Articles and News about Residential Real Estate

How to Choose the Best Exterior Colors for Your Home

Getting a new house is exciting. You will undoubtedly be eager to explore the potential of the house and get yourself comfortable. Part of this will mean choosing furniture to complement the rooms and ensuring it shows your personal style. But in this piece, we’ll be looking at the best exterior colors for your home.

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Working with a designer will greatly increase the likelihood of a great outcome. That’s especially important when it comes to some big like your home’s exterior color.
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5 Tips to Get the Best Price for Your House When Sell

Are you planning to sell your existing house before you move? Well, it can be overwhelming for you to manage both processes simultaneously. It’s normal to want to get the best price for your house. After all, you’ll need as many dollars as possible for the purchase of your next home. So how exactly do you do that?

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Louisville Has Too Many Realtors

It’s been a blessing to be asked to appear on our local news stations over the years. Today was another such day. We covered several topics including the historically low number of listings and how there are too many Realtors for that low amount.

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Here’s a screenshot of me appearing on the NBC local affiliate Wave3 news to talk about local real estate.

Today’s topic was the disturbingly low level of housing inventory in our market. It’s so low that it’s clear many real estate agents will be out of a job before year’s end.

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How To Be More A More Productive Real Estate Agent

Being an estate agent is quite a popular career choice in the US and UK. As of 2021, around 55,000 people are working as estate agents just in the UK alone. This is a significant increase from previous years. However, just because this career is a popular choice, it doesn’t mean it is easy. Continue reading to learn the best ways to be a more productive real estate agent.

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Real estate agent handing over keys of a new home to a young couple.
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Selling Homes Versus Selling Lots: 4 Key Differences

Despite the similarities between selling homes and selling lots, the two are not the same. Selling homes isn’t always a guarantee of quick success compared to selling vacant lots. The buyers are different, the market is different, and the sales approach and pricing are different. By understanding these distinctive differences and adjusting to them, sellers can be highly successful. Turn what seems like obstacles into advantages.  

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As you can see, you must understand the difference between selling a home and a lot. Here are the key differences between selling homes and lots.

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Comparing Moving Companies Online: Do’s & Don’ts

Shopping online means, first of all, you have to compare the available options to get products and services and then finalize the best possible deal. Researching things like price, offers and discounts, user reviews, and technical specifications before buying makes you get a good deal so you don’t need to regret your decision later. In the same way, you should be comparing moving companies in just the same way.

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When comparing moving companies it’s good to be organized. A simple spreadsheet can help a great deal!
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How to Protect Your Roof From Environmental Threats

The environment can threaten your roof if you fail to take precautionary measures. If you have a metal roof and fail to paint it, there is a chance it might rust. Also, failure to clean the gutters might cause a clog that will lead to overflows. You must understand how to protect your roof from environmental threats. The following are some simple measures that teach you how to protect your roof the right way.

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Once you learn the importance of a roof then you’ll want to know how to protect your roof which is protecting your investment.
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Architecture Services: What Architects Can Do for Your Building Project

Do you know if you need architecture services? A building project is such a delicate and complicated task that requires the input of architects and other professionals to succeed. When building your dream home, architecture is the most important aspect. It’s the only expertise that is needed from beginning to end. Likewise, architects have to work with all other service providers to ensure that the work is going on as planned.

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Sometimes a draftsman performs the same types of service as an architect. It’s good to know the differences. | Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko

That said, you need to understand the architecture services you can get from a professional firm when you have a construction project. You do not need to take all the services, just what you need for your project. Read on to learn more.

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How Does Equity in Your Home Work?

Given that the market has been moving higher in recent years, many homeowners now have more equity in their homes than they thought. There are a couple of ways of accessing that equity. This piece will look at how equity in your home actually works.

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When looking at the equity in your home, you first want to know how you might use it. | Photo: Tre Pryor
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How to Keep Your Basement Pest Free

The basement is an area of the home where we typically do not spend much time. For most people, the basement simply serves as the storage area in the home. As a result of this, it is a part of the house that is often overlooked when it comes to pest prevention. This article highlights reasons why critters and bugs enjoy staying in the basement, as well as useful tips to keep keep your basement pest free.

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Basement bedrooms are great but only if they are pest free.
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How to Choose 3D Architectural Rendering Company

If you are planning on building a home or especially a large commercial space, you should consider the value of hiring an architectural rendering company. There’s a lot to consider. Which 3D architectural rendering company should you choose? Which techniques best match your vision? And most importantly, what will it cost? 

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5 Easy Bathroom Plumbing Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Many homeowners think that taking care of their bathrooms is just cleaning the toilet or the tub. But it isn’t that simple! People need to check plumbing issues as well, and the problem is that most of us do not know where to start looking when it comes to even a minor problem. Read on to learn five easy bathroom plumbing tips.

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Tips for Settling into Your New Home Abroad

Moving to a new country can be an amazing experience. It’s a chance to learn about a new culture, to learn a new language, and to adapt to different ways of life. But it can also be difficult on many levels. You’re stepping into an unknown culture and setting up a new home abroad, and you’re learning a new language. That can be tough enough! But you’re also adapting to different ways of life, which can take some getting used to.

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