Our Blog Before you Buy, Visit the Home at These Times! Finding the home of your dreams comes along with feelings of happiness and relief. But have you thought about feelings of annoyance? What if every morning at 4am a large jet goes over your home…would that change your mind about … Read More Tags: Buyers, buying a home, Buying Tips, Home Buying, Home Buying Tips, Homeowner, How-To, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, shorewest tips Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Monday Motivation, Real Estate Tips Resource Video: Buyers Edition How to Determine if a Home is in a Flood Zone When buying a home it is always good to get a full report of the home and its condition. One of the things you may overlook is whether or … Read More Tags: buying a home, Flood, Flood Zone, Home, Home Buying, Homeowner, How-To, Resource Video, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Shorewest Resources Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Resource Video Why Fall is the Perfect Time to Buy It’s finally fall! The perfect time to shop for your new home. Home sales were on the rise in August and they don’t appear to be slowing down! 1. According to Milwaukee Business News, inventory is still low for the … Read More Tags: Buyers, buying a home, fall, freddie mac, Homeowners, National Association of Realtors, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Tuesday Tips Seven Home Buying Myths: Debunked! Are you ready to buy a home? Not so fast! Even if you have an idea of what is included in the home buying journey, a lot of it may not be true. We are here to steer you towards … Read More Tags: buying a home, Debunked, Home Buying Tips, Homeowner, How-To, Myths, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Real Estate Tips Trend Watch: Quartz Countertops Is granite king anymore? Not since quartz moved in! Say hello to the new reigning countertop material. In 2015, 89% of National Kitchen and Bath Association members said that they used quartz in their kitchen remodeling projects. Meanwhile the use … Read More Tags: buying a home, countertop, Kitchen, Kitchen Renovation, Quartz, redo, remodel, selling your home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Trend Watch, Upgrading your Home Categories: DIY, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Home Improvement Blunders for Buyers to Watch Out for Not all things on the report should cause red flags or cause the buyer to back out. However here are four projects that might need a further look before going any farther in the buying process: 1. Improperly installed decks. … Read More Tags: buyer tips, buying a home, DIY, DIY Projects, Fixer Upper, Home Buying, Homeowner, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, Real Estate Tips Resource Video: Homeowners Edition What is a Quitclaim Deed? A “deed” transfers ownership of a property from one party to another. Warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds are the two most common kinds. This informational video provides key points on the difference between warranty and … Read More Tags: Deed, Deed Transfer, Property, Quitclaim Deed, Resource Video, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Transfer, Warranty Deeds Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Resource Video 4 Myths of Buying vs. Renting By Guest Blogger: ABODO According to a recent report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, the past 15 years have seen a drastic shift in how Americans approach renting and owning. More people are renting, while fewer are … Read More Tags: Buying, buying a home, Buying Home Advice, home advice, Mortgage, Renting vs Buying, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips How to Answer Six Questions You Might Hear at an Open House This weekend you may have a list of open houses you want to hit, or maybe you are on your way to do some errands and stop at an open house just to see the inside of that beautiful home … Read More Tags: buyer's market, Buying, Finance, first time home buyer, Home, Offer, Open house, price, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Open Houses, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Neighborhoods, Real Estate Tips The Numbers are In! Buying is Still Cheaper than Renting! Looking at the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia, we can see that homeownership is still cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage! Not only that, but it is 36% cheaper nationwide! Wisconsin is up there … Read More Tags: Buying, buying a home, buying vs renting, current housing market, current housing trends, first time home buyer, keeping current matters, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Real Estate Tips Page 12 of 18« First‹ Previous8910111213141516Next ›Last »