Source: MRED & Zillow Listing Data Update Simple explanation for buyers and sellers Bottom line: This does NOT stop homes from being listed, shown, marketed, or sold. What happened? Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced that it suspended Zillow Group’s access...
How Kitchen Design Has Evolved Over the Decades (And What Buyers Want Today) The kitchen has always been the heart of the home—but what that “heart” looks like has changed dramatically over the years. From compact, efficiency-focused layouts in the 1940s to today’s...
It takes months and thoughtful planning to be ready for a move, and the relative quiet of January is the perfect time to start tackling the to-do list to prep your house to make a favorable impression on potential buyers. Here are five helpful tips to prepare your...
The below historical mortgage interest rate data is STRICTLY for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. (Rates shown do not show all the data – just the highlights). If you want up-to-date interest rates, we recommend talking with a professional mortgage lender. 1970s: Rates...
Learn about our Preferred Attorneys Whether buying a house or refinancing your existing mortgage, you the purchaser/borrower may ask what is the role of the closing attorney? There are five primary functions handled by the closing attorney during a real estate...
Buying a home will probably be the largest and most significant purchase you will make in your life. It also involves the law of real property, which is unique and raises special issues of practice, and problems not present in other transactions. A real estate lawyer...
