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Setting Emotions Aside When Selling

Imagine shopping for a used car. You find one that you like and while negotiating the price, the seller gets sentimental. He shares happy memories of family picnics, his kids’ soccer games and other adventures with the vehicle. Then he demands a higher price. After all, he couldn’t possibly part ...

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How to Deal with a Competitive Disadvantage

If you’re selling your home and there are other listings in your area, buyers will naturally compare your property to those other listings. Is there something about your home that you’re concerned will be seen as a competitive disadvantage? For example, do you have a small kitchen or fewer bedrooms than ...

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Buying a Home Right Now:  Easy?  No.  Smart?  Yes.

Through all the volatility in the economy right now, some have put their search for a home on hold, yet others have not. According to ShowingTime, the real estate industry’s leading showing management technology provider, buyers have started to reappear over the last several weeks. In the latest report, they revealed: “The March ...

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Activities to Keep You Busy During Shelter-in-Place

We've compiled a list of our favorite activities, games, tours and other ideas to alleviate the stress that being isolated at home can bring. Most of these ideas can be done both alone or with family. Visit your favorite animals via live cam at the National Zoo, San Diego Zoo, the Monterey Bay ...

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