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Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

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How Much Value Does a Finished Basement Add?

How Much Value Does a Finished Basement Add?

  • Post author:Joe Boylan
  • Post published:December 17, 2018
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers/Home Improvement/New Construction/Preparing to Sell Your Home/Selling a Home

Finishing the Basement: Does the value equal the cost? How much value does a finished basement add to my home? REALTORS® struggle with this question all the time because homeowners…

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Checklist to Assess Your Wants and Needs

Checklist to Assess Your Wants and Needs

  • Post author:Joe Boylan
  • Post published:November 29, 2017
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

Establishing What a Buyer Wants vs Needs A needs assessment with a potential buyer is an essential first step in the home buying process. This type of assessment helps clarify…

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Buyer Agency – Real Estate Super Heroes

Buyer Agency – Real Estate Super Heroes

  • Post author:Joe Boylan
  • Post published:November 21, 2017
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

You’ve decided that now is the time. Your home search has begun. For the past few months, you’ve been noodling around on Zillow and Realtor.com and getting a sense of…

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Tips on Buying a House

Tips on Buying a House

  • Post author:Joe Boylan
  • Post published:July 25, 2017
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

In residential real estate, a Seller's market is defined as having less than six months of available inventory, and this means that sellers have the advantage. I don't know what…

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Home Buyer’s Needs Assessment

Home Buyer’s Needs Assessment

  • Post author:Brooke Mitchell
  • Post published:May 15, 2017
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

It seems in this "transitional community" we live in, with military, job growth, etc. we frequently do needs assessment over the phone or on-line... only planning showings once the buyers…

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9 Things Which Give Value to a Neighborhood

9 Things Which Give Value to a Neighborhood

  • Post author:Jennifer Boylan
  • Post published:September 9, 2016
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

I recently wrote a blog about things which devalue a neighborhood. Now it's time to talk about things which add value to one:   1. School District - Being in a…

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9 Things that Devalue a Neighborhood

9 Things that Devalue a Neighborhood

  • Post author:Jennifer Boylan
  • Post published:August 18, 2016
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers

I recently read an interesting article about home prices and what can make a home more or less valuable.  Below is the list of nine top things which devalue a property or neighborhood,…

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Where to Choose to Live? A Guide to Choosing a Neighborhood

Where to Choose to Live? A Guide to Choosing a Neighborhood

  • Post author:Joe Boylan
  • Post published:February 16, 2015
  • Post category:Buying a Home/Defining Needs & Wants for Buyers/Touring Homes and Neighborhoods

What do home buyers look for in a neighborhood? The National Association of REALTORS® polled recent home buyers regarding what they were looking for when choosing a neighborhood. These results…

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