Our Blog Resource Video: Homeowners Edition Is Home Remodeling Worth it? Before you start an extensive or costly home remodeling project you should consider what effect, if any, it will have on the resale value of your home. This informational video provides key points on whether … Read More Tags: Contractors, DIY, home remodel, home renovation, remodeling, Resource, Resource Video, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Update Categories: DIY, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips A Seller’s Market Still Means you Have to Sell your Home! Selling your home during a seller’s market means that your home will fly off of the shelf right? Not so fast…there are plenty of things that you should and should not be doing to make sure you give your home … Read More Tags: Homeowner, How-To, Sellers, Sellers Market, selling your home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, shorewest tips Categories: Home Selling, Homeowner, 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. 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Decals on the windows, a lei hanging from the rearview mirror, trash in the middle console. You can’t even … Read More Tags: Decor, home staging, Sellers, Sellers Market, selling your home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, staging advice, Staging Tip, staging your home Categories: Home Improvement, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Trend Watch: Shiplap Looking for the next big thing to upgrade your home décor? Shiplap is the answer! A relatively easy and inexpensive DIY project, shiplap is here to complete your home. Looking at those cozy homes on Pinterest and wishing you could … Read More Tags: 2016 Design Trends, current housing trends, Decor, DIY, HGTV, home trends, Shiplap, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Trend Watch Categories: DIY, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Tuesday Tips 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 Page 19 of 21« First‹ Previous15161718192021Next ›