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Real Estate Blog
Real estate transactions are always unique. Each sale offers an opportunity to learn. Here’s a collection of thoughts, experiences, and lessons learned.
How’s the Market You Ask?
There isn’t a week that goes by when I don’t bump into past client or friend at Sendik’s who asks, “hey Essam, how’s the market”? It seems like a simple question. But the answer is a bit more nuanced than you might think. The answer depends on whether you are seller, buyer, investor, lender, or Realtor.
Realistic Decorating & Inspiration
Here are a few of my favorite tips to spruce up your decor & memoirs to inspire you while you enjoy freshly designed space!
REAL Results: Organizing & Decluttering
The benefits of organizing and decluttering are countless, but the process can be daunting.
Navigating Difficult Times: Divorce
When the sale of a home is forced because of divorce it can be extraordinarily stressful and overwhelming. Forming a collaborative team of professionals is essential to protecting your legal, financial and emotional well-being.
Negotiator or Dealmaker
A skilled Realtor will give you good information, keep you calm, be firm when necessary, and deliver a deal that you’ll be happy with. The deal maker is the one that keeps the conversation alive, wins on the important terms, and gets you to your next stage of life.
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home
The new year is a great time to make personal resolutions – eat healthier, exercise more, read more books. Our homes deserve a little attention too.
Advantages of Selling in the Fall
We often think of Spring as the best time to put our home on the market. As much as we’re programmed to think of spring/summer, we shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss the second half of the year.
5 Thoughts to Minimize Stress of Selling
Having your home on display for buyers can be stressful. The uncertainty of how prospective buyers will respond, the need for constant cleaning, inconvenient showings, and buyer criticism can weigh heavily after a while. But don’t let it get to you.
Tips For Welcoming Dogs Into A New Home
It’s time to start packing things up! But what about your dog? Your furry friend won’t understand why they’re moving, but there are a few things you can do to help the situation.
Simple Upgrades to Modernize Your Kitchen
Chances are, your kitchen is showing its age. But you don’t have to spend upward of $10,000 to bring your kitchen into the modern era.
Chicken or the Egg?
There’s always a high level of coordination required in every real estate transaction. But what if you are both buyer and seller?
5 Steps to Being a Smart Home Buyer
Thinking about buying a home this spring? Perhaps your family is growing and you need another bedroom…
Selecting a Realtor®
It’s the new year and buying a new home is a resolution for many folks. In fact, I’ve already received 3 calls…
The New Curb Appeal
For years, REALTORS® have known the importance of curb appeal when selling a home. Making a positive first impression…
7 Qualities of Great Realtors
It’s that time of year when buyers and sellers are interviewing REALTORS®. With literally thousands…
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