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Buying a Home? Five Steps to Follow to Be Confident and Prepared!
While buying a home is certainly an exciting journey, it is not one to be taken lightly. You will want the confidence from step-by-step preparation, research and guidance from your REALTOR®. These five steps will prepare you to make an informed …
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Before Buying a Home, Know What you Want vs. Need
Pinterest and home renovating shows give us #HomeGoals and #HomeEnvy and lists and lists of things that we can picture in our own homes. Like the completely renovated, classic all-white kitchen with farmhouse sink and two ovens. Or the in-home theater …
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Shorewest, REALTORS® is a One-Stop Shop!
A recent National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) study revealed that a vast majority of home buyers want to work with a company that offers a full-range of real estate services for one-stop shopping. 78% of home buyers said that one-stop …
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Four Tips to Consider When Buying a Home!
All home buyers want to find the “perfect home.” There are plenty of tips out there like check out the surrounding schools or drive by it at night. Besides doing those small steps, it is best to do your due …
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Millennials, Did You Know This About Down Payments?
Housing experts have done much research into why we don’t have more first-time home buyers entering the market. In looking at this issue, recent surveys of Millennials (the largest first-time home buyer pool in history) uncovered that 60% of these buyers believe …
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County-by-County Real Estate Data, February 2019
Learn what’s happening in your market area by clicking on your county link. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year and quarterly comparisons of new listings, closed sales, median sales price, active listings and months of inventory. Jump to: Brown County, Dodge …
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Eight Tips to Save for your Down Payment
Buying a home is an extremely smart financial decision; it can create equity, credit, pride and responsibility. To buy a home, you will need a down payment. Here are eight tips to help you save money and stick to it.Here …
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Thinking about Moving in the New Year? Purge these Eight Things Now!
Thinking about listing your home for sale in the New Year? To make your impending move less daunting, we have compiled a list of things that you can get rid of before you move! This will save you time and …
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Eight Great Reasons to List Your Home for Sale This Holiday Season!
Every year at this time there are many homeowners who decide to wait until after the holidays to list their homes for the first time, while others who already have their homes on the market decide to take them off …
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State of the Market – December 2018
A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® As the weather changes, so does the real estate market. While sales and new listings typically slow down in the fourth quarter, today’s market remains strong for sellers as inventory …
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