Selling Your Home? Make Sure the Price Is Right! by The KCM Crew on April 25, 2016 In today’s market, where demand is outpacing supply in many regions of the country, pricing a house is one of the biggest challenges real estate professionals face. Sellers often want to price their home higher than recommended, and [...]

How to Stage a Home While the Owners are Still Moving By Jonathan Deesing For real estate agents, every home staging poses unique challenges. One of the biggest is trying to stage a home while the owners are in the process of packing and moving out. With boxes, tape and bubble wrap strewn about, it [...]

Adding Solar Energy to Your Home When you sell homes every day, no one needs to tell you what a bonus green energy-saving items are. Everyone is concerned with maximizing energy efficiency, both to save costs and to minimize environmental concerns. Adding solar energy to a home is a great way to do both. Solar panels [...]

The Features That Help a Home Sell Fastest—and the Ones That Don’t By Yuqing Pan at Realtor.com   Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild year in real estate! Our chief economist, Jonathan Smoke, has predicted that 2016 will be a true seller’s market, and it’s already galloping out of the starting gate. Of course, [...]

The Importance of Using a Real Estate Professional To Sell Your House Monday March 21st, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers  When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important [...]

Home Mortgages and the process Many buyers are purchasing a home Mortgage with a down payment as little as 3%. You may already qualify for a loan, even if you don't have perfect credit. Take advantage of the knowledge of your local professionals who are there to help you determine how much you can afford. [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

Lack of Housing Inventory for Sale Thursday March 17th, 2016 For Sellers, Housing Market Updates Going into the 2016 spring market, the biggest challenge the real estate industry has is the lack of housing inventory for sale. Here are a few experts and their thoughts on the subject: David Crowe, Chief Economist for the National [...]

Why should I use an Arizona Real Estate Professional The Main Reason to Use a Real Estate Professional when Selling your House Every homeowner hopes to accomplish five goals when selling their home: Sell it for the best price Sell it within a predetermined time Sell it with the least amount of hassles Close on [...]

Gap Between Homeowner’s & Appraiser’s Opinions Widen Posted: 15 Mar 2016 04:00 AM PDT In today’s housing market, where supply is very low and demand is very high, home values are increasing rapidly. One major challenge in such a market is the bank appraisal. If prices are surging, it is difficult for appraisers to find adequate, comparable sales [...]