Our Blog Rent Your Home for the U.S. Open! Not planning on attending the U.S. Open? Cash in on the 2017 U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills by renting your house during the event from June 15-18, 2017. The 2017 U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills will be the 117th … Read More Tags: Erin Hills, Erin Hills Rentals, golf, my dwelling, Rental, renting, U.S. Open Championship, Wisconsin Categories: Community, How to, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips State of the Market – January 2017 A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® The beginning of the year is a time to pause and reflect on the success of the 2016 market and look forward to the continued growth of 2017. According to … Read More Tags: freddie mac, Home Buying, Home Selling, Joe Horning, Mortgage, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, State of the Market, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Wisconsin Realtors Association Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Selling, Homeowner, Mortgage, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest News County-by-County Real Estate Data, January 2017 Learn what’s happening in your market area by clicking on your county link. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year and quarterly comparisons of new listings, closed sales, median sales price, active listings and months of inventory. Jump to: Brown … Read More Tags: Brown County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Kenosha County, milwaukee county, Ozaukee County, Quarterly Newsletter, Racine County, rock county, Sheboygan County, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Walworth County, Washington County, Waukesha County Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest News Resource Video: Buyer Edition What is a Mortgage Gift Letter? Saving enough money to use as a down payment to purchase a home is no easy task, especially if you are buying for the first time. Most lenders allow gifted funds to be used … Read More Tags: Buyers, Down Payments, Mortgage, Mortgage Letter, Resource Video, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips Shorewest Tips: Cabinet Painting Worn or outdated looking cabinets can have an adverse effect on the value of a home. According to Remodeling Magazine, the only home improvement likely to return more at resale was a minor kitchen remodel. One alternative to the often … Read More Tags: cabinets, DIY, Painting, Project, remodeling, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Upgrading, Vendor Categories: DIY, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Trend Watch 2019: Five Real Estate Resolutions that Stick So we are just getting into the first month of the New Year! How are your resolutions coming along? Some of them may be sticking and some might be done already. Here are some real estate resolutions not to give up on! … Read More Tags: buying a home, first time home buyer, First Time Home Seller, FSBO, New Year's Resolutions, Pre-Approved, Real Estate, selling a home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, wisconsin's largest home seller Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips Resource Video: Buyer and Seller Edition What are Title Issues? As part of the lending process, a title search is typically required as well as a title insurance policy. This is done to protect buyers and lenders from anything that could prevent the titleholder from selling … Read More Tags: Buyers, Heritage Title Services, Information, Lenders, Lending Process, Resource Video, Sellers, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Policy, Title Issues, Title Search, Titleholder Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Resource Video Four Colors to Never Paint Your Home There are certain colors that work in the majority of homes and for the majority of palettes. These colors are typically neutral and bring a sense of care and design to your home. White and light grays have dominated the … Read More Tags: Experts, home improvement, paint, Paint Color, ROI, Selling, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Transform, What Not To Do Categories: Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Trend Watch Serious About Buying a Home? Get Pre-Approved! Right now we are in the midst of a serious sellers market. What this entails is that there are more buyers in the market than homes available to buy.Freddie Mac explains the advantages of pre-approval on their website, “It’s highly … Read More Tags: Buying, buying a home, first time home buyer, keeping current matters, Loan, Mortgage, pre-approval, Pre-Approved, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Loan Officer Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips Resource Video: Buyer and Seller Edition What are Real Estate Escape Clauses? Most real estate contracts contain contingency clauses that allow the buyer or seller to end the transaction without a penalty if certain conditions cannot be met. These are commonly referred to as “escape clauses.” … Read More Tags: Buyer, Contingencies, Escape Clauses, first time home buyer, First Time Home Seller, Real Estate, Resource Videos, Seller, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Page 14 of 21« First‹ Previous101112131415161718Next ›Last »