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Difference Between Reasonable and Fiduciary Care
April 20, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
The first consideration before listing your home
April 16, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Buy First Before You Sell Your Home
April 06, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Improve Indoor Air Quality While Saving Energy
April 02, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
An ADU as an option to affordability
March 30, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Rising Insurance Affecting Affordability
March 23, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
A second opinion is a prudent choice
March 16, 2025
Category:
Financing
Thoughtful Questions Can Guide Your Decision
March 09, 2025
Category:
Selling
Avoiding tax when you sell your home
March 02, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Homeownership is more about its future value
February 23, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
The iBuyer Option: Convenience vs. Equity
February 16, 2025
Category:
Selling
Understanding Mortgage Fraud Red Flags
February 10, 2025
Category:
Financing
A unique opportunity for homebuyers this spring
February 02, 2025
Category:
Buying
How Temporary Buydowns Can Benefit Homebuyers
January 26, 2025
Category:
Financing
Collaborative Approach to Streamline Property Sale
January 19, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Options for When a Home Doesn't Appraise
January 12, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Discovering why homeownership builds wealth
January 05, 2025
Category:
Real Estate
Discover indications your home is overpriced
January 01, 2025
Category:
Selling
Understanding How Lenders Help Homebuyers
December 25, 2024
Category:
Buying
A resource that goes beyond the closing
December 15, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Pre-approval as a homebuyer's second step
December 08, 2024
Category:
Financing
The Key Elements -Single-Family Rental Investments
December 01, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Avoid additional costs with your buyer's agent
November 24, 2024
Category:
Buying
Maximizing a Homeowner's Chance to Sell
November 17, 2024
Category:
Selling
VA Allows Buyer-paid Broker Fees
November 11, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Smart living with home automation
November 03, 2024
Category:
Home Improvement
Still resistance to pre-approval
October 27, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Addressing the Buyer Agent's Fee
October 22, 2024
Category:
Buying
U.S. Homeowners Property Tax Increase
October 15, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Tips for Hiring a Home Inspector
October 06, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Use Ben's Balance Sheet to Decide
September 30, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Tips to reduce your homeowner's insurance cost
September 24, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Is a written buyer's agreement necessary?
September 24, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Finding Affordability in Lessons of the Past
September 08, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Convenient but not accurate can cost you money
September 01, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Benefits of Checking your Credit Regularly
August 25, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
An annual home equity update benefits homeowners
August 18, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Key Considerations When Downsizing Your Home
August 11, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Is a friend your best choice for your agent?
August 11, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Agent Representation - A Buyer's Perspective
July 28, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
The case for working with a friend and agent
July 28, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Wait for conditions to improve, or act now?
July 28, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Common Household Pest Problems & Solutions
July 13, 2024
Category:
Other
Helping buyers make sense of upcoming changes
June 30, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
How to change a 2nd home to a primary home & why
June 24, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Strategies to Minimize Gain & Maximize Proceeds
June 16, 2024
Category:
Selling
Living the Dream: The Value of Homeownership
June 10, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Home selling strategies for downsizing seniors
June 05, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
How to get a lower rate and a lower price
June 05, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Should You Install Artificial Turf in Your Yard?
May 20, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Discovering Tax Credits Enhance Homeowner Benefits
May 06, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Building a Case for Homeownership Today!
April 29, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Making Sense of Home Improvements: What Adds Value
April 21, 2024
Category:
Home Improvement
Baby Boomers' Wave to Downsize
April 09, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Keep more profits from home sales
March 31, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Is It Real Property or Personal Belongings?
