What is staging when selling a home? It means de-personalizing it! From your walls to your floors, can specific tastes in style hurt your home’s sale? Ray and Terry discuss if staging is needed and if a professional stager or staging advice to the homeowner is better, and who is responsible for the expense. You […]

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Home Equity is the difference between your home’s value and your mortgage balance. Owners can tap into home equity for home repairs, medical bills, college tuition, or other expenses. Surprisingly, homeowners may be sitting on more equity than they think, thanks to rising home prices. The typical homeowner had about $270,000 in home equity at the […]

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The national average 30-year fixed mortgage rate crossed the 7% mark in the third week of August, rising to 7.09% the week ending August 17. Meanwhile, existing monthly home sales dropped 3.3%, with all four major U.S. regions posting year-over-year sales declines. Despite high mortgage rates, has the market remained competitive? Do first-time home buyers […]

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