Our Blog If You’re Thinking About Buying Next Spring, Don’t Wait! If you’re a determined buyer, now could be the best time for you to start looking for a new home. Here are some great reasons to start your home search this winter. Motivated Sellers. Sellers who have listed their properties during … Read More Tags: buying a home, fall, Home Buying, Home Selling, homes for sale, Real Estate, real estate buying, real estate market, real estate opportunities, real estate trends, selling a home, Winter Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Federal Reserve Study Reveals Homeowners Net Worth is over 30 Times Greater than Renters Since the Great Recession began and the housing market fell, homeownership was a less appealing avenue for acquiring wealth. Homeownership fell to lows as people were unable to pay their mortgages and renting became their only option. A new study … Read More Tags: America, build wealth, buying a home, Federal Reserve, Home Buying, net worth, Real Estate, rent, renting, wealth Categories: Home Buying Ask an Agent: Earnest Money Welcome to Ask an Agent. If you have any real estate questions you want answered, email us at [email protected] and we’ll feature your answer on an upcoming blog post. Question: What is earnest money? How much should I set aside? Answer: Earnest … Read More Tags: ask an agent, buying a home, deposit, earnest money, home buyer tips, Home Buying, home seller tips, Home Selling, selling a home, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors, tips and advice Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Shorewest Reports: Shadow Inventory Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008 According to CoreLogic analysis released on October 8, U.S. distressed property inventory is at its lowest recorded level since August 2008. Distressed inventory, which includes properties that are in foreclosure, are seriously delinquent or are in lenders’ Real Estate Owned … Read More Tags: current housing market, distressed inventory, foreclosures, Home Buying, Home Sales, Home Selling, homes for sale, Housing Market, inventory, real estate market, shadow inventory, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Real Estate News What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for Your Mortgage? Answers from Shorewest, REALTORS® and Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation The government’s fiscal year runs from October 1-September 30, meaning that Congress’s duty to pass spending bills to fund the government must be passed by September 30 each year. This year, Congress did not come to an agreement to pass … Read More Tags: buying a home, government, government shutdown, Home Buying, home loan, home mortgage, Housing Market, John Inzeo, loan officers, Mortgage, real estate advice, real estate market, US government, Wisconsin Mortgage, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: Home Buying, Mortgage, Real Estate News Ask an Agent: Home Warranties Welcome to Ask an Agent. If you have any real estate questions you want answered, email us at [email protected] and we’ll feature your answer on an upcoming blog post. Questions: What is a home warranty, and why should I purchase a policy? … Read More Tags: appliances, buying a home, Home Buying, home for sale, Home Sales, Home Selling, home systems, home warranties, home warranty, hsa, hsa home warranty, real estate agent, selling a home, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors, tips and advice Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Join Shorewest, REALTORS® for our Open House Extravaganza Sunday, September 29 The housing recovery has continued throughout 2013, and there’s no better time to invest for the future than by becoming a homeowner. With the strong growth in home sales and still-affordable fixed-rate mortgages, the housing market recovery has made owning … Read More Tags: buying a home, Home Buying, Home Selling, homes for sale, Open house, open house extravaganza, Open Houses, Packers, selling a home, shorewest, Shorewest Open Houses, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Ask An Agent: Home Inspections Welcome to our new Monday segment on the Shorewest blog — Ask an Agent. If you have any real estate questions you want answered, email us at [email protected] and we’ll feature your answer on an upcoming blog post. Question: What does … Read More Tags: buying a home, hoem repair, Home Buying, home for sale, home improvement, home inspection, home inspector, Home Selling, Inspection, inspector, Real Estate, real estate agent, selling a home Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Shorewest, REALTORS® Releases Updates to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Apps With the release of Apple’s new iPhone and iPad software iOS7, it seemed like the perfect time to update the Shorewest app for all of our Apple products. Since 2009, Shorewest’s free app has been helping users find new homes … Read More Tags: apple, apple products, apps, Home Buying, Home Selling, iOS7, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, mobile, mobile technology, shorewest, shorewest app, Shorewest Realtors, smart phone, technology Categories: Home Buying, Real Estate News Housing Inventory Continues to Rebound According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, housing inventories increased nationwide in August, standing just 2.5% below their levels of August 2012. Nationally, there were 1.98 million homes listed for sale in August, and 2,724 of them are located … Read More Tags: buying a home, current housing market, Home Buying, home inventory, Home Selling, Housing, housing inventory, Housing Market, inventory, inventory levels, Real Estate, real estate market, selling a home, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors, wall street journal Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Real Estate News Page 29 of 36« First‹ Previous252627282930313233Next ›Last »