In the season of giving, many local organizations and businesses often accept donations of clothing, household goods, and other gently used items to help those in need. Homeowners looking to downsize or preparing for a move (or just clearing up some space at home) can not only pay it forward by donating to a local […]
12 Month-by-Month Goals for Your New Home
‘Tis the season — for goal planning, that is! Many people spend December reflecting on the year and creating a list of goals to aim for in the New Year, and recent home buyers are no exception. If you’re thinking about ways to preserve that “new-to-you” feeling in your home and keep the clutter at […]
10 Magical Christmas Traditions
The month of December has always been my favorite time of year because of family being together and all the fun family traditions that we do the month of December. Holiday traditions are activities or beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation around the holidays. I have put together a list of a […]
Local Events and Festivals in Martin County
Are you looking for fun events for your family for the month of December to celebrate this holiday season? Here are a list of events that are going on the month of December! December 1, 2017 Stuart Christmas Parade at 7:00pm-This is a fun family event in downtown Stuart with parade floats. December 2, 2017 […]
Transform Your Home with These Timeless Seasonal Color Schemes
Nothing can transform a home quite like a simple seasonal color palette. Whether you want to embrace the fall foliage, some holiday whimsy, or a little winter coziness, you can do all that with a few coats of paint and some well-placed splashes of color. The best part of all? Not only are these color […]
What You Need to Know About Low-Maintenance Communities
Picture this: It’s winter. It’s freezing. You still need to clear the last of the leaves from your lawn, but you’re finding every excuse to stay huddled inside your warm home and out of the cold, biting air. More than ever, you’re wishing your yard work would just do itself. Sound familiar? Maintenance and lawn […]
NAR: First-time buyers stifled by low supply, affordability
WASHINGTON – Oct. 30, 2017 – Despite solid interest in buying a home – sparked by steady job gains, record low mortgage rates and higher rents – the severe drought in housing supply in much of the country over the past year accelerated price growth and kept many first-time buyers out of the market, according […]
5 Key Elements that Effect the Sale of Your Home
Martin County Single Family Homes Market Report
Closed sales decreased by 20.3 percent compared to last year in the month of September. There was a 20.3 percent decrease in the number of cash sales in which buyers exclusively paid in cash. Cash sales statistics can be a great indicator at how many investors are in the market. Median Sales price continues to […]
The Hidden Horrors of Going FSBO (For Sale by Owner)
Many home sellers have considered skipping the real estate agent to save on closing costs, but very few have actually succeeded in seeing those savings. There’s a good reason: the average homeowner doesn’t have the rigorous training and real estate knowledge that a licensed agent does. But just what makes For Sale By Owner (FSBO) […]