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How to Prepare and Budget for Buying a Home
How to Prepare and Budget for Buying a Home If you’re in the market to buy a home, there are a few expected and unexpected costs you’ll need to save for. It’s important to understand all of your potential costs …
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5 Tips for Increasing Spring Curb Appeal
5 Tips for Increasing Spring Curb Appeal Improving a home’s curb appeal will add value to your property and help it sell faster. Homes are typically appraised based on the interior of a home’s condition and features, making it difficult for …
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1st Quarter 2022 Wisconsin Housing Stats by County
1st Quarter 2022 Wisconsin Housing Stats by County Here is what’s happening in your market area. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year comparisons of new listings, closed sales, the median sales price and the average days on the …
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Home Equity – What is it and Why Does it Matter?
You’ve probably heard the recent buzz about the soaring prices of homes and how it affects home equity. What does it really mean, and why should you pay attention to it? Paying a mortgage on a house is like a …
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4th Quarter 2021 Wisconsin Housing Stats by County
4th Quarter 2021 Wisconsin Housing Stats by County Here is what’s happening in your market area. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year comparisons of new listings, closed sales, the median sales price and the average days on the market. …
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Higher Loan Limits Help Many Borrowers
New Higher Conforming Conventional Loan Limits The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) increased the conforming loan limits from $548,250 to $647,200. This is great news if you’re looking to move up and purchase a luxury home in 2022. The …
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Inspiring Exterior Renovation Projects to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal
There are many ways to raise the value of your home, one of them being to boost its curb appeal. If your house looks great from the outside and catches the eye of potential buyers, they’re much more likely …
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6 Tips For Prepping Your Home For Sale
Preparing to sell your home requires a thoughtful approach, especially since it is one of your largest financial assets. Most buyers today are looking for a home they can move into without doing a lot of work. That’s why …
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5 Reasons to List Your Home in the Winter
Are you putting off selling your home until spring? Why wait? There are a number of advantages to putting your house on the market in the winter. Low Inventory Following the trends we saw in summer and fall, inventory …
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Take Advantage of Historically Low Mortgage Rates
After economic activity slowed in the first half of the year, we saw record-low home mortgage rates in the third quarter of 2020. These historically low rates have been a strong driver in the housing market recovery. Many people …
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