Renting or Selling Your House: What's the Best Move?

If you’re a homeowner ready to make a move, you may be thinking about using your current house as a short-term rental property instead of selling it. A short-term rental (STR) is typically offered as an alternative to a hotel, and they’re an investment that’s gained popularity in recent years. While
Read MoreMomentum Is Building for New Home Construction

If you’re in the process of looking for a home today, you know the supply of homes for sale is low because you’re feeling the impact of having a limited pool of options. And, if your biggest hurdle right now is that you’re having trouble finding something you like, don’t forget that a newly built ho
Read MoreReasons Your Home May Not Be Selling

When it comes to selling your house, you want three things: to sell it for the most money you can, to do it in a certain amount of time, and to do all of that with the fewest hassles. And, while the current housing market is generally favorable to sellers due to today’s limited housing supply, there
Read MoreJUST SOLD: 17 Jenkins Street, Providence, RI 02906

Condominium – TownHouse 17 Jenkins Street, Providence, RI List Price: $379,900 Sale Price: 400,000 Total Rooms: 5 Bed: 2 Full Bath: 1 Half Bath: 1 East Side Townhouse built in 2017 located w
Read MoreThe Benefits of Downsizing for Homeowners [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Some Highlights Downsizing is a popular choice for homeowners when they retire or when their needs change, but with inflation still high, it’s also a way to reduce costs. Downsizing could help cut down on your expenses and your equity can fuel your move. If you’re thinking about moving to a smaller
Read MoreToday’s Housing Inventory Is a Sweet Spot for Sellers

One of the biggest challenges in the housing market right now is how few homes there are for sale compared to the number of people who want to buy them. To help emphasize just how limited housing inventory still is, let’s take a look at the latest information on active listings, or homes for sale in
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By Lighter Side Staff As much as people often fear and resist change, ultimately people come to adopt it, love it, and get used to even the biggest changes around them. In fact, it’s easy to forget how far things have come in such a short time, and take for granted how much better life is because of
Read More A Retired Opera Performer’s Next Big Act: Designing Houses

Phil Consalvo created a $1.2 million home in New York’s Adirondacks for singer Rob Maher and dancer Deborah Allton-Maher, friends he met at the Metropolitan Opera in 1991 By Nancy KeatesFollow | Photographs by Oliver Parini for The Wall Street JournalJuly 5, 2023 12:10 pm ET The new 1,900-square-foo
Read More‘There Are So Many Myths’: The Truth About V.A.-Backed Mortgages

By Robyn A. FriedmanJune 29, 2023 9:00 am ET Once considered too slow and administratively cumbersome, mortgages from the Department of Veterans Affairs have new policies that make them more accessible and accepted Continue Reading… Visit my website at: https://www.anastasiakaufman.com/ Here’s my Fa
Read MoreMortgage rates falling and time will spur movement in housing market, says Zillow’s Olsen

FRI, JUN 30 20232:41 PM EDT Skylar Olsen, chief economist at Zillow, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss why existing homeowners aren’t buying other existing homes, why there isn’t more movement in the housing market, and more. Continue Reading… Visit my website at: https://www.anastasiakaufman.
Read MoreHouse hunting is already tough. Guess what? It’s about to get harder

PUBLISHED THU, JUN 29 20232:4M EDTUPDATED THU, JUN 29 20233:12 PM EDT by Diana Olick A house for sale, in escrow, in Laguna Woods, California.Scott Mlyn | CNBC Anyone out shopping for a home on the resale market knows the pickings are slim. They’re about to get slimmer. The number of homes for sale
Read MoreTwo Questions To Ask Yourself if You’re Considering Buying a Home

If you’re thinking of buying a home, chances are you’re paying attention to just about everything you hear about the housing market. And you’re getting your information from a variety of channels: the news, social media, your real estate agent, conversations with friends and loved ones, overhearing
Read MoreAmericans Still View Homeownership as the American Dream

Everyone’s interpretation of the American Dream is unique and personal. But, for many people, it’s tied to a sense of success, freedom, and prosperity. These are all things that owning a home can help provide. A recent survey from Bankrate asked respondents which achievements they feel most embody t
Read MoreEvaluating Your Wants and Needs as a Homebuyer Matters More Today

When it comes to buying a home, especially with today’s affordability challenges, you’ll want to be strategic. Mortgage rates impact how much it costs to borrow money for your home loan. And, to help offset the higher borrowing costs today, some homebuyers are taking a close look at their wish list
Read MoreKey Reasons To Use a Real Estate Agent When You Sell [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Some Highlights An agent is a really important part of selling your home because they bring a lot of skill and expertise to the sales process. They’ll explain what’s happening today, what that means for you, and how to price and market your house. They’re also skilled negotiators and well versed in
Read MoreLocal business owners adopting new spots

By ETHAN SHOREY Valley Breeze Editor ethan@valleybreeze.com 2 hrs ago Jason Pinto and Anastasia Kaufman stand in front of their Adopt-A-Spot project at Nate Whipple Highway and Diamond Hill Road.Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey CUMBERLAND – Like many motorists who drive through the intersection of Diamo
Read MoreWhere Will You Go If You Sell? Newly Built Homes Might Be the Answer.

Do you want to sell your house, but hesitate because you’re worried you won’t be able to find your next home in today’s market? You’re not alone, but there’s some good news that may ease your worries. New home construction is up and is becoming an increasingly significant part of the housing invento
Read More5 Things That Might Make Real Estate Agents Wonder if You’re Testing Their Limits

By Lighter Side Staff The Wall Street Journal recently ran a piece about some crazy things agents have had to do in order to get clients. One agent was reportedly willing to get impromptu acupuncture at the request of a potential seller, in order to land a high-end listing. The agent said it felt li
Read MoreColorado Ranch Where Dinosaur Bones Were Found Has Sold for $14 Million

The buyers of the property, located just outside the town of Dinosaur, were Pennsylvania-based homebuilder Chris Kaclik and partners By Libertina Brandt June 26, 2023 10:59 am ET In 1979, dinosaur bones were discovered on a northwest Colorado property known as Three Springs Ranch. Now the cattle ran
Read MoreA Home Inspired by Ancient Norse Mythology, but With a Bowling Alley

Amenities at Odin, a Los Angeles spec home asking $22.9 million, also include an outdoor pool, massage room and meditation area Odin, a Scandinavian-style spec home in Los Angeles, is hitting the market for $22.9 million. TYLER HOGAN By Libertina Brandt June 27, 2023 2:36 pm ET In Los Angeles, a Sca
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