Articles and News about Residential Real Estate
It’s time to sell and you want to sell your home fast, right? After the costs of moving into a new place, the budget for selling the old home might not be as much as you’d initially planned. Not to worry. Here are five easy tips to help make your home more attractive to buyers. And they won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
If you’re looking for a new place to live, you already know the pressure that can come with it. Not exactly “exterior pressure” but instead it comes from within—you want the best house for yourself. So how do you know when a house should be your home? Most houses won’t make a great home for you, so what do you do? This article will focus on the big 4 keys, that if checked, will tell you “Hey! I would make a great home for you!”
Almost everyone knows that more home buyers are out during the Summer. It’s the peak season! The weather is warm. Kids are out of school for a couple of months so it makes sense to make a move during this time. But what about selling your home in Winter? If it’s necessary, what’s the best way to handle it?
This article gives you the top six strategies to sell your home this Winter. Take it from Louisville’s real estate expert, These are the big ones.
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Are you not sure what you can do with your basement? Does the idea of turning it into a home theater, personal gym, or workspace not interest you? If you have no plans of using the space for yourself, there’s another great option for you—rent out your basement for extra money! This way, the basement will be used and you will get some extra cash on the side. This article serves as your guide on how to make your basement a comfortable living space for a tenant.
No one wants to experience the feeling of having their home broken into. Having a home insurance policy makes things easier as it provides cover for burglary but it doesn’t take away the shock and fear that comes with having your home violated. Then after you’re left completely unsettled. And to help you make informed decisions, the experts from Network Security are available to offer their knowledge and insights on the latest and most effective home security measures. This article outlines some effective home security measures you’ll want to consider to increase your family’s safety.
Most of us live by the mantra that bigger is better and, when you have a young or growing family, it is certainly true that the more space you have the easier things will be. However, as we begin to age and approach retirement, it is the perfect time to downsize your home.
The fun and feeling of excitement that follows buying or renting a new apartment could quickly fade away if some of your most important expectations about the home are not met or are below the standard you’d imagined. But it isn’t just your individual home taste you should worry about; security should be on top of your list of steps to make your house a home.
You probably haven’t wondered much about Louisville lately, but you should! The housing market here is strong, there are plenty of lively attractions, and the U.S. manufacturing industry is making a return to prominence. Throughout the metropolitan area, adding thousands of jobs to the local economy in recent years and beating out every other U.S. city with manufacturing companies in its growth. The confluence of these and other factors makes buying property in Louisville now a strong investment for you and your family.
If the constant stream of home improvement shows on television is any kind of indicator, there’s probably a pretty strong contingent of do-it-yourselfers out there with big plans to turn their house into the home of their dreams. Maybe it’s taking out a wall to add a little more space to the bedroom. Maybe it’s tearing up old rugs and replacing them with some shiny new hardwood. Most of the time we’ve already seen it done on TV and think, “I can do that!”
It’s no secret I’m a numbers geek. I believe if done correctly, stats tell us a great deal. So, I was quite surprised to see these results. After I collected all the data to determine the best month to sell your house I was blown away. Curious?
It’s time to check in and see how the other half lives. This article is our yearly piece to see the most expensive homes in Louisville that have sold so far in 2017. We’ll also see how this year compared to the previous couple of years. Let’s do this!
With two major hurricanes largely past and more on the way, it’s very important that you learn all you can about flood insurance. There are a lot of myths out there so we’re going to set the record straight. Even if you are not a good candidate for flood insurance you should, at least, understand your options before deciding. In this piece, we’ll cover what you need to know about flood insurance.
The roof of a house remains one of the most important “make it or break it” factors for prospective homeowners. Those interested in purchasing residential real estate or current homeowners considering selling their house need to consider their roof. Is it built to last and designed for the region’s weather? Regardless of whether you’re heavily invested in real estate or someone looking to flip a project home for profit, here are five signs you need a new roof, especially if you want a quick sale.
Despite what the internet may be telling you these days, millennials are starting to buy homes at an incredible rate. That’s right, many are moving out of their parent’s basement and are looking to spend their hard-earned dollars on a permanent housing investment. The economy is getting younger, and the next generation of home buyers is looking for something a little bit different than the buyers of old.
July Louisville home sales just surpassed the previous year. And we all thought sales would be down after 2016's record total. So much for our expert projections, right? 2017 is…