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What Sellers Should Know About Comparables

When looking to sell your home, your Shorewest, REALTOR® will be looking at quite a few different factors to see where your home should fall price wise. It is important to look at comparables or comps to understand fully how …
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Nine Mini DIY Projects for Your Home

Looking to spruce up your home without a full remodel? Here are some mini makeovers for your home that will surely make an impact without a lot of time or money! 1. Peel-and-Stick backsplash! Ready for a change in your …
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Community Round-Up

Looking for something to do this upcoming week? Here’s our Community Round-Up! Jefferson County: * Send off summer in style and go to the final Labor Day Sidewalk Sale of the year! Extended hours 9am to 9pm Friday, Saturday and …
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Resource Video: Homeowners Edition

Tips for Filing a Homeowner’s Insurance Claim If you ever need to file a homeowner’s insurance claim, there are rules and procedures that you and the insurance company must follow – so carefully review your policy to see what your …
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How Important is Staging Your Home?

Picture yourself meeting someone to buy their used car. You get in to test drive it and there is junk everything! Decals on the windows, a lei hanging from the rearview mirror, trash in the middle console. You can’t even …
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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 …
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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 …
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Community Feature: Hiking Trails

Wisconsin is home to 100’s of miles of great hiking trails! Check out this list below to see which ones you’ve been on and which ones you still need to try out! What a great way to spend time with …
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Shorewest, REALTORS® Associates Named America’s Top 1,000 Real Estate Professionals and Ranked as America’s Best Real Estate Associates

  Mary Gilbank-Peterson of the Janesville/Rock County Office and Renata Greeley of the Burlington Office were named to a list of America’s top real estate professionals by REAL Trends.  They are now members of the “The Thousand Top Real Estate …
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Six Unwritten Rules Every Seller Should Follow

The house is clean, the landscaping is done, the house is listed for sale and your first showing is scheduled. Everything is immaculate but there is still one more thing that needs to be taken care of…you! No matter how …
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