As you might already know, summertime is a very busy time for real estate agents. That’s why so many home buyers decide to enter the market during this time of year. If you too are a prospective home buyer planning to enter the market soon, then you’ve visited the right real estate blog! Today, we’re […]
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Summer Energy Saving Tips for Your Erie Area Home
Beat the Erie Heat and Save Money This Summer Summer isn’t officially here, but its warm weather is. To reduce your Erie energy bill this summer, here are a few guidelines for saving energy and staying cool on those 80 degree days. Change the Lighting If you use incandescent light bulbs in the lamps in your house, […]
Report: US Housing Market Experienced Fantastic Gains This Spring
We just love having the opportunity to share with you good news about the US housing market and this is one of those weeks! Evidently, according to a recent article we were reading, sales of newly built homes as well as home prices in general saw some great increases during the month of April, further […]
US Housing Market Well Positioned for Busy Summer Home Buying Season
The summer months should be quite busy for home buyers, sellers and real estate agents alike! As we head into June, real estate analysts are saying that the national housing market is poised for a successful (and busy!) summer home buying market. Several factors are at play, experts say, including low housing inventory, pent up […]
US Pending Home Sales Rise for Third Month in a Row
We have some excellent news to report from the national housing market: Evidently US pending home sales index increased for the third straight month in April. This is a great testament that the national housing market is getting back on track and becoming increasingly stable. If you’re considering entering the market anytime soon as a […]
11 Hints for Moving with Children and Pets
Help Your Whole Family Move Moving can be a stressful process that affects parents, kids, and pets alike. Your kids and pets have known your old residence as their only home, and they likely won’t be thrilled by the move. But if you keep your kids involved in the moving process and keep your pets […]
5 Baby Boomer Housing Market Trends to Watch
Regardless of where you live, experts are expecting that Baby Boomers will have a major impact on the local housing market. That’s because this sizeable portion of the population is comprised of 76.4 million individuals. And many of them are expected to make major moves over the next several years as they continue to retire. […]
The Rise of New Construction
Hear that? It’s the sound of hammers striking nails and saws slicing through two-by-fours. It’s the sound of new construction. And for the first time in years, it’s on the rise. When the housing bubble burst in 2008, the number of new-construction homes plummeted throughout the country. Lenders, who for years had been offering historically […]
How to Work with a Builder
When you decide to build your dream home, there’s nothing more important than choosing the right home builder. The construction process, no matter how well planned out, is often fraught with obstacles and unexpected issues. A good builder is able to work and communicate with all parties involved so that any problems can be solved […]
20 Questions to Ask Your Home Builder
Building a new home can be a thrilling and highly satisfying experience. However, it’s also a highly complicated process. That’s why you want to be sure to be working with only the best, most qualified people in the business. One of the most important pieces in the home-building puzzle is, obviously, the builder. However it […]