By Johanna Wiseman The interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage, the standard option for financing the purchase of a home, has risen to its highest level since the year 2000. The ...
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REAL ESTATE CORNER: Highest But Not Best
By Johanna Wiseman “A Seller's Market” evokes images of crowded open houses, multiple offers, and escalating sale prices. With many interested buyers ready and willing to sign an offer to purchase a ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER: A Global Trio Hits Home
By Johanna Wiseman | RE/MAX Preferred Professionals Pandemic, Economy, and Climate: A powerful trio of global conditions continues to influence the real estate market. The pandemic affected home sales significantly. Urban departure, ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER: Standing in My Shoes – A Report From the Front Lines
By Johanna Wiseman, RE/MAX Preferred Professionals Showing homes, and preparing clients' homes to be shown by other agents, is part of my job as a real estate agent. In ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER: What is MLS?
By Johanna Wiseman, RE/MAX Preferred Professionals Multiple Listing Service is a members-only database used by real estate agents to share information about homes for sale. Photos, floorplans, room measurements, ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER: Open House Season
By Johanna Wiseman Open House season is upon us. If you are out and about on the weekend, you will see the signs. This year, we are experiencing high ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER – Underground Tank Removal-Be Warned
By Johanna Wiseman “It was like this when I bought it,” is a common attitude homeowners use to justify their refusal to perform repairs. If the repair is ...
REAL ESTATE CORNER: Real Estate Bloopers
By Johanna Wiseman When marketing properties for sale, my fellow agents and I are responsible for writing engaging descriptions of homes and their features. In some cases, a ...
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We are living in an information age. Because of the internet, we have access to more facts, figures, data and personal details than at any time in history. The ...
All. The. Smells.
I’m looking forward to cooler fall weather. Locally, it’s been a year of extremes. We endured weeks of rain, followed by memorably high temperatures. Because I visit so ...