• How Buying or Selling a Home Benefits Your Community,Paula Castro

    How Buying or Selling a Home Benefits Your Community

      If you're thinking of buying or selling a house, it's important to know it doesn't just impact you—it helps out the local economy and your community, too. Every year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) puts out a report that breaks down the financial impact that comes from people buying

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  • What's Motivating Your Move?,Paula Castro

    What's Motivating Your Move?

      Thinking about selling your house? As you make your decision, consider what's pushing you to think about moving. A recent survey from Realtor.com looked into why people want to sell their homes this year. Here are the top two reasons (see graphic below):   Let's take a closer look and see if the

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  • The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire ,Paula Castro

    The Perks of Downsizing When You Retire

    Some Highlights If you’re about to retire, or just did, downsizing can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses. Smaller homes typically have lower energy and maintenance costs. Plus, you may have enough equity built up to fuel your move. If you're thinking about moving to a sma

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