Consumer Guide: What Goes Into Pricing Your Home

Consumer Guide: What Goes Into Pricing Your Home

As a home seller, one of the most important questions to ask your agent is how to determine your home’s listing, or asking, price. Here is what sellers should know about home pricing: What characteristics of my home will my agent evaluate? Agents will consider many...
Why Fall Might Be the Best Time to Buy a Home

Why Fall Might Be the Best Time to Buy a Home

The cooler market conditions may translate to more-motivated sellers and a prime home-buying opportunity. Spring and summer often take the title as the peak home-buying seasons, but savvy shoppers know fall can offer great opportunities. A new study confirms it:...

A Fresh Take on Two-Tone Kitchen Cabinets

New versions of two-tone kitchen cabinets are spicing up kitchen design without the high cost and inconvenience of a remodel. Image: Joe Hendrickson/getty Some homeowners broke away from the all-white kitchen trend a few years ago. They wanted a more customized look...
15 Essential Questions for Smart House Hunting

15 Essential Questions for Smart House Hunting

Here’s how to house hunt to focus on what’s most important and avoid buyer’s remorse. Buying a home is one of the biggest and most considered financial decisions you’ll ever make. Some buyers may think they’re making a good decision but end up with regret. In...
Consumer Guide: Navigating Multiple Offers

Consumer Guide: Navigating Multiple Offers

When your home is on the market, you may receive offers from multiple interested buyers. Offers can vary greatly, and you will need to determine which one is best for you. Here’s what sellers should know: How can offers differ? While the price of an offer is a...
Your Ultimate Summer Home Maintenance Checklist

Your Ultimate Summer Home Maintenance Checklist

Hear from pros about how to maintain your home now to reduce repairs later. Summer is calling. While thoughts of poolside lounging and backyard barbecues might be top of mind, doing prep work now can keep unexpected repairs from disrupting your plans and relaxation....
How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage

How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage

Let’s face it. The fun part of buying a home is looking through all the homes for sale to uncover your special gem. Not so fast, though. Without a little prep work, you could set yourself up for unpleasant surprises. After all, if you skip getting a mortgage...
7 Important Repairs to Make Before Selling A House

7 Important Repairs to Make Before Selling A House

The most critical things to do to increase your home’s value before putting it on the market. As a smart seller, you want your home in tip-top shape — but you don’t want to eat into your profits by overspending on home improvements. You won’t be around to...