Posted by Ivonne Rivera // January 17, 2016
When banks or other lenders offer mortgage loans, they see them as an investment, because they will earn money from the interest on the loan. If homeowners do not repay their mortgages, banks lose money. To salvage their investment, banks foreclose on homes with unpaid mortgages and sell the properties at foreclosure auctions. If a home […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // October 12, 2015
Staging a home is like vacuuming before company arrives: You might not notice it when it’s done well, but you definitely notice when it isn’t. Fall’s biggest buyers are millennials with a sharp eye for detail and empty nesters looking to have some space to themselves, so it makes even more sense to set your home […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // September 18, 2015
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // September 1, 2015
It’s the perennial question, and one that both consumers and the media have asked me incessantly over the past few weeks: When is the best time of year to buy a home? The question inspired me to look at the seasonal patterns for supply and demand a couple of weeks ago, revealing the upper hand […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // July 26, 2015
Promoting your business using social media is a smart move for companies of all sizes, not only does it extend your reach, it also helps you gain visibility as a business or independent trade professional and build relationships with potential customers and other businesses. Once you’ve learnt the basics of social media and why it […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // July 18, 2015
When it's time to sell a rental house, sometimes the unexpected problems encountered by some sellers are based on the fact the purchase was made without devoting much thought to buying a house that is easy to rent. Not every rental home starts out as a rental house, either, because sometimes these homes are converted […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // May 10, 2015
Quick fixes before selling a home always pay off, but which home repairs bring the biggest return? Specific answers to this often-asked question largely depend on a variety of factors such as: • Time of year • Location of the home • Market temperature • Competing inventory There is no hard and fast rule. But […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // April 1, 2015
Zillow’s wildy off online price estimates hamper sales March 01, 2015 By Kenneth Harney When “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell asked the CEO of Zillow recently about the accuracy of the website’s automated property value estimates, known as “Zestimates,” she touched on one of the most sensitive perception gaps in American real estate. Zillow […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // March 8, 2015
With the real estate market still in a slump, more and more people have decided not to sell their home. Instead, they have chosen to stay put, until things get better. I count myself in this group; I had my own home on the market for two years. My house sold, and the sale fell […]
Posted by Ivonne Rivera // February 9, 2015
It’s time to move on. You’ve decided to sell your home and embark on a new adventure. Unfortunately, potential buyers don’t care about how long you obsessed over choosing the perfect bathroom tiles or the number of carpenters you interviewed to make the perfect built-in bookcase. To the buyer, those items may not matter to […]