Real Estate Trends & Advice Archives

Return to Dumb Homes?

For many years now the building industry and tech companies have sold consumers on the idea of a fully automated smart home, in other words, living spaces where voice-activated lights, automatic beds, climate systems and cameras work seamlessly together to give tech hungry buyers a product that is state-of-art.

Dec 11, 2025

What to Expect from Your Broker

In the real estate world, there are many different players who influence the outcome of a transaction, including appraisers, inspectors, lenders and contractors. Arguably the most essential is the real estate broker who bears the overall burden for the work load and coordination of the whole process from start to finish.

Dec 4, 2025

Is the Weather the Deciding Factor?

Out-of-area-buyers often only look at property during seasons of the year when there are not adverse weather conditions. Knowing how weather might affect a certain property or certain types of structures could be a vital deciding factor. Since there are many micro-climates in our region, there should be much research done and information gathered before making the decision to purchase.

Nov 28, 2025

I Quit!

Sometimes in the real estate business, Realtors® find that do-it-yourselfers have used certain methods to convey property (albeit a bit recklessly) without really understanding the legalities or the risks involved.

Nov 20, 2025

What Is It Worth?

Realtors® frequently get asked about the value of property by owners who are just curious about how their property compares in the current market, or they really need to know because they will be selling soon or need the value for estate planning purposes.

Nov 13, 2025

Why Hire A Buyer Broker

Many real estate buyers seem reluctant to obligate their loyalty to any one real estate agent. One reason may be that they have the listing information available at their fingertips and don’t see the need to commit to one agent. That is fine until they want to view the listed properties or write an offer.

Nov 6, 2025

The Endowment Effect

In a real estate transaction the stakes are usually high, whether it’s economic or emotional. For purchasers it may be the stress of making a purchase many times larger than every other kind of purchase that they have ever made or will make again. For a seller, they are selling what may be the most emotional object to which people ever become attached, their home. Either way, it’s a most emotional topic and you can expect that people won’t be rational about it.

Oct 30, 2025