1. Six Reasons to Use a Realtor
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Why pay a Realtor® a commission to sell your home? After all, more than 10% of homeowners attempt to handle the sale of a home themselves, a statistic that has held pretty steady over the years regardless ...

2. No Time like the First Time
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If you are contemplating the purchase of your first home, congratulations! As you probably know, buying a home is one of the biggest financial commitments you can make. It is also a process filled with ...

3. When the Brood leaves the Nest
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... Senior homebuyers tend to stay in or near the same community after they retire. Most people continue to work much later in life, perhaps in an entirely new career or as a full-time volunteer who serves ...

4. Service Is Golden: Real Estate Programs to Put Seniors' Minds at Ease
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... in years or even decades, selling a beloved family home, maintaining rental properties, and navigating related tax issues are all special considerations that call for special service. For reasons like ...

5. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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Today we're all more conscious of security, and while we can all get impatient at its inconveniences from time to time, we are often thankful for the greater worries it helps us avoid. Selling a home is ...

6. A Good Showing: Dressing Your House for Sales Success
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As important a landmark as buying a home is in people's lives, you'd be surprised at how much of it can turn on snap decisions. If you're selling a house you'll have to put careful thought into customers' ...

7. Age Differences: Old Homes vs. New
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Of the many concerns to weigh when buying a new house, a major one is whether to buy a new one in name only: both state-of-the-art properties and distinguished older homes have their attractions – and ...

8. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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It's only natural that the homebuying process comes with many anxieties. For many people, one of the biggest is wondering how to afford a home at all. But this is often due to misconceptions which keep ...

9. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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Buying a home is oftentimes a difficult decision to begin with; the only prospect more daunting may be doing it for the first time. But by asking the right questions and considering a few simple but important ...

10. The New Urban Neighborhood: Brownfield of Dreams?
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A house in the country will always have its appeal. But lately more homebuyers are preferring the city, for reasons ranging from the sheer excitement of the surroundings, to the rescue of impoverished ...

11. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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Sometimes the house that was once your dream home is challenged by the changing realities in your life. Then it's time to decide whether to change the house you're in, or just change houses. Your family ...

12. Career Path: Becoming a Realtor
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Real estate professionals and customers alike give a good deal of thought to what the Realtor® can do for the homebuyer or seller. A question that may not get asked as often is why Realtors® do what they ...

13. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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... problem-solving, can be high. One option for buyers who otherwise might consider home prices beyond their reach is the property that pays for itself: a house you live in part of and rent the rest of. ...

14. Rooms for Improvement: The Joys and Challenges of Fixer-Uppers
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The house that needs work – it's not for everyone. But then, the secret of real estate success, for both a professional like me and a potential customer like yourself, is finding the one home that's right ...

15. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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... the kids. Still, changing homes can also upset feelings of stability (in the case of younger children) and belonging (in the case of teens). These are special concerns for these age groups. The most important ...

16. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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Many real estate watchers can remember when buying a condominium was most would-be homeowners' second choice. These properties were considered a half-way measure for people wishing to break out of renting ...

17. Confidence Builder: Make the Most of Newly-Constructed Homes
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For the aspiring homeowner, there are always some unknowns to navigate. For home-seekers looking to buy a newly-constructed home, they must also contend with fierce competition, as well as the uncertainties ...

18. Paying It Forward: How Renters Become Buyers
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Nothing compares to the feeling of having a place to call home. At one time or another, however, most of us have felt frustration at seeing hard-earned money go into rent every month rather than a more ...

19. Save More Than Energy: The Cost-Efficient Home
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The energy-efficient home is moving from the horizons of futuristic planners to the agenda of current homeowners. It's not so much a matter of newer technologies – though alternate energy sources like ...

20. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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The American family is ever-changing, and its primary space, the home, has always changed with it. The present day is no exception: The largest segment of the American public, the baby boom generation, ...