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Bay Area Real Estate Market History
The real estate market is always shifting. One minute you see a sudden surge of prices and mortgages and the rates seem to plummet within a week. However, despite these fluctuations, the real estate market continues to grow. The housing market has gone up by more than...
Autumn Flowering Bulbs for Indoor Beauty
The fall season reminds us of lots of plants- evergreen trees, boxwood wreaths, christmas cactuses, poinsettias. These plants are lovely, and have their charms. But autumn flowering bulbs are enchanting for so many reasons! Indoor bulbs are technically being “forced”,...
What Should You Upgrade?
So you have some money set aside and want to upgrade an area of your home. What should you start with? This all depends on the amount of money at your disposal and what key areas of your home need repair. If you have enough, and if the area looks dated, your kitchen...
Does Color Matter in Your Home?
Does color matter? Of course you know that how you decorate your home affects how you feel in it. But you may not realize how much power your color choices have. It’s been well established that colors affect the human experience. This means that no matter how much you...
Bay Area Real Estate Shift – October 2018
After several years of a smoking hot real estate market, the Bay Area housing market is starting to take a turn. No, we are not in a bubble. Prices are not going to plummet. Inventory has increased along with rising interest rates, and buyers are becoming...
Financing For Tiny Homes
Of all the hurdles of going tiny, financing might be the biggest. What Are Tiny Homes? Tiny houses, also known as tiny homes, come in many varieties. There is no one agreed-upon definition of tiny houses, but they are generally much smaller than a studio apartment,...
Why Buy A Home At All?
There will be a time in every renter's life when buying a home seems more appealing than renting. Should you buy or should you continue renting? Why buy? When you rent, your money doesn't entitle you to enduring ownership of anything. Let's assume, for the sake of...
6 First Time Home Buying Mistakes
Are you planning to settle down? Or are you a working professional who wants to invest in a new property? Certainly, you'll be excited about being a first-time buyer. Becoming the owner of a house is a very common goal. First-time home buyers can often commit buying...
Make An Attractive Hiding Spot For Your Garbage Cans
We all have a love-hate relationship with trash cans. We need them to dispose of trash, but they tend to be a bit of an eyesore. Especially if you're selling your house, you don't want to leave your rubbish exposed. You probably do not give much thought to your...
Your Complete Mortgage Glossary
Looking to buy a home and wondering what all this crazy lingo is about? Here's the scoop on what these words and acronyms are trying to convey in our Complete Mortgage Glossary: (You might want to bookmark this page.) Adjustable Rate Mortgages or “ARMs”: These are...
Home Buyers’ Most Wanted Features
If you’re home shopping, you’ll undoubtedly have a few features in mind that you’re hoping to find. How else would you identify the home of your dreams than by knowing what characteristics it would have? Of course, you’ll want the best mortgage financing possible....
Lаtе Ѕummеr Yаrd Саrе Tо Gеt Rеаdу Fоr Fall
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