Factors That Affect Home Insurance

Homeowners should understand what factors dictate their insurance rates to know what they are paying for and how much they can save. The 5 factors below will directly impact your home's insurance rates. 

Material

The materials used to build your home are ...

Home Renovations That Give the Best ROI

One of these days you might want to move to another area, upgrade, or even downsize your home. Spending time and money on adding these home improvements to your house will increase its market value. Keep in mind that these renovations could work ...

Easy Kitchen Hacks 

One of the most used rooms in a household is the kitchen. The kitchen is not just for cooking. It can be a place to study, work, or a space to gather with friends and family. Keep in mind these kitchen hacks that can make working in ...

Spring Home Decorating Tips

Decorating each season is a great way to bring the outdoors in. After a long cloudy winter stuck inside it's time to open up some windows and enjoy the fresh spring air but first, let's add some Fresh flowers, Woven baskets, floral patterns, and ...

Effects of 2020 Corona on 2021 Real Estate Market

Bright MLS did a survey asking people to share their thoughts on how the real estate industry was affected by events in 2020, and where it can be improved in 2021

1,250+ people took the survey offering their predictions for ...

5 things to keep in mind when staging your home

First impressions are everything when selling a house. Buyer agents say staging a home makes it easier for their clients to picture themselves in the property as a future home for their families, which will result in a higher chance ...

5523 Suffield Ct, Columbia, MD 21044 is a MUST SEE!

This gorgeous townhome property built in the year 1982 is going to fly off the market fast! 3 bedrooms, 2/1 baths, and many upgrades including a master suite with walk-in closets you will not just feel like you are ...

The Perfect Storm

Now may just be one of the best times to sell your home we have ever seen in the last decade.

The current real estate market has done very well in the mist of COVID-19. Mortgage rates for 30-Year fixed homes are down 3.08%, with 15-Year ...

(Disclosure: This video does not portray the political views of R.E. Shilow Realty or any of it's 
associates. This video clip wasd used because it is one of the best descriptions of the affects
of the Corona Virus on the current real estate economy.)

Real Estate Overview

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Doom and Gloom, Or Not

From record-breaking numbers to a total meltdown in just a few short months, and we owe this all to the COVID-19! There was an article written by Kathy Orton from The Washington Post earlier this year talking about the lack of inventory and the increased demand ...