Plain answers, no jargon
Buying and selling a house, explained the way I would say it on the phone
Real estate gets wrapped in words that are doing three jobs at once, and most of the confusion is not you. It is the vocabulary. So here is the whole thing in plain language, including the parts that do not help me sell anything.
I am Kevin. I am a REALTOR with Windermere Signature Properties, so I have an interest in this. Read accordingly.
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- Real Estate
More choice, more time: what a slower fall market changes for you
The market changed shape this fall, and it changed in a way that is easy to misread. There are more homes for sale. Homes are taking…
- Real Estate
What actually sells at the top of the market
People assume the top of the market runs on its own private rules. It does not. The same forces act on it as on everything below…
- Real Estate
Homes built for entertaining, and which parts are worth keeping
Plenty of homes get described as built for entertaining. What that usually means is that the house has one large open room and a door…
- Real Estate
Getting ready for spring, whether you are buying or selling
Spring is when the housing market looks awake. Pending sales rise, listings arrive, and the region starts moving again after a quiet winter. If you read…
- Real Estate
What first-time buyers should know about this market
Most first-time buyer advice starts with the house. I would start somewhere else. Before you look at a single listing, get three things straight: your credit…
- Real Estate
The features buyers actually pay for
Every listing description starts to sound like the same house after a while. Flexible layout. Natural light. Chef's kitchen. The words are free, and that…
- Real Estate
A more balanced market: what it actually changes
Greater Sacramento is settling into something it has not had in a while: a market that does not obviously favor one side. Buyers have selection. Sellers…
- Local Events
U-pick farms and farm stands around the Sacramento Region
Sacramento is surrounded by farms, orchards, and ranches, which is why the region calls itself the Farm-to-Fork Capital. Farmers' markets are the easy way to get…
- Local Events
Waterfront parks around the Greater Sacramento Region
The Sacramento region sits between the Sierra foothills and the California Delta, with the Sacramento and American rivers running through it. Water access here is not…
- Local Events
The fall food, wine and beer festivals worth planning around
Fall is the season this region does best. The harvest comes in, the heat breaks, and towns across the Sacramento Valley build their biggest weekends around…
- Neighborhood Guides
Tasting rooms around the Greater Sacramento Region
You do not have to drive to Napa or Sonoma for good wine. Every county in the greater Sacramento region has wineries, and the tasting rooms…
- Neighborhood Guides
Where kids can actually learn golf around the Greater Sacramento Region
Golf looks like a sport for retired people on television. It is not. Kids as young as 7 are allowed on most regulation courses, and…
What is your house actually worth?
Send the address and the basics. You get the number and the arithmetic behind it, and the honest answer may be that waiting is the right move.