March 26, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Leverage your home's equity into rental property
March 17, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Adapting to Life's New Chapters
March 10, 2024
Category:
Other
House-Hacking your way to multi-unit rentals
March 04, 2024
Category:
Buying
Texas Forever Fest - March 23rd, 11AM-6PM
February 28, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Relationship between homeownership and net worth
February 25, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Understanding Credit Life Insurance for Home Buyer
February 18, 2024
Category:
Buying
Discover how to make a difference in your neighbor
February 11, 2024
Category:
Local
How Home Value Growth Beats Renting
February 04, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Homeownership's Stand Against Inflation
January 29, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Access "Trapped Equity" without Refinancing
January 21, 2024
Category:
Financing
Navigating Closing Costs During Your Home Sale
January 14, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Tap into your home equity five ways
January 07, 2024
Category:
Real Estate
Why you should check the claim history on the home
December 31, 2023
Category:
Buying
New Construction Homes with Your Own Agent
December 26, 2023
Category:
Buying
How Rapid Rescoring Can Make a Difference
December 17, 2023
Category:
Financing
Why It's a Smart Move to Buy a Home Now
December 10, 2023
Category:
Buying
Moving Scams: How to Spot Them
December 03, 2023
Category:
Other
Which types of showings work
November 26, 2023
Category:
Selling
How homeowners can avoid mortgage relief scams
November 20, 2023
Category:
Financing
How to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time
November 12, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Discover the benefits of an FHA Assumption
November 05, 2023
Category:
Buying
Don't forget to fall back!
November 04, 2023
Category:
Other
Go from stress to success with your home move
October 29, 2023
Category:
Buying
SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation
October 27, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
The Net Worth Advantage: Homeowners vs. Renters
October 22, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Texas Largest Dedicated Indoor Pickleball - Plano
October 16, 2023
Category:
Local
The Danger of Do-It-Yourself Divorce
October 15, 2023
Category:
Other
Terms Every Buyer Needs To Know
October 12, 2023
Category:
Buying
Down Payment Sources for First-Time Home
October 08, 2023
Category:
Buying
Local Pumpkin Patches
October 05, 2023
Category:
Local
Your Referrals Mean the World to Us
October 01, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Rent vs. Own Wealth Advantage
September 28, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Awareness is Key to Safeguarding Against Scams
September 24, 2023
Category:
Other
Estate Planning 101
September 19, 2023
Category:
Other
The Best Rental Property Strategy for Beginners
September 19, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Rethinking Backup Offers
September 18, 2023
Category:
Buying
Buy Your First Home as an Investment, Retire Rich
September 17, 2023
Category:
Buying
When do you lock your mortgage rate?
September 16, 2023
Category:
Financing
Playing Monopoly Is Good Homework
September 11, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Negotiate with the Seller Like a PRO
September 10, 2023
Category:
Buying
How Homeowner's Property Taxes are Calculated
September 09, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Tell Me More About Closing Costs
September 08, 2023
Category:
Financing
Exploring Down Payment Sources for First-Time Home
September 07, 2023
Category:
Financing
How Appreciation + Amortization Benefit Homeowners
September 06, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Proven techniques to shorten your market time
September 05, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Could a Multigenerational Home Be Right For You?
September 04, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Evaluate Your Mortgage Loan Types
September 03, 2023
Category:
Financing
Tips to Achieve Your Full Potential Equity
August 20, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Retirement Dreams to Reality w/ Rental Properties
July 09, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Exploring Dog Parks in Our North Texas
July 03, 2023
Category:
Local
4th of July Celebration
June 22, 2023
Category:
Local
Avoid Taxes by Keeping Track of Improvements
June 22, 2023
Category:
Home Improvement
Talking Points to Identify an Agent
June 22, 2023
Category:
Selling
Protect Your Belongings with a Home Inventory
June 11, 2023
Category:
Real Estate
Texas.....Did you know?
June 09, 2023
Category:
Local
Which credit score matters to mortgage lenders?
April 19, 2023
Category:
Financing
5 Top Reasons To Stage Your Home Before Selling
April 12, 2023
Category:
Selling
Here's 22 things to explore in Collin County
March 27, 2023
Category:
Local
A New Perspective on the Housing Market
March 27, 2023
Category:
Market Trends
Make Your Home Offer the Most Appealing
March 26, 2023
Category:
Buying
Trust an experienced agent to sell your home
March 03, 2023
Category:
Selling
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