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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The only way to predict the future is to look at the past. Because we’ve never experienced anything like this before, we’re all moving through this the best we can—by preparing for the worst BUT expecting the best. We currently have low inventory and record low-interest rates, which means demand is high. Whenever a demand […]

COVID-19 has greatly negatively impacted home sales. As a long-time Realtor, what advice and future prediction do I have? Real estate and my Boy Scout experiences has taught me to “BE PREPARED!” After this National emergency is done the housing market will explode like you’ve never seen before. So be prepared! There is a lot […]

The 880-page bill signed into law by Trump on Friday includes credit protections, foreclosure moratoriums and forbearance on some mortgages.  BY PATRICK KEARNS |  March 28, 2020 At the height of the Great Recession, 2.8 million properties filed for foreclosure in 2010. A key provision of the stimulus package passed this week is aimed at avoiding a repeat of […]