Real Estate Blog

30 Apr 2008 09:16 PM

by Dale Harcombe

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10 Feb 2007 10:00 PM

The Real Estate Blog is on Hiatus

by Lisa Pietsch

We are not currently adding new blogs to the Real Estate Blog but we welcome you to explore the many blogs here and participate in the Homes Forum here at Families.com.

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18 Jan 2007 01:21 PM

First Time Buyers: The Three Home Types

by Mary Ann Romans

Congratulations on deciding to buy a home! It is an exciting time filled with so many choices. One of those very basic choices is figuring out exactly which one of the three types of homes to buy. Here is a quick easy guide to those types.

11 Jan 2007 03:07 PM

The Basics of Staging

by Mary Ann Romans

In an earlier blog, Do It Yourself: Staging Your Home to Sell, I talked about our decision to forego a professional staging expert and stage our home ourselves. In getting ready to show our home, we first needed to get down to basics.

11 Jan 2007 11:18 AM

Do It Yourself: Staging Your Home to Sell

by Mary Ann Romans

In this buyer's market, staging your home may just be the key thing to make it sell quickly and for a good price. Right now, buyers have a lot of homes to choose from, so anything that can give your house an edge in the market is good.

08 Jan 2007 07:31 AM

What to Do When You Get A Low Offer

by Mary Ann Romans

You get the call from your realtor. The time has come. Someone actually wants to buy your house. You are exited and ready to pack. But when the offer comes your happy bubble pops. The offer is too low.

28 Dec 2006 10:36 PM

Decluttering with Kids

by Clarissa Adkins

The biggest challenge for me this past summer was keeping my house decluttered in case potential buyers came to view the house. With a six-year old boy on my hands and my husband out of town, I wasn't sure how long it would be before my hair was pulled out in its entirety.

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27 Dec 2006 09:29 PM

How Much House Does Your Family Need?

by Clarissa Adkins

Without even taking into account how much stuff each family member has, determining square footage needs may seem like a mathematical formula that doesn't exist.

26 Dec 2006 09:38 PM

The Real Estate Forecast vs. the Real Estate Calendar

by Clarissa Adkins

Everyone is trying to predict what the real estate market will do. Optimism never hurts, but neither does knowing the much more predictable real estate calendar and planning your investments accordingly.

21 Dec 2006 03:07 PM

Your Checklist for Renting a Place

by Clarissa Adkins

In the next couple of years you want to buy a property, but what do you do until then? Not everyone is at the point where they can afford to put a large sum down for a house. Even with no money down options, you may have to compromise by coping with a high interest rate or other catches.