Our Blog The Numbers are In! Buying is Still Cheaper than Renting! Looking at the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia, we can see that homeownership is still cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage! Not only that, but it is 36% cheaper nationwide! Wisconsin is up there … Read More Tags: Buying, buying a home, buying vs renting, current housing market, current housing trends, first time home buyer, keeping current matters, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation, Real Estate Tips Selling your Home? What Landscaping Projects Pay Off If looking around your yard means seeing more weeds than plants, it’s time to break out the gardening tools. Did you know that by keeping up your yard, you could contribute up to 28% of your home’s overall value? That … Read More Tags: gardening, Home seller, home seller advice, home seller tips, How-To, landscaping, Sellers, Sellers Tips, selling your home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Improvement, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Moving with Pets? Here’s How to Make the Transition Easier Relocating can be hard not only for you and your family also for your furry friends too! Packing up all of your belongings and heading to somewhere new can be exciting and full of brand new beginnings. However for your … Read More Tags: Moving, Moving Tips, Moving with Pets, Our Pets, Pet Safety, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, shorewest tips Categories: Homeowner, How to, Tuesday Tips 10 Real Life Tips before Buying Your Home Buying a home takes research, time and some education from your Shorewest, REALTOR®. It is easy to get caught up in aesthetic of the home, for example if you don’t like the paint or hardware, but don’t forget about the … Read More Tags: buying a home, first time home buyer, Home Buyers, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, shorewest tips Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Monday Motivation State of the Market – August 2016 A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® Entering the third quarter of the year, we are pleased to report that the market is healthy and thriving. According to the latest report from the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the … Read More Tags: Equity, National Association of Realtors, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, South Metro Office, State of the Market, State of the Market Report, Wisconsin Realtors Association Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, Mortgage, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Upcoming Events Resource Video: Homeowners Edition Outdoor Grilling Safety Tips What’s better on a summer weekend than the smell of a grill going with your favorite brat sizzling away? Making sure your family and home are safe while you are doing it! This informational video provides … Read More Tags: Grilling, Grilling Safety, Resource Videos, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Summer Categories: Homeowner, How to, Resource Video How to Turn a Lowball Offer into a Home Run Picture this: you just put your home on the market with some gorgeous photos of the remodeled kitchen and beautiful landscaping. An offer comes in the next day! …but it is 30% below your listing price. It is easy to … Read More Tags: home seller advice, home seller tips, Lowball, Offer, Sellers, Sellers Market, Selling My Home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Selling, Homeowner, How to Six Materials to Stay Away from in the Kitchen It’s finally time to remodel your kitchen and you are very excited to start drawing up the plans. The excitement turns to slight panic when you think of your budget in relation to what you want. Let us show you … Read More Tags: Backsplash, Kitchen, kitchen remodel, kitchen trend, renovation, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Trending Categories: DIY, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Tuesday Tips Six Reasons a Home Deal Could Fall Through A survey done by the National Association of REALTORS® found that one in 16 home deals fall through. However there are concrete ways to avoid this happening. Your Shorewest, REALTOR® will make sure that you aware of any changes and … Read More Tags: buyer's market, buying a home, Mortgage, pre-approval, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Loan Officer Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to Selling Your Home but Not Ready to Move? Here is Your Answer! A rent-back agreement is a legally binding agreement between yourself and the people who are buying your home. It puts into terms the conditions to which you both have settled upon, for example, how long you will be staying after … Read More Tags: Buying, Home Buying, Home Selling, Rent Back, renting, renting a home, Sellers Market, Selling, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to Page 27 of 32« First‹ Previous232425262728293031Next ›Last »