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April 29, 2021

5 Major Factors That Affect Your Home Insurance

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 ...

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April 26, 2021

Best Home Renovations for ROI

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 ...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Why Now Is The Best Time To Sell Your House

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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 ...

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April 8, 2019

Top 5 Ways You Can Prepare Your Home For Sale

How to Prepare Your Home For Sale

Every seller wants their house to sell quickly and for as much money as they can sell it for, but it takes more than hoping your house sells to make it happen. Sprucing up your home and careful planning are important things to ...

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April 5, 2019

US Economic Report and Soaring Home Prices

US Economic Report

Median Home Prices

Median list prices are at a high for the first time in March at $300,000 according to a realtor.com report. According to Realtor, there are 1,349,597 active listings currently on the market with a 4% increase year over year.  ...

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May 15, 2018

Rent or Buy!! Who is Right?

 

Rent vs Buy

 

This is a discussion that has and will continue to be a debate in households across the country. Depending on who you talk to you should wait and save your 20% down payment. Most mortgage companies will offer approx 3.5% as a down payment, but you will ...

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Oct. 30, 2017

Managing Rehabs and Contractors

Managing Real Estate Investment Renovations

Investing in real estate projects is one of the best ways to spend your money if you have the right Construction Management Team. Investors (except silent ones) should be able to have a good idea of renovation costs before purchasing a property. Once purchased, you ...

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Nov. 16, 2016

Baltimore Real Estate Prices Highest October Since 2007

Greater Baltimore Market Summary

Real Estate Statistics you can't ignore!

Greater Baltimore median sales price of  approximately $255,000 was up 8% from last year, and at the highest October level since the great recession. 

The sales volume across the greater Baltimore area was just over 900 million ...

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April 11, 2016

What Happens When You Buy a Home

What Exactly Happens When You Buy a Home?

 

As an educated buyer, you have been searching for months to find that perfect home that covers all the checklists.  After a few months of learning, scouring, and negotiating the market, you finally have an accepted offer and are ready ...

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Nov. 10, 2015

VA Client Receives $65,000 in Free Equity

Coming off a strong September, the real estate professionals at R.E. Shilow Realty did not let the fall weather cool them down! 

A Navy Veteran reached out to our agent Keith Eades on Labor Day looking for assistance with his home search. After a long day of visiting ...

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