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Find Your New Dream Home at Shorewest’s Open House Extravaganza, October 4-5
As fall begins, we know buyers and sellers start looking for their new dream home. There’s no easier way to explore homes than attending open houses in your desired neighborhood. To help people looking to buy a home in …
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Shorewest Shares: Still a Great Time to Buy a Home
“With interest rates near historically low levels and strengthening job growth, now continues to be a great opportunity to buy a home,” said Kevin Kelly, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. Home prices and interest rates are both …
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Shorewest Shares: What to do if your home doesn’t appraise at the price you want to sell?
The housing market is hitting its peak and housing sales are continuing to heat up. When home sales increase, house prices hold firmly or go up, and inventories decrease. When this happens, buyers and their banks tend to negotiate less. …
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Shorewest Shares: How to Prepare Your Home for Quick Sale
Every seller dreams of a quick sale — preferably at or even above their asking price. As market conditions across the country have continued to improve, those dreams aren’t so farfetched. In fact, many sellers have experienced this. While a …
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Shorewest Shares: 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t For Sale By Owner
Some homeowners consider trying to sell their home on their own, known in the industry as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). We think there are several reasons this might not be a good idea for the vast majority of …
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Shorewest’s Burlington, Mequon and Mukwonago Offices Break Monthly Sales Record
The real estate market is heating up now that summer has finally arrived. More and more families are looking to buy and sell their homes than we’ve seen in many years past. At Shorewest, REALTORS®, we’re also seeing exceptional growth …
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Shorewest Shares: How to Stage Your Outdoors to Make the Right First Impression
A recent national study showed that staged homes sold on average in 13.8 days, while non-staged homes sold in 30.9 days. Staging your home is important, not only to get the right price, but to allow potential buyers to see …
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Shorewest’s Seller Secrets for this Summer
Each year, the housing market takes on a different tone — whether it’s going to be a seller’s market with bidding wars, or a buyers’ market with tons of choices. There’s no denying that the 2014 housing season is heating …
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Shorewest Reports: Young Adults still Value Homeownership
73% of Wisconsin residents ages 18 to 34 are still planning to buy a home in the next five years, according to a new survey by BMO Harris Bank. Plans for home ownership might even be higher if not for …
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Shorewest Shares: What Does Your Shorewest Agent Do to Sell Your Home?
You might already know the smartest way to sell your home is through a real estate professional, but you may not realize how much your real estate associate really does for you. A real estate agent is licensed and regulated …
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