Our Blog 9 Things to Pack Carefully – Most Likely To Get Broken During a Move One of the many details to consider during a move is how to pack, and it’s something that often gets rushed. We’ve brought you a list of things most likely to get broken during a move so you can be … Read More Tags: Breakables, Moving, New Home, Packing Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling Largest One-Month Homebuilder Confidence Gain in 10 years Homebuilder confidence rose six points in July, according to a new report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This is the largest recorded increase in a decade. In conjunction, the Home Price Index reached its highest point on … Read More Tags: Business Week, Home Price Index, homebuilders, mortgage rates, National Association of Home Builders Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Mortgage, Real Estate News Pools: Yay or Nay? Wisconsin’s hot weather streak has us thinking about one thing: where is the nearest pool? The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals say around 4.7 million U.S. homes have in-ground pools. What are the benefits to having a pool on … Read More Tags: Backyard, entertaining, Pools, property value Categories: Home Buying, Home Improvement, Home Selling 9 Shade-Loving Plants Homeowners often look in summer to spruce up their yards during the buying season or to beautify their space. To increase curb appeal, try planting some of these shade friendly plants that can easily fill space under trees. For more … Read More Tags: gardening, Home Selling, plants Categories: Community, Home Improvement, Home Selling Experts Say Housing Prices Are About to Turn Experts Say Housing Prices Are About to Turn Each quarter the independent research and consulting firm Pulsenomics conducts a survey of economists, investments strategists, and housing market analysts about their expectations for the housing market over the next five years. … Read More Tags: appreciation, home owners, Housing Market, real estate trends, Realtor Mag, survey Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Real Estate News Free Real Estate Career Webinar – Thursday, June 21 The real estate market is up — start your career in real estate today! Sales from May 2012 show the real estate market is up 18.9% from the same time last year according to the monthly report from Wisconsin REALTORS® … Read More Tags: Career Webinar, Real Estate School, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Careers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Real Estate News Shorewest.com Visitors are Up! Are you thinking about buying or selling a home? NOW is the time to move forward. Recently, we have received a 31% increase in visitors to Shorewest.com compared with our monthly daily average in February 2010, according to our business … Read More Tags: Home, Home Buyers, MyShorewest, Real Estate, Sales, Website, Wisconsin Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Real Estate News Six Reasons to Use a Real Estate Professional What impact will foreclosures have on prices? Which loan products are available? How do you convince a buyer to make an offer when everyone is telling them that they should see another 100 houses or wait until the price softens … Read More Tags: Home Buyers, Housing Market, Mortgage, Pricing, Real Estate, Sales Consultant, Sellers Categories: Home Selling, Real Estate News Home Pricing as We Move Forward While no one really knows what will happen with prices, most housing experts predict that prices will remain soft for at least 18 months and not hit today’s prices again until the 2nd quarter of 2012. In fact, most are … Read More Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Uncategorized When Should You Start Thinking About a Short Sale? The thought process about completing a short sale should begin when you know you can’t make payments on your mortgage based on your financial status. Do NOT let your payment arrangement go into default status with your lender. Why is … Read More Tags: Credit, Credit Score, FICO, Mortgage, Real Estate, Sales, Short Sale Categories: Home Selling, Real Estate News Page 27 of 28« First‹ Previous232425262728Next ›