Sharon Alters

Terms to Know When Buying or Selling a Home

ADDED March 1, 2012 0 COMMENTS

The real estate industry, like most others, uses jargon that is sometimes difficult to understand. Consider this a primer to learning a few of those terms!  Below you have a step by step definition that will make you sound “in the know” when buying or selling a home. “CLOSING” - Closing refers to the final steps…Read More »

Buying a Home Still Considered a “Best” Investment in U.S.

ADDED May 17, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Buying a home has several unique advantages when compared with renting. Aside from being to decorate as you choose, receive additional tax benefits, enjoy stability in your housing payments, and increase your ability to make future investments, it just feels good to own your own home! A survey conducted last month by the PEW Research…Read More »

Consider Bike Score When Buying a Home

ADDED May 15, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Location, location,location. You’ve heard time and time again that when buying a home, location is what matters most…. and for good reason! For that purpose the concept of Walk Score was created. Dedicated to the idea that “less time in the car means more time for the things you love,” Walk Score, developed in 2008,…Read More »

Buying A Home? These Apps Can Help!

ADDED May 10, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Each day technology becomes even more impressive as new tools, products and apps are rolled out that truly have a place in your daily life. It can be exciting and exhausting to try to find the ones that will benefit you. As a homebuyer, it can be overwhelming to narrow down all the choices.  With…Read More »

Play to Win When Buying a Home

ADDED May 8, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Many areas of the United States are seeing a shift towards a seller’s market. In a seller’s market, homes for sale may receive multiple offers and are often sold in less time. Home sellers get excited at that news, but if you are trying to purchase a home, it may make competition a bit tougher.…Read More »

Selling Your Home : Is It A Volvo or a Ferrari?

ADDED May 3, 2012 0 COMMENTS

When listing your home for sale, you need to recognize what you are actually selling. In some ways, selling your home can be very similar to putting your car up for sale. You are selling a piece of your life, a subset of you, and in doing so, you must be prepared. First and foremost,…Read More »

Feng Shui and Your Home for Sale

ADDED May 1, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Selling a home can be quite challenging at times, causing sellers to question what they can do to make the sale occur more quickly.   Service providers such as home stagers, organizers, and professional clutter eliminators can all offer assistance, but many sellers are also considering the art of feng shui, through consulting services or as…Read More »

Buying a Home? Don’t Forget the Inspection!

ADDED April 26, 2012 0 COMMENTS

You’ve finally found the home that is just right and made an offer and it was accepted. Now you just wait for escrow to close, right?  Wrong. Now is the time to have the home inspected to make sure you are aware of any possible issues in the home before it’s too late and the…Read More »

How Buying a Home is Like Finding the Perfect Shoe

ADDED April 24, 2012 0 COMMENTS

The adage “one shoe fits all” does not work when buying a home.  It doesn’t work when shoe shopping, either, for that matter!  Homes, like shoes, are very personal, and often emotionally-based purchases. Try as they might to create a home that will meet every need and every taste, home builders are aware that it…Read More »

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