The open concept floor plan, once the darling of modern home design, is beginning to lose its luster. While the idea of a spacious, interconnected living area still appeals to many, several factors are driving homeowners and designers to reconsider the open floor plan. Here are five reasons why open concept floor plans are no…
Sellers
Preparing Your Home for Sale: A Comprehensive Guide
Preparing your home for sale is a critical step in the home-selling process that can significantly influence your success in the market. In the competitive real estate landscape of the Willamette Valley, making a positive first impression is essential to attract potential buyers and secure a favorable sale.
How to Price Your Willamette Valley Home for a Quick, Profitable Sale
Pricing your home correctly is one of the most important steps in the home-selling process, especially in the dynamic real estate market of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Whether you’re selling a charming cottage with vineyard views or a modern eco-friendly home, understanding how to price your property can mean the difference between a quick, profitable sale and your home lingering on the market.
10 Things Sellers Should Never Do When Selling Their Home
Selling your home is a big deal, and the way you prepare for an open house or showing can make or break a sale.
Potential buyers often make quick judgments, and it’s crucial to avoid common pitfalls that can turn them off. Here’s a list of things sellers should never do before an open house or showing if they want to attract serious offers.
From Growing Families to Empty Nesters: Why Upsizing or Downsizing Makes Sense
Deciding whether to upsize or downsize your home is a significant and often emotional decision that can be driven by various personal, financial, and lifestyle factors. For many families, these transitions mark a new chapter and reflect evolving needs and goals. Whether you’re considering moving to a larger space to accommodate a growing family or…
Safe and Sound – A Book for Renters (and Homeowners Alike) by Mercury Stardust
My copy came in the mail and I waited for a few days to open it. I needed to have the actual time to enjoy the contents of the package without just going through it like “any old mail”. It was so fun, so exciting, to see a book written by an influencer that I…
Need to Sell Your House Fast? Here’s How.
So much of the real estate process involves waiting. Waiting to hear back from buyers, sellers, or other agents, waiting to get an answer from a contractor, waiting for funds to transfer or for paperwork to be reviewed. While most of this down-time can’t be avoided, there’s a lot that sellers can do throughout the…
Smart Estate Planning for Homeowners
One of the joys of being a real estate broker is helping families find their dream homes. And while a lot happens between that first walkthrough where you feel in your gut, “this is the one!” to the final closing day, there are ups and downs throughout the whole home buying process. But once those…
