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Covid-19 and real estate scams

There has been an increase in the number of people reporting that they have been victims of Craigslist rental scams. The suspects use COVID-19 as an excuse to forego showing a potential renter the property in question and then ask them to wire the first month’s rent and security deposit.” The property owner or landlord will […]

What’s the trend in Real Estate?

If you’ve been paying attention to the data from around the country over the last 60 days pertaining to home sale activity, one thing that is clearly evident is that the Twin City real estate marketplace has not been negatively affected even remotely close to what other markets have experienced. We’ve been very fortunate. Places […]

Radon Mitigation Licensure

Residential Radon Mitigation Licensure Required by June 1, 2020 All residential radon mitigation professionals and companies must be licensed by June 1, 2020, and start to use mitigation system tags on June 1, 2020. Mitigation professionals are individuals who install or design a radon mitigation system in a building they do not own or lease. […]

10 Steps to Buying a Home

10 Steps to Buying a Home Save for your down payment. Create a budget and do your research. There are lots of low down and buyer assistance programs available. Of course, you need to qualify. Know Your Credit Score. Learn your score and clean up outstanding debts like credit cards. This is often more helpfully […]

Zoom Meetings Secure?

How to keep your Zoom chats secure and private There’s a reason Zoom is wildly popular. It’s incredibly simple and intuitive, but in removing all friction from its product, the company neglected crucial security elements—a decision they are currently reevaluating. In the meantime, here are some tips for making your Zoom conferences more secure: Keep your […]

Should you expect a Surge in home sales?

There is no doubt these are difficult times. Will, there be a surge in real estate activity after the shelter-in-place ends? If my opinion, based upon my 43 years at real estate sales, counts the answer is YES! There will be a flood of activity. So be prepared. In fact, the demand for homes has […]