Posts with tag 'Home'
- 2026 | 1 Posts
- 2025 | 3 Posts
- 2024 | 3 Posts
- 2023 | 5 Posts
- 2022 | 4 Posts
- 2021 | 7 Posts
- 2020 | 18 Posts
- 2019 | 16 Posts
- 2018 | 2 Posts
RSS Feed
Subscribe and receive email notifications of new blog posts.
1
A Homeowner's Guide to Taking Advantage of Home Equity
Homeownership offers many advantages over renting, including a stable living environment, predictable monthly payments, and the freedom to make modifications. Neighborhoods with high rates of homeownership tend to have less crime and more civic engagement. Additionally, studies show that homeowners are happier and healthier than renters, and their children do better in school.1
But one of the biggest perks of homeownership is the opportunity to build wealth over time. Researchers at the Urban Institute found that homeownership is financially beneficial for most families,2 and a recent study showed that the median net worth of homeowners can be up to 80 times greater than that of renters in some areas.3
So how doe...
30
You CAN Tame the Clutter!
- Install...
16
MAKE AN OFFER THEY CAN'T REFUSE
You've found THE right home and you're ready to make an offer. Can your agent get it accepted? If yours is the only offer on the table, that shouldn't be hard. But in this market, you're more than likely to face competition from other buyers, and sellers know it. In order to make your offer more appealing, you should know that sellers take into account more than just price when choosing an offer. Speed of closing, number of inspections, and contingencies are also big factors.
Having your financing already lined up is prerequisite for making an offer, but not all preapprovals hold the same weight. Conventional loans are usually favored over government loans because they can close quicker and with less hassle. Likewise, the lender you choose can have a big impact on the whole sales process. A smart seller's agent...
15
It Will Sell If The Price Is Right
If you are ready to sell your home, the best case scenario is to have a house that is so well-kept and so attractive that buyers will be making competing offers within days of it hitting the market. Sounds like money in the bank! But what if your home isn't in such prime condition and you are not able to spend the money to bring it up to its full potential? You can still get it sold quickly with a combination of accurate pricing and smart marketing.
Every home will sell for the right price, but determining what that price should be can be really tricky. You can't rely on automated value models, since they are usually either too high or too low, but seldom correct. You can't necessarily judge it by your neighbor's ho...
19
More Than A Job
A career in real estate comes with some significant challenges, even in a place as beautiful and friendly as Southwest Michigan. There is no steady paycheck, no guaranteed income, and it costs money just to call yourself a REALTOR®. You might put in months of work, only to have it fall apart. When there is no deal, there is no pay. But beyond the financial loss, there is an emotional price. You're not just brokering a transaction; you are investing yourself in these situations and directly affecting peoples' lives. Through real estate, you build relationships, and you care about the people you've come to know. Which is why being a REALTOR® can also be extremely rewarding in ways that many careers are not.
I took on a listing which had been on the market for more than a year with other brokerages. With few s...
Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) or information provider(s) shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. Listing(s) information is provided for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information on this site was last updated 04/29/2026. The listing information on this page last changed on 04/29/2026. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of Delta Media Group MLS (last updated Wed 04/29/2026 12:27:54 AM EST) or MichRic (Michigan Regional Information Center) (last updated Tue 04/28/2026 11:17:33 PM EST) or NIRA MLS (last updated Tue 04/28/2026 11:04:46 PM EST) or IRMLS (last updated Tue 04/28/2026 11:12:08 PM EST). Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Cressy & Everett Real Estate may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy / DMCA Notice / ADA Accessibility
