your home sale from falling apart
Originally published on March 30, 2010
After finding a buyer, all you have to do to make it to closing is to avoid these five traps.
Read More →Basically, the purpose of earnest money is to show a seller that you are a serious or “earnest” buyer. This post answers the questions, “How much earnest money should I give”, ” Can I lose my earnest money?”, and “Can I cancel my contract and get my earnest money back?”
Read More →All Sellers (no matter which real estate company you have your home listed with) should remember that your specific company has procedures in place to help safeguard your safety. All showings for your property should be done according to that company’s guidelines.
Read More →There is a lot of information and advice geared toward First-time home buyers, but you rarely hear anything about First-time home sellers. It can be just as stressful thinking about selling your first home. After all, the process is new to you, the market looks complex, and what worked for owners in the past seems inappropriate today.
Read More →
Most home buyers and home sellers want to arrive at a win-win agreement, but that’s not to say either side would regret getting a bigger “win” than the other. Successful negotiating is more than a matter of luck or natural talent. It also encompasses the learned ability to use certain skills and techniques to bring about those coveted win-win results.
Read More →Buying a new home and selling an existing home at the same time has it’s own set of difficulties. But with planning, you can ensure everything goes smoothly.
Read More →